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Hi8 into FCP via Blackmagic Extreme HD 3D Card
Hi guys,
I’ve just set up a FCP system on an 8-core Mac Pro.
I added the Blackmagic Decklink HD 3D card today. It has the breakout cable that comes as standard, the studio breakout cable.
I have old footage in a Hi-8 camera that I’m looking to get into FCP.
First, the connections. My outs on the camera are two rca’s a yellow and black, picture and sound. This is a dumb question but what’s the BEST way to connect these two RCA’s to the decklink card so that I can import.
Second, my system profiler doesn’t see the Decklink card, and I’ve installed the driver. Any ideas there?
Thanks a lot for any help!
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2 Replies
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Peter
The best way to import Hi8 footage into your PC is with a firewire. Obtain a Sony Digital 8 camcorder, a camcorder that used 8mm video cassettes but records in a digital fashion very similar to DV cassettes.
Most of these camcorders were backward compatible with standard 8mm video and Hi8 video cassettes. This gives you a playback and a conversion to firewire in one step, and control of the camcorder via the firewire cable.
I assume your PC already has a firewire or IEEE 1394 jack. If not, the card is about $20 and Ulead software comes with most of the cards. Windows also has a capture utility for the firewire port.
Just finished uploading 45, Hi8 cassettes to a 1 TB hard drive using a Digital 8 camcorder I bought on eBay for $85. Well worth it.
Captured video used about 13 GBs per hour.
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I’m getting some BNC to RCA adapters to get the media in. And the card started showing up after a restart.
Thanks
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