Capture VHS (SVHS) Analog video

[Jerry Hofmann]

It captures video to an h.264 file… not too good, and will not natively edit in FCP very well either, so you’d have to capture with this, then transcode to an editable format like DV or ProRes.. I think you’d be much better off with something else.

Do you have a DV camera? You can use most of them to capture with right from the VHS tapes. You use it’s inputs from the VHS player, then a FireWire cable from the camera to the log and capture window in FCP. You end up with DV files which are editable in FCP or iMovie.

Would you have further use for a capture card? They’d likely be better overall, but since you’re starting with VHS you’ll not get much better than a DV quality file in any event from that sort of source. A card or box would allow you not only to capture, but to view externally from your Mac to a TV set or video monitor… much better investment probably…

Jerry

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[Darin Miyashiro]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I do have DV camcorders and I guess I’ll give that a try.
I’m still waiting for my new MAC PRO to arrive. I’m just in the
planning stages of acquiring equipment.
I guess I was looking into getting a Matrox Mini box to capture analog
video. I believe it can also let you view to an external monitor via HDMI.

I wonder when the new 64-bit Finalcut is going to be available. I will be using Adobe Premier CS5 for now.

Thanks again!

Darin