[olug] OT: Moving Analog Video to Mac G4

[Tim & Alethea Larson]

Dave Thacker wrote:
> My son is now the owner of a Mac G4 and wants to play with iMovie (and so does 
> dad).  Our video camera is an older Sony 8mm with analog out cables.  I see 
> converter devices from tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars.  Does someone 
> have a recommendation for a good (but not professional) quality converter?

That's the exact same situation I'm in.  I borrowed Craig's Canopus and 
it did a nice job with the video.  It kept audio and video nicely synced 
too, which I've read is a problem on some of the cheapo low-end devices. 
  There's some buzzing in the audio that I think may have been due to 
something I did on import, since no one else complains about this issue.

If you shop around, make sure it is a FIREWIRE device, not USB - iMovie 
will completely ignore it if it's not Firewire input.


Tim

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