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Client monitor solution ideas?
Anyone know offhand of a product that will allow me to CRT moniter (RCA/coaxial/s-video) through “firewire”,, without a deck.
I know of the DVI to analog cord that apple has available,, but on the site there is no documentaion of it working with finalcut as a client moniter passthrough… and it taxes the video card that would also undoubtedly cause an already hot enough MBP to run hotter. so firewire is the connection I want to use.
the reason?? well,, when I travel,, and /or take work home I would love to either plug into the hotel TV or my 51″ at home to monitor, but if I wont be capturing any footage at all, I dont want have to bring the DSR-40 or DSR-1800a along with me (they really don’t fit in my laptop bag all that well
) or a consumer camcorder for that matter,, I’m after something nice and small that will fit in a laptop bag. so basically firewire to analog video that will work with FCP.
any Ideas?
cheers
Colin McQuillan
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ADVC-100 or ADVC-300. Those are little converter boxes that convert a firewire signal (DV only) to analog.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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I think something like this will do what you need. It’s the Grass Valley Canopus ADVC-110.
I’ve never used one, but the description seems to fit what you want.
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LOL a little overkill for what i’m after!! but a very nice piece indeed.
thnx!
Colin McQuillan
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Ya never know when a professional capture and monitor device will come in handy.
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We’ve been using the ADVC-300 for about 2 years, great little box.
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Very true, all the Towers here have blackmagic cards for that purpose.. although an external on the rack would be handy aswell,,
but as mentioned,, just looking for a small, portable ‘monitor only’ solution for my MBP while on the road or on the couch.
thanx!
Colin McQuillan
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Cheers! the canopus box is prolly what i’ll end up getting,, i’ve used one before for digitizing of VHS chase copies for vid follow during audio post prod….
I was hoping there might be some contraption out there,,no more than cell phone sized with a firewire plug on one end,, and either s-vid or RCA on the other, strictly an ‘out’ for SD monitering on a CRT, that would fit nicely in the front pocket of a laptop bag..
thanks,
Colin McQuillan
Vancouver BC -
Take a look at the Matrox MXO.
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I forgot to add, I used to have one of those Canopus boxes, but it was a pain using it on the same system with a FireWire deck attached, it confused the Mac to have two FW devices hooked up, but maybe the latest OS X does things better, dunno, I went Decklink and Kona a long time ago…
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