Firewire to Composite Converters?

[Dino Vince]

not sure what you’re using to capture, a camera or vtr, but these devices usually have a pass thru that you can take composite, and sometimes s-video and component out of and into a monitor. Good luck!

[John Fishback]

The Canopus ADVC110 is mentioned a lot. I don’t know if it does PAL. However, there are a number of SD I/O cards (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist.jsp&sku=286847&q=1&Q=add&is=REG&A=cart) that will offer better performance and not tie up your FW port for about the same price.

John

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[Nicholas Buer]

Thanks for your suggestions, but I am looking for a converter so I can use the external video option in FCP through firewire to composite to view on a TV.

If I had the money I would by Mac pro, Blackmagic deckink card and a Grade 1 Broadcast Monitor, connect everything up with BNC’s and use the Blackmagics 8 or 10bit external video option (within FCP) to view on the monitor as I edit.

But alas, it is a smaller, much more stop-gap solution that I’m seeking.

I have found this comparison page:

https://www.synthetic-ap.com/tips/firewireconverters.html

I wonder if any of these will do the trick of converting a firewire signal into composite for external video monitoring?

I have two SD cameras (Canon XM2 and MV890) that I have tried to utilize them in this way but to know avail. Any specific models that you may know of that can achieve this?

Thanks for your time

[Nicholas Buer]

I have looked and the Canopus ADVC-110, seems pretty good but is this unit just for conversion? (sorry for my ignorance 😉

Will this unit act as a bypass unit, and be able to take the firewire video stream in one end and output it in real time in composite at the other?

Basically, can this box be used as a real time firewire to composite converter? Or is it a stand alone converter box that can only take either an input, or output at one given time, and not do the whole pass through thing…?

I hope I’m making sense..! ]

Thanks for your help guys. just want to make sure I get it right..

[Rafael Amador]

The Canopus pointed by John and all the cards from the Sinthetic aperture link, all are DV converters.
That’s what you need to monitor from your Mac via FW. They convert DV to Composite (some times even S-Video0 and back.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Steve Eisen]

Get the cheapest miniDV camcorder you can find.

Steve Eisen
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[Bret Williams]

Just about any minidv camcorder made in the past 10 years will do what you want. Check eBay, garage sales, etc. Or double check you know what you’re doing with the cameras you have. I can’t image the don’t monitor FW to composite. Look for the EE function.

[Arc Nevada]

https://www.videoguys.com/Item/PYRO+A-V+Link+Digital+Converter+Box+(Hardware+Only)/835353940514.aspx

The ADS Pyro works great with Macs and FCP. My Mac friend has used mine several times. It is about the least expensive solution to get real-time previews on an NTSC or Pal monitor.

I admit Canopus makes some good products but the ADS Pyro will work just fine.

[Nicholas Buer]

The ADS Pyro is a great price!
I will investigate the Canopus products a little further but the ADS Pyro looks pretty sound..

Thanks peeps!

[Suresh Sukumaran]

IS any Setting in FCP (MAC)