Converting Analogue Video onto Mac....HELP!

Not sure where to post but hopefully I'll find some help here...
I want to convert some old family videos (on VHS) onto DVD but edit them first. I'm using a MacBook (the late 2008 aluminum model), and I have iMovie '08 installed. So, the process (as I understand it...) is to convert the old analogue video format into digital and import into my Mac (iMovie if possible), edit, and then burn to DVD.
Could somebody tell me if this is correct -- I have to buy 1) an analogue to digital video convertor, and 2) a SCART to Phono cable (which plugs one end into the VHS player and the other end into the convertor). And then the convertor plugs into my Mac via USB?
Also, could you please let me know if I could use iMovie to import the videos and to edit? (is it supported etc...),
And if possible could someone please recommend some analogue-digital video convertors as lots that I've looked at so far don't specify whether they are supported by Mac or not....
THANK YOU for your help, your feedback is much appreciated!!!
Regards

I use the EyeTV Hybrid fro El Gato, along with MPEG Streamclip (free).
Another option is to check out the Digital Analog Convertors from Grass Valley. Many people like these.
Finally, many DV camcorders have a "pass through" mode that lets you attach an analog source and pass through a DV signal without actually recording the DV signal onto tape. You can capture it directly on your Mac with a Firewire cable.

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Converting Analogue Video to Mac....HELP!!!

Not sure where to post but hopefully I'll find some help here...
I want to convert some old family videos (on VHS) onto DVD but edit them first. I'm using a MacBook (the late 2008 aluminum model), and I have iMovie '08 installed. So, the process (as I understand it...) is to convert the old analogue video format into digital and import into my Mac (iMovie if possible), edit, and then burn to DVD.
Could somebody tell me if this is correct -- I have to buy 1) an analogue to digital video convertor, and 2) a SCART to Phono cable (which plugs one end into the VHS player and the other end into the convertor). And then the convertor plugs into my Mac via USB?
Also, could you please let me know if I could use iMovie to import the videos and to edit? (is it supported etc...),
And if possible could someone please recommend some analogue-digital video convertors as lots that I've looked at so far don't specify whether they are supported by Mac or not....
THANK YOU for your help, your feedback is much appreciated!!!
Regards

Yep, you are completely on the right track!
I use a Canopus ADVC110 for that purpose (just to mention one example), which is connected to the video player by a SCART to Phono (or is it RCA?) cable with the usual three cables: yellow for the video and red/white for the audio. The Canopus is connected to the Mac via firewire (essential, NOT USB) and I import into iMovie (in my case iMovie 6, but it matters little) where it can be edited as normal and then passed to iDVD for burning.
please recommend some analogue-digital video convertors as lots that I've looked at so far don't specify whether they are supported by Mac or not....
See above! I am not sure they need to state that, there is no extra software involved, just the same digital signal as you would get from a digital camera. The Canopus converts the analogue signal to a digital DV stream which is what iMovie prefers.

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i have music videos on my computer already and when i put them in itunes and try and put them onto my ipod it says my ipod doesnt play this type of video....i tried converting it for ipod on my itunes and it converts it and it will let the video go onto my ipod but there is no sound....i also tried converting the video on quicktime but it still doesnt have audio...does anyone know how to convert videos already on my computer so i can put them on my ipod???

does anyone know how to convert videos
already on my computer so i can put them on my ipod???
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That's it!!
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I have just started converting my video 8 tapes and would like to save the un-edited digital files to discs for editing later. What would be the best way to do it?

If you captured the 8mm footage as DV and want to keep that quality, a normal DVD disc would only hold about 19 minutes of footage. And burned DVDs do not make the best archival medium.
MiniDV tapes can hold just over an hour of footage (13.3gb), they're cheap and don't take up much space. All you'll need is a DV camcorder that will accept analog input.
-DH

I need help figuring out the best way to convert analogue video to DV so that I can edit it.

