Datavideo DAC-2 on Avid Media Composer in 2021

[Pat Horridge]

There are only certain I/O solutions that Avid supports and they are accessed via the I/O solutions provider as additional software.

Datavideo don’t provide that so you won’t be able to capture directly that way.

However if it has its on capture software I’d capture via that and then ingest the resulting files.

For VHS you probably need a VHS deck with a TBC built in like the Panasonic edit decks do (as do some of the Sony decks and even the JVC decks but they are all professional decks) a domestic deck will likely yield poor results.

[Andre D’elena]

I’m using a video scaler as a TBC to capture Hi8 video tape footage with an AJA KIPro solid state video recorder. The Hi8 machine does have its own TBC but, for some reason, some tapes do not synch well (it’s about 50/50 at this point.) I mention it only because it has been an inexpensive solution for us. It was $60 delivered on ebay. It’s the cheapest “TBC” available.

[Robert Ober]

I have used a Datavideo TBC for this but I believe I used the Blackmagic Media Express as the capture tool with an internal BMD card.

I have advised folks for years to not use Media Composer for this type of capture. The Shuttle to Media Express might work.

Also, there is an issue with some Mac Pros on Mojave with stuttering audio, but your 2012 should be OK.

Hope you solve it,

Robert

[Paco Sweetman]

Thanks Robert. I’m going to try that. I’ll run it out of the DAC2 for the TBC and then run it into the Shuttle and capture using Media Express.

[Robert Ober]

Hope that works, please let us know either way:-)