Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Durling wrote: > Philippe, > > While I am not familiar with the particular Pinnacle interface you are > using, I suspect that the problem may be in the software rather than > the hardware. I am mostly used to Final Cut Pro, but it should be > possible to capture directly into iMovie with that capture card. Nope, unfortunately. The card/interface comes with software that leaves little if not no option to the user. And when I open I-movie and try to import straight from the video player, it fails to see the interface ... > You then have to export in a format that iDVD understands. Both > programs should come with your Mac. It may take a bit of digging to > find the correct capture and export settings. If I recall correctly > it is not exactly intuitive how you change them. > > DVDs normally use the MPEG-2 format, but I don't think iDVD takes that > directly. You probably have to record in the DV format then let iDVD > do the conversion. > > Another possibility is to use QuickTime Pro to do the capture. The > upgrade to the Pro version costs $30 in the US. Do you think it could see the interface? sort of plug & play So far the whole thing has been more like plug and fail :-[ > > I will try to remember to check tomorrow with a colleague at work who > uses a similar setup. In the meantime, what software are you using to > capture the video? The one that came with the card/interface, no choice there. This is it : http://tinyurl.com/yroaym Thanks in retrospect and in anticipation Bien cordialement Phili^^e <http://tinyurl.com/yroaym> > > <http://tinyurl.com/yroaym>Mike D > > Philippe AMARD wrote: > >> Really Off Topic >> >> I'm seeking information, experience report, and advice on how to >> transfer Video8 tapes onto DVDs with as little quality loss as >> possible while keeping the highest resolution present on the master >> tapes.. >> I am NOT looking for the best way to compress archives, I'm looking >> for the least loss in quality - space/weight of the file is no issue >> here. >> >> My equipment: >> Sony Video8 player. >> Pinnacle analog to Mac interface (RCA -> USB2) >> IMac - 3.06 with extended ram and a 500Gb HD. Latest OS. >> External HDs. >> >> Note that : I also have a VHS/DVD player/recorder that can also burn >> DVDs from an external source (the Video8 player can then be plugged >> in by means of RCA) >> Yet creating chapters and readjusting sequences proves near impossible. >> And the Mac facilities/features are lost. >> >> My current Mac problem: >> I do get converted files, in MPEG4 format, but the quality is very >> poor, and the images are resized to fit I-Pods ... (I'll end up >> hating the Mac closed world). >> I'd like to be able to play the DVDs on any standard DVD player, >> edit sequences, add titles, etc and retain the original quality. >> So far not good. >> >> Question: >> Has anyone here found a near lossless solution on the Mac and what is >> it? >> Which interface and programmes have you used that would help me reach >> my after all very simple goal; best preserving my analog kids memory >> through the digital age. >> >> Thanks in anticipation for your advice drawing on experience. >> Maybe better off list as this is all really OT? >> Philippe >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >