Recording external video to G5

What is the best method to transfer a home video (vhs or dvd) to the G5 for viewing and editing?

To do it, in the case of VHS, is easy, and there are basically two ways to look at. In any case you need to digitize the signal from the VCR:
1. Use an analogue to digital converter, such as for example the Canopus ADVC110, which does this very job for me. You connect the VCR to the Canopus with the usual scart-to-RCA cable, and the Canopus to the Mac by 4 pin to 6 pin firewire. You can then import the vhs tape into iMovie in real time.
2. Instead of a converter, you can use a digital video camera if it has a 'pass through' facility, which enables it to do the same job.
Subject to the proviso that we are not talking about commercially recorded VHS tapes. these are likely to be copy protected and you will get horrible results. It is also illegal!
As regards importing DVDs to iMovie for editing, not only does the above proviso apply, it is a very different kettle of fish. Before going on to explain how that is done, please confirm we are not talking about commercial material, and that you really want to edits DVDs.

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Record external video on my Macbook Pro

Hi there,
My friend was on tv a few times and I would like to record the segments from the tivo to my macbook pro so I can encode them. I have a late 2013 retina. I know that the hdmi port is output only so I guess that leaves the thunderbird port. Can I capture directly from the thunderbird port or do I need an external encoder. I'm not looking for super HD since the source is not even 1080p anyways. If anyone can recommend a solution, I'd appreciate it...
Thanks, Chris

Your posted info shows you are using Mac OS X (10.5.8). With this Mac OS, you can use iMovie, Photo Booth, or optional QuickTime 7 Pro to record and save a QuickTime video. (Be sure to save in a YouTube Supported file format.)
Then follow the YouTube Help instructions for How to upload your saved videos.
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Record external video to the iPad via cable or device

Hi,
is there any hardware and software combination which will allow me to record video from an external source, such as a DVR onto the iPad ?
Thank you

but an even more basic question is does this 30-pin dock connector have the bandwidth to handle real-time input from an NTSC camera?
The cable certainly has the 'bandwidth' but the real question is will Apple's iOS allow the camera signal to go through the cable and be read by an app? In any case, it's a mute point since there's no app.
There are already security camera apps in the app store for specific cameras... http://appshopper.com/search/?search=security+camera

Record external audio while recording a video?

Hello,
I am planning on making a short film but recoding all the footage on my Ipad air, I wounded if it was possible to plug in an external shotgun microphone to use while recording viedo at the same time.
Here is the mic i was planning on getting:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SG-108-Stereo-Video-Shotgun-Mic-Microphone-for-Nikon-C amera-DV-Camcorder-/130857792675?pt=UK_Photography_Microphones&hash=item1e77bb74 a3
Would it be possible to make the Ipad use this mic instead of its internal one while the camera app is open recording a video?
If this is not the case does anyone know any other way of using an external device to record audio while recording video?
Thanks for your help!
p.s Not sure if this is the right place to post but I really need help

Have a look at this article, it amy help as well, as far as this mic, I have no idea.
http://www.mediacore.com/blog/recording-better-video-with-your-iphone-or-ipad-so und
You may also want to look through the communities on Pro audio and video
https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications

Hi. I am trying to record a video on my iPad 2 but hoping to use an external condenser microphone via my Lexicon Lambda interface. Is this possible, and if so, how?

Trying to record a video on the default iPad 2 video app, but not using the iPad 2 internal microphone. I would like to use an external condenser microphone via my Lexicon Lambda interface. Is this possible?

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If that doesn't fix the problem, shut down the computer and then power it back up. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application unistaller. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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Can I connect an external video camera to a mac book pro for viewing live video so I don't have to use the little screen on the camera?

Can I connect an external video camera to a mac book pro for viewing live video so I don't have to use the little screen on the camera?

Shadow30 wrote:
Can I connect an external video camera to a mac book pro for viewing live video so I don't have to use the little screen on the camera?
• Only if your video camera supports it. Depending on how your camera works, you may need to add preview software to your Mac to use this feature.
• Alternatively, your camera may also be able to record directly into your Mac while you are monitoring the Mac's display.
• If you are using a consumer camcorder that supports HDMI monitoring, a small HDTV might be an simpler solution than your Mac. For an example of how this is done, see http://youtu.be/GVpSkZD6qE4.
• The retailer who sold you your video camera may have other suggestions.
• If you need more professional results, an external preview monitor will offer more capability on compatible cameras.
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Problems with external video

Hello,
I am trying to record video to my mini DV camera, something I have done many times before, and for some reason i can't!
My settings are all as they should be (or so I think) in NTSC 24, view all frames. The computer does recognize my device. I even have tried to capture and it does it. It plays, it just won't record.
The most annoying thing is that the camera monitor does show a still frame from the video in FCP but when I press spacebar (am trying to record from playback) it doesn't play the video only the audio then when I stop it it shows another frame again.
I have 512 RAM. Too little, I know, but like I said it has worked before and it should work again.
I'm getting a headache, any help is welcome
thanks
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The External video has been in 'all frames' from the start.
I also tried the resizing but didn't work.
The very strange thing is that I can see the images in the camera when I move the playhead in the Timeline. But after pressing space bar the image freezes in the camera even if it plays in the canvas.
I know it must be something simple, I just can't figure it out.
thanks

Quicktime 10 doesn't recognize external video source.

Setting up my new 27" iMac, and discover that Quicktime 10 doesn't recognize an external video source fed in through the firewire port. It is an older Sony analog to digital video converter, and goes through a FW400 to FW800 converter. Quicktime doesn't even "see" that video source as a choice when recording, nor does iMovie, even though it shows up in the System Profiler.
Apps that were ported over from my previous system, however, such as "Video Viewer" and "Final Cut Pro" do see the source, presumably because they were configured to do so on the old system.
Is there some global settings file that I can edit, or something similar that I can do, to make it visible to all apps?
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Hi,
Quicktime 7 does recognize the video source, but newer apps, such as iMovie, won't. I'd like to be able to capture to iMovie, but can't without the video source being recognized. Is there a fix?
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Viewing External video through HDV Camera!?

I am trying to record some footage on to an HDV tape. The camera I am attempting to use as a deck is the Sony HDR-HC5 (it is a consumer based camera) I have my sequence set up as the preset for HDV1080i. But for some reason I can not get an image on the camera to show up. When I change the input on the camera to DV, I can see an image. But not when I change it back to HDV.
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Hi,
Are you recording a video or capturing (then trying to monitor your HDV footage externally?
You need a capture card to monitor HDV.
Also there are some threads reporting specific issues with your camera model,
Use the the search tool of the forum to check out topics about the HC5.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6015237&#6015237
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External video capture card

Hi
I am looking for an 'external video capture card' that will record a screen and sound from a PC or preferable a mac at 30fps and 1080p that I can then edit with I have a budget up to £150 but can go further if need be. This is for video game trailer i am putting together which is why i need to be able to record the screen.
If anyone has any suggestion please reply with links to where I can buy the device from.
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If you have a DVI port on the computer, yes it is.
Hmmm...or maybe not. That's a really REALLY old device, and it might not work with the newer OS. Here I see it has issues with QT 7.5:
http://lfhd.net/2008/09/04/matrox-mxo-quicktime-7-5-dont-mix/
Here's my review of it:
http://lfhd.net/2007/03/21/matrox-mxo-part-2/
Here's a pretty thorough setup guide...
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/matrox_mxo_stone.html
But I fear that it's too old for the computer and OS. Matrox stopped supporting it a while ago.

Aperture 3 -- External Video or Audio Editors

Howdy,
Has anyone been able to get the external editors Video or Audio to work in Aperture 3?
Aperture 3 video is set to FCP 7.x or Motion
audio to Soundtrack Pro 3.x
thanks.
victor

Terence Devlin wrote:
The problem with iMovie, FCP and FCE is that they don't actually edit any files.
When you send a video to any of them it receives them and then what? As they are all non-destructive they simply record your edits in the xml file and go actually see the fruits of your labour you have to export from them. Rather like trying to use Aperture for editing an original file - it's just not designed that way.
QuickTime is a 'destructive' editor in that it actually works on the File itself, and that's why it can be used as an external editor.
thanks for your comment, tc
if what you're saying is true then using quicktime 10 in it's current version is pointless because it offers nothing that Aperture can't do already & renders that "external video editor" feature in Aperture 3 useless.
those of us that use apple pro apps to make a living are accustom to round-tripping non-destructively into other pro apps (been doing this for over 10 years) which was expected when apple announced that "...Aperture lets you designate separate external editing applications for audio and video clips..."
aperture has never been treated as a pro app the way the other apple pro apps work. i'm still hoping aperture 3 will be.
victor

Is there any way i can record a video with 2 audio sources?

