[Alex Steinman]

Thanks for the response & input.

I’ve been playing with iDive a bit.

– I have the same concern as you about the capture codec / quality.
– I can’t seem to get the XML export from iDive to FCP to work. I get an error in FCP that it can’t find the video file referenced in the XML document.
– My only other concern is that, if the developer stops building the software, then whatever work is put into the catalog could be irrelevant in the future. Whereas, if I capture and manually name & organize files using FCP / Finder, there is a better chance that I’ll be able to use the catalog in the future.

Otherwise, the thought of having date/time stamp and being able to catalog / search in a convenient way is appealing.

I’d be interested to hear if you do go the iDive route – or if you have any answers to any of my concerns.

Thanks much.

Alex

[Alex Steinman]

Just curious what your experience with iDive is / was.

I need to capture about 30 mini DV tapes. FCP does not log the date/time stamp. And I like the thought of having a nice catalog of my tapes / clips.

Are there any downsides to using iDive over FCP for capture?

Thanks for any input.

Alex