Analog to Digital

How can I get videos from my analog video camera to a format that iDVD can work with?

use a minidv camcorder w/ digital firewire pass thru feature; that or buy a media converter box from canopus, ads tech, sony DA2, for example. you can pick up a used minidv camera cheap on ebay with this pass thru feature and then connect it to your analog source and import directly to iMovie. Or you can spend a few hundred on a quality media converter unit with FW inputs/outputs (your choice).
also you may want to check out elgato for their EyeTV products using EyeTV3 for example.
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I made an account and am replying to this because i have the exact same computer as you and i was also at best buy at around 3pm wondering the exact same things you were! The DVI port on our MacBooks are different than the standard DVI ports. Freaking weiiiiiiiiiiiiiird! Get out of my head!!!!
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Our goals were slightly different though, I wanted a cable so i can connect the MBP to my Toshiba 42inch HDTV. VGA works but doesnt support 1080p, only 1024x768, which is not a fullscreen resolution. So i will be returning the VGA cable tomorrow and looking for a VGA to HDMI cable, if that exist.
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How to store the output of a analog to digital converter into an 2D array

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I am doing my M.Tech Thesis in Image reconstruction and I am using labview for simulation and I want to know how to store the output of a analog to digital converter into an 2D labview array.

nitinkajay wrote:
I want to know how to store the output of a analog to digital converter into an 2D labview array.
How exactly are you performing 'Analog to Digital'???
Grabbing image using camera OR performing data acquisition using DAQ card OR some other way????
I am not allergic to Kudos, in fact I love Kudos.
Make your LabVIEW experience more CONVENIENT.

Analog to digital protocol

Hi again,
I got a lot of help yesterday on hardware devices that allow capture of analog video. Thanks.
That got me to wondrin... If I'm going to try to do this, I might as well learn the basics.
When a card or outboard hardware device captures and digitizes analog video (with audio) for import to a Macintosh, what is it doing, exactly? It seems like it might be converting the analog data to a digital format or protocol. If so, what format or protocol is it?
Do these devices have a dedicated processor on board, running a codec? Or do they do something less demanding, move the data to the computer, and then let the computer's CPU run the codec?
If the codec runs on the capture device, that would explain why some such products get a lot of praise while others earn general contempt. It would depend on the speed of the processor running the codec, it seems. In that case, you probably get what you pay for, more or less.
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Hi
Just some thoughts.
In my mind the videoconverter converts an analog video + audio signal
to streamind DV (digital format) that can be read by the FireWire port that
only accepts digital info.
So at least there is an analog to digital converting chip inside and in more
advanced models the other way around. Quality and speed is vital I think.
But the boxes/cards can sometimes make more. That may indicate some
more logic like a CPU or a signal processor of some kind.
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material to work with and I get the feeling of that it even fixes some drop-
outs on the VHS tape. This I think can be worth to pay for.
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Analog to Digital conversion of hi8 tapes

I have many hi8 video tapes that I have been trying to digitize so that I can import them into my imac. I have connected my analog hi8 camera to a Sony DSC-PC350 mini dv camcorder that has an analog to digital converter (pass through). In the VTR mode I can view my movies on the Sony camcorder. However, when I connect the Sony to the iMac with a firewire, I get a 'no tape' message on my iMovie screen. At the same time the video screen on the Sony camcorder goes blank. Can someone help me with this problem? Or is it possible that you cannot import a conversion on iMovie '09?

Hi again ftts (having a little trouble pronouncing that)
I went to the Sony web site and simply downloaded the operator's manual for that camcorder...
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DCRPC350
I also compared it to the manual of my TVR-330 which is a Digital8 camcorder and does have the pass through functionality. I did that to find the wording they use when talking about pass through (Sony never calls it "pass through"). All indications of the manual for your camcorder indicate you can input an analog signal and record it to digital tape. But nothing indicates you can use the camcorder as an A2D pass through device like you can with my Digital8 model.
So you will have to go through the two step process of first recording onto the MiniDV with tape. Then secondly importing it to the Mac. If you want to use that one.
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I have a Mackie mixing board sending a stereo signal to a Sony DVMC analog to digital converter box. I can capture audio in FCP (although I can't hear it via headphones while capturing) but it plays back fine. I'm trying to get soundtrack or garageband to see firewire audio in via the converter box, but it's not being recognized. Any ideas?
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Analog to Digital VI

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I am using analog to digital converter VI. In that VI, I see all parameters except sample rate. An ADC should always come with sample rate like 10KSPS,1MSPS. Can you tell me how to control sample rate of ADC. I have attached snapshot of my code.
Solved!
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If number of samples per second is fixed( which is adc sample rate) and if we change the frequency of signal , number of capture points should change.
Example : If frequency of triangle signal is reduced by half, then number of samples captured in one cycle should be double.
Is this way simulated signal VI works/Designed?

