[P1] Another Question

[Mark Kippert]

MRH on 4/25/03 3:17 PM wrote:

> Here is another question. I have just got this i-mac. It has Firewire ports
> as well as the usual USB. Anyway, I have a Panasonic AG456 Camcorder that is
> Super VHS. It is equipped with S-video outputs. My JVC S-VHS VCR's are that
> way as well. Now the question. Do any of you know of a Firewire to S-Video
> type of card? I would like to get rid of my videonics editing equipment and
> use the imac or excuse me the PC at the office to edit some videos. I plan
> on buy a Firewire DVD+R, -R, +RW, -RW unit. I would love to be able to take
> some of the VHS taped video and bring it in to one of the computers and then
> save it to DVD. What do you think?
> 

Here a product from Formac for $399:
<http://www.formac.com/p_bin/?cid=solutions_converters_studiodvtv&PHPSESSID=
fc2aab8b29545f787f4c6c5c158d04f7>

Here's one from Dazzle for $249:
<http://www.dazzle.com/products/hw_bridge.html>

However given the cost, my plan is to purchase a digital camcorder with
analog input and use it to convert my old VHS movies.

-Mark