I want to be able to record a video with 2 audio sources (1 being a mic and the other being a guitar, both plugged in by usb's) while recording myself playing at the same time. I usually use an aucoustic but the sound is obviously much better when i plug straight in, is there any way i can do this without recording everything seperate? Im using a macbook pro.

Are you looking to do post recording adjustments to the separate tracks? That really determines now you do this.
If you not looking for multitrack recording (you just want to combine the two signal into one and record that) then probably the easiest thing to do would be to get an external mixer that would accept multiple inputs and output as USB . Then you could set the levels with the mixer and just worry about recording the one signal.
You could try using the MIDI Audio Setup app to create an aggregate device (one that will accept multiple inputs).
There is also the 3rd party app Soundflower. It's an app that takes audio signals and allows you to route them between apps and to combine audio signals. It is dated but still works in 10.8
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Sqeaking watery sound over the top of external video?!

Hi,
I was about to do some more work on a Heathrow video I am editing and I am outputting to external video through my camera. When I play any video or audio, the sound that is played through the external video is a high pitched squeaking wailing running water sound?! I need to be able to output video for colour work, but the audio is just a pain in the nuts. Whats wrong?
Thanks.

I was about to do some more work on a Heathrow video I am editing and I am outputting to external video through my camera. When I play any video or audio, the sound that is played through the external video is a high pitched squeaking wailing running water sound?< </div>
Is Heathrow a new video format? What camera would that be?
Your description isn't working for me which means we can't talk about "audio," only water noises.
First flush is that you have recorded improperly at a lower sampling rate.
bogiesan

External Video flickering on and off

About a week ago, the external video from FCP to my firewire deck began to turn off and on and I would play through a timeline. All on it's own. First I changed out the firewire cable thinking I had a short in it. The problem still persists. I also tried deleting preference files and such with no affect.
Basically as I play through a timeline - doesn't matter what video format (8bit, DVCPro HD, DV/NTSC) and about every 5-10 seconds the external video will flicker and turn off - then sometimes come back on.
Anyone know if this is an FCP issue, Firewire issue, or Video Card issue?

So you have firewire out of your computer into a deck and then from the deck into a monitor?
I would start at the cables connected to the monitor and then work my way back to the computer.
Does the video cut in and out when you play a tape back from the deck without the computer involved?
Does the deck record ths intermitant signal (maybe some sort of record inhibit?)
Does it playback OK in FCP when external video is turned off and no deck connected?

Can I record Skype video feed using iSight camera?

I have tried to use the iMovie application to record video sessions via Skype but I am not sure if this is possible. The Help instruction tsay to click the mode switch to set iMovie to built-in camera mode but i do not see this function. Does this mean I do not have the correct version of iMovie or that my computer is not compatible for this function?

drw1976 wrote:
I have tried to use the iMovie application to record video sessions via Skype but I am not sure if this is possible. The Help instruction tsay to click the mode switch to set iMovie to built-in camera mode but i do not see this function. Does this mean I do not have the correct version of iMovie or that my computer is not compatible for this function?
You cannot use your built-in iSight for video in two applications (Skype and iMovie) at the same time.
I do not see any built-in ability to record video calls in Skype's video features page:
http://tinyurl.com/239gqgf
The easiest way for you to record Skype video is to add http://ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
You will find many other possibilities if you search the web for "+how to record Skype video call?+" (without the quotation marks.) You may find many other perfectly acceptable alternatives, but I have always had good results with ecamm products and can recommend them in good conscience.
If you are determined to use iMovie, I can suggest two ways to record a Skype video call using iMovie:
(1) Run Skype on one Mac
• Run iMovie on a second Mac pointing at the first Mac's display.
(2) Connect an external webcam to your Mac. (With more than one camera, iMovie will show both.)
• Launch iMovie and select the external cam as the video recording source.
• Point the external cam at your Mac's display.
• Launch Skype and verify that your built-in iSight is the cam that Skype will use.
• Start your Skype call and set the window size, brightness, and location.
• Adjust the iMovie cam to show the part of your display you want to record and start recording.
Call Recorder seems a much better ways to record your Skype videos than either of these.
*For Snow Leopard users wanting to record Skype video*: you can record your entire display regardless of what app is running by using the QuickTimeX (version 10.x) that is bundled with Mac OS X 10.6.x. (10.5.8's QuickTime does not offer this screen recording feature.) QTX records only the full screen, so a product like Call Recorder may still be of interest to SL users who want to record less than full screen calls.
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