Analog to Digital (ie VHS to DVD)

As much as I love the internet I think I've overloaded myself with information, lol.
I have some home movies on VHS that I would like to transfer to DVD and have them be compatible with tweaking in iDVD or iMovie (I'm totally new to Mac BTW, I've only had my Macbook Pro for a little over a month).
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Or, do I need to go w/some sort of analog to digital converter? I was looking at purchasing either a Canon Elura 100 Mini-DV or Canon ZR700 Mini-DV camcorder since they do analog to digital conversion (would have to go from VCR, out via S-Video into the Camcorder and then out of the Camcorder via Firewire into the Mac (actually an external HDD will be necessary so I don't suck up all my space).
I'm not a guru when it comes to file compression and rendering and video formats and all that happy stuff - I'd like a simple method that works well and produces a decent quality DVD.
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Thank you a million times over in advance, I've researched and read and dug and shopped my brains out for the past week and it seems like there is no simple solution.
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Just a question.....if you have all these old VHS home movies, don't you already have a VCR? What have you been playing them on all these years?
I agree w/ Sue and Kirk. If you want to edit these old movies, you need to digitize the footage onto DV format.
I just connected my camcorder to my VCR (It is the VCR/TV combo unit and worked fine for this) and recorded the raw VHS footage onto DV tapes. Yes, there were a lot....I think I have about 150 DV tapes (one hour each).
I have been slowly importing them into my iMovies as I create them. I put my still photos and videos in chronologic order, so I import about one or two tapes per movie. Usually the 60min tape gets edited down quite a bit before I am finished. You know, you have plenty of bad shots, blurry images, terrific movies of the floor, ceiling, your hand, etc that can be cropped out.
If you really don't need to edit your movies, and just want them preserved as DVDs, I know that the Sony VHS/DVD combo unit works great. My brother copied some of his old Muhammed Ali fight tapes that he had recorded from tv. He didn't need to edit, just was afraid that the VHS tapes were degrading.
However, I recommended to him that he do the same as I, and get the footage on DV tapes to preserve them. I am sure that DVDs are not going to be the technology of the future. They can become broken, melted, scratched, etc. I save all my edited movies on DVDs and on more DV tapes. I (almost)always export my finished movies back to my camcorder after I have made my DVD.
The DV tapes are small, can be easily stored in a cool dry environment, and your memories are not lost.
Because VHS tapes are not great quality to begin with, you could (and I have done this also) copy the finished DVD to your camcorder by connecting them and recording from the DVD. Supposedly there is a quality loss, but you will not notice because the digital version of your movies will be so much better than the original. I have occasionally had to do it this way when I deleted my iMovie after making my DVD, but forgot to export it back to the camera.

Analog to Digital Converter boxes

Does anyone think Apple will ever fix iMovie to restore usage of many analog to digital converter boxes that were broken by iMovie 5?
I have a SONY DVMC-DA1 firewire unit and wish I could use it again in iMovie. Does anyone know what the exact component is that they left out or changed that would cause this problem? I'm just trying to understand.

The ADVC-55 is capture only. It includes composite & s-video inputs and stereo audio inputs. Firewire output.
The ADVC-110 is bidirectional (meaning you can both capture and output through it - this is a very good way to monitor your video during production as you can see the actual quality on a monitor/TV rather than just your computer screen, which has limited capability to show you the actual video quality.) It includes composite & s-video inputs and outputs; stereo audio inputs & outputs; Firewire input & output.
The ADVC-300 is also bidirectional and includes composite, s-video and component video i/o (D1 connector) inputs & outputs; stereo audio inputs & outputs; Firewire input & output; and software that enables you to tweak its video settings. Helpful in cleaning up particularly bad analog videos.
I've used these things for years and they all work great. I do not believe there is any difference in the internal conversion hardware ... The primary differences are support for one-way vs. bidirectional conversion; input/output connectors; and the software that comes with the ADVC-300.
If you have basically clean analog video, any of these units will be fine. You can use any analog source (VHS deck, camcorder, DVD player, etc.) and would typically use iMovie or Final Cut Express to capture your video on a Mac.

