[Tod Mesirow]

here’s my really simple question – can I connect the betaSP deck directly to my iMac with a
RS-232 To 422/485 Converter
and a
TRENDnet USB to Serial Converter TU-S9
I don’t have any Kona or Blackmagic devices, and I don’t have a tower. I have the Intel core i5 with 8 gigs of RAM and FCP7

in the past I’ve gone directly out of the betaSP deck onto a DVD recorder, and then used MPEG Streamclip. which works. but feels slow, and compressed a bit more than I’d like.

thanks for the help.

Tod

[Tod Mesirow]

but here’s my question – how do I digitize my old BetaSP and 3/4″ tapes? what’s the best/easiest/highest-quality way to import the video into my quad-core iMac 27′?
thanks.
Tod

[Tod Mesirow]

when trying to digitize footage under “log and capture” the screen says “preview disabled” across color bars, and won’t allow “capture now.” there’s no video entering the computer. the first time I tried, it worked; now it doesn’t. I’m running a MacBook Pro with 2 gigs of RAM; an external 320 hard drive. I have a Canon Optura20 connected via firewire direclty to the computer. the external hard drive is connected via firewire USB 2.0. I’ve tried two firewire cables. I’ve downloaded and re-installed quicktime. I’ve run disk utilities. I’m stumped. this is Final Cut 5.1.4
thanks for any help.
Tod