Kelly Johnson
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I appreciate the response. This looks a bit like over kill. Is there an option for some thing a bit smaller. One fire wire and one HD-SDI/SD-SDI x 2 is all I really need. Maybe there isn’t any thing like that but I appreciate your help.
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Thank you Adam. I was actually about to post that same solution. Thank you for your time.
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So to let y’all know what I have drummed up. I have a Mac Book Pro capturing video from the surgical microscope through a fire wire. I am using Scopebox to capture the video as DVCPRO right to my hard drive. It works beautifully and the video quality is outstanding compared to the WMV I was getting from the old pc. Thanks for all of your help.
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Jerbone,
I am sad to say that I cannot sale or otherwise distribute the video captured in the OR. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. -
Thank you for all of the information I have received on this forum. Now I just need to sort every thing out and decide what to get. Any way I go the quality will be much higher than what I am getting right now. Thanks again.
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My only concern with the laptop route would be if there is enough power in the laptp to run my 3d animation programand edit HD. Maybe the Macbook Pro could handle both of those.
Do any of you know much about Focus Enhancments FS-4Pro HD? That could hook up to the firewire on the back of the video box then I could transfer it over to my editing Mac in my office.
Thank you for all your input.
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Sorry I forgot:
From what I can gather the video resolution is determined by this crappy software I am running, which is 640X480. The camera it self will shoot 720X480 regardles.
It is true that some times the picture is limited by black in the corners or the image is a little round thing in the middle of the veiw of the camera but it is still capturing that black part. I know that we all know that I am just going over it again.
So my current camera is 720X480 and the camera I would like as you can see will shoot 4:3 and 16:9 1080i.
I hope this helps
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Well I am in the OR right now and I will give you my digits. The camera on the scope is a Sony exwaveHAD 3ccd c-mount. Attatched to that is a very expensive coax cable that runs to a video box by sony. Model DXC-C33.
From there I have a composite out that runs the video to the wall so the video is projected through 6 TV’s. I am using the s-video out (on the back of the sony box) to run it to the back of my computer.
On the back of that box I also have a “DV” (firewire) out, RGB/SYNC, EXT SYNC HD, and VD/SYNC. If it helps here is a link to the new camera system I am looking to get. https://www.ikegami.com/otr/products/medical_frame1.html
It is the HDL-20D model. There it lists all of the outputs and what not for that machine.
After capture I archive the footage until the doctor wants it for a presentation, dvd, online video, or whatever. I guess what I need to know is how can I get a macbook pro in there to capture the video or what DVCPRO deck should I look into for capture.
My only concern with the Macbook Pro is that this computer will have to be powerful enough for not just capture and edit of HD but it will also be my workstation for 3d animation of medical models. Having said that it might be best to get a mac pro tower and the DVCPRO deck so I have the power needed.
Any thoughts? Thank you again for your help.
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Well I appreciate all of the information I have received. It sounds like I will trans code them to Photo-jpeg at 75%, so as to reach the smallest size with quality. With my new setup I want to capture to DVCPRO HD tape or right to the hard drive DVCPRO HD. The I can do any thing with the video and keep my quality.
One question concerning YUV, does WMV change it to RGB? I looked and didn’t find any information.
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Interesting Brian,
I still haven’t figured it out but I have one idea. I think I will be getting a new MacBook Pro. FCP will solve the problem. Let me know if you have any ides that have worked. Plus I read you were in Utah, I am in Layton. Any way good luck.