Analog to digital converter advice

Anyone have any thoughts or tips on using this analog to digital converter with a VCR and CS6? Has anyone used one of these before?
http://www.grassvalley.com/products/advc55
Thanks.

http://www.biopac.com/Manuals/dv%20converter%20advc-55%20user%20manual.pdf
Page 13 has the guide for the dip switches.
You can also test if you get a better result by applying set up or otherwise in switch 2.
BTW - how old are the VHS tapes and what do they look like before digitising them?
Are they PALor NTSC originally?
(The box wont do a great job of converting them either so stick to what they are ).

Analog to Digital Converter-- What's A Good Product For My System?

What would be a good analog to digital converter for Final Cut Express HD 3.5 on a Mac OSX 10.4 system? I've used a Canopus on a MacPro with Final Cut Pro before and liked it, but wasn't sure what would be a good product for my macbook. I've looked at the Canopus advc-110 and 55 but am not clear on the difference and if it would work with what I have.

The ADVC-55 is capture only. It includes composite & s-video inputs and stereo audio inputs. Firewire output.
The ADVC-110 is bidirectional (meaning you can both capture and output through it - this is a very good way to monitor your video during production as you can see the actual quality on a monitor/TV rather than just your computer screen, which has limited capability to show you the actual video quality.) It includes composite & s-video inputs and outputs; stereo audio inputs & outputs; Firewire input & output.
The ADVC-300 is also bidirectional and includes composite, s-video and component video i/o (D1 connector) inputs & outputs; stereo audio inputs & outputs; Firewire input & output; and software that enables you to tweak its video settings. Helpful in cleaning up particularly bad analog videos.
I've used these things for years and they all work great. I do not believe there is any difference in the internal conversion hardware ... The primary differences are support for one-way vs. bidirectional conversion; input/output connectors; and the software that comes with the ADVC-300.
If you have basically clean analog video, any of these units will be fine. You can use any analog source (VHS deck, camcorder, DVD player, etc.) and would typically use iMovie or Final Cut Express to capture your video on a Mac.

USB for analog to digital video input?

I have a USB-based Analog-to-Digital video converter that I used when I had my PC, for transferring old family video tapes to digital to burn DVDs.
Can I use this with my Mac with iMovie 08), or will the Mac only accept digital video via a Firewire input?
- Mike

Mike Rivera wrote:
... Can I use this with my Mac with iMovie 08), or will the Mac only accept digital video via a Firewire input?
no, you can not use that device, because usb-devices need specific 'drivers', which in most cases are of no avail for Mac ..
but...
many harddrive-camcorders are connected via usb, and DO work with Mac..
if a device has both (miniDV camcorders), the video is only imported via firewire, the usb-connection is only in use for stills, those devices allow to record ...

Premiere Pro 1.5: Best analog to digital converter for BNC?

Recently I've been looking for an external analog to digital converter (that connects via firewire)that will work with Premiere Pro 1.5 for capturing uncompressed digital video from any source, whether it be BNC composite from a U-Matic to S-VHS via S-Video (either DIN or Y/C BNC) to Betacam SP BNC Component. It would also be nice if it could import digital sources (i.e. DVCPRO 50/Digital Betacam) as well by SDI.
I've looked at a few by AJA or Blackmagic, but I'm not sure if they would work with Premiere Pro 1.5 on Windows XP SP3.
Does anyone know of a good converter?

I have NO IDEA if it will work with everything you list, but do some reading at http://www.grassvalley.com/products/converters

Which is the best Analog to Digital Converter

Hey everyone,
Im new to this movie making digital world. I have been using imovie for a while and looking to upgrade to FCP. Before I spend the money, just a few questions hoping someone would know the answers.
1: Can I use idvd to burn my movies with FCP?
2: Im need an analog to digital converter, but not sure which one to get. I have VHS, Hi8, mini DV, etc... Which converter is best with mac, specifically with FCP?
3: Does FCP work well with an external harddrive?
Thanks...

1. Yes
2. Canopus and DataVideo are popular but some camcorders have a built in A-D converter. Note that Mini-DV works without needing a converter. Just plug in your camera with FireWire.
3. Yes

Analog to digital video

Does anyone know the quality difference between the analog to digital video converter in the Canon Elura 100 camcorder vs stand alone converters. I own an Elura and am converting older Hi8 video to my Mac and it is hard to find specs on these devices regarding resolution, sampling rate, etc. Has anyone noticed any problems with video converted using the Elura ?

Faedo,
Cheapest ways:
1. Do you have a DV camera? If you do and it has "digital in" then you can take the output from your VHS player, route it through the camera and into your PC. The manual would explain if it is a feature.
2. Secondly, search ebay for Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge. This is a hardware converter that takes the analogue and does the conversion for you.
Good luck.

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