I have a large number of VHS and hi8 tapes that I want to convert to high quality DV.
I have a couple of options. One is an Elgado Video capture system.
The other is a Sony Digital Media Converter Box (DVMC-DA2).
I have tried a few of the less important tapes using the Elgado Video Capture system. It only allows you to convert to MPEG4 or H.268. It is not very good quality, especially for archival items or items I would later wish to edit.
I also have the Sony Digital Media Converter Box. I have heard that this is a superior option. So far, though, I have only been able to figure out how to import using an old version of iMovie HD. This makes a large imovie project file (approximately 6.18GB for a 28:30 clip vs a 348.9MB for an MPEG4 using delgado.
On top of that to convert the file from an iMovieProject file to DV is an additional step that so far looks like will take a half an hour at best.
Is there any way for me to import VHS/hi8 tapes using the Digital Media Converter Box to creat high quality DV files directly? If so, where can I find this info? What steps should I take and what are the settings I should use.
I have a lot of tapes so I want to figure out the right and most efficient way to do this because I will be repeating it a bunch of times and would hate to have to start over again.
I should also mention that I am using a Mid 2010 MacBook Pro, with OSX 10.9.1
I'm sorry in advance if this seems like an obvious question, but I have been googling and looking at tutorials on the site and just have not found the answer. There are a lot of ads for expensive low quality services to do this converting for you, so maybe the answer I am looking for is burried in all that advertising.
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Thanks Biggles and Gotz. I just couldint find capture, but now I can! (It was right under my nose too).
I'm trying it now and it appears to be working. Do you have any other recommendations for capturing from hi8 video source as far as setting go? I am using DV to capture. Are there any other settings I should pay attention to?
There is an extra line of video noise at the bottom, but when I google it, it sounds like it won't show on most standard tvs and if I want to fix it for online, that I should mask it after the fact vs scaling up the video.

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Ok so i got the part up to movie onto the ipod problem now is that no music plays but the video plays wats wrong with that ? replay asap plz thx for the help

Hi Josef,
When you say "other formats", that leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
Without knowing exactly what you want to convert, you need your video in a format that QuickTime (7.0.4)recognizes. You can then export to iPod. On the Mac, File > Export > Movie to iPod (320x240). You can also do this from within FinalCutPro. Remember it's illegal to do this with copyrighted material!
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I'm a complete novice, so please excuse my ignorance on this subject.
Re the subject heading - To quote from the Help System:
1. To use video from analog sources in your Adobe Premiere Elements project, you must first convert (digitize) the footage to digital data, because Adobe Premiere Elements only accepts direct input from digital sources.
2. Use an AV DV converter to bridge the connection between your analog source and the computer. Connect the analog source to the converter and connect the converter to your computer. Adobe Premiere Elements then captures the digitized footage.
OK as far as it goes.
In my case I intend to use the Canopus ADVC300 as the digital video converter. The connections to this from analog devices (VHS/Analogue camera) and to the PC (via Firewire) appear straightforward.
In PE7 when starting a new project one has to choose from the following input sources - DV Camcorder; DVD (Camcorder or PCDVD Drive); Digital Still Camera; Webcam or WDM Device; HDV Camcorder; AVCHD or other hard disk/memory camcorder; Mobile phone & players; PC Files & Folders.
As far as I can tell there appears to be no means of selecting digitally converted analogue video, which is where I came in.
Perhaps the digitised analogue stream from the ADVC300 is saved to a file, in which case one would select 'PC Files & Folders'. Is this what is meant by 'Adobe Premiere Elements then captures the digitized footage'?
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You want to load these files from PC Files and Folders, Leonard. Just browse to them.
You could also simply capture directly into your project using your DV bridge (the Canopus). Here's more information on capturing analogue, from the FAQs at the top of this forum.
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bb95e46
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It's available at Amazon.com or through the Muvipix.com store:
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I want to purchase a mac (not necessarily a minimac) and connect an analogue video tool with it. This video tool has a RGB output and a S-VHS output. Unfortunately there is no basic mac setup, I can connect it with. All the current macs only support digital video input. Is there a solution to my problem? The mac I'm looking for should be able to:
* display the analogue video signal in realtime on the mainscreen and! on a second connected screen
* take a high quality screenshot from the current video stream and safe it on the harddisk
Professional video editing and cutting is not necessary, only the overlay and the screenshots are important for this mac.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
...display the analogue video signal in realtime on the mainscreen and! on a second connected screen
There are no current Mac models which include the hardware to import/display analog video built-in. You will have to purchase some kind of third party analog-to-DV converter. (You may be able to simply use a DV camcorder to do this.) There are several available and each may include different kinds of features (for example a TV tuner). The ability to display a video image on two different screens will depend on the type of Mac you get and the hardware & software you're using to display the video. iMovie (which comes free on a new Mac) will not allow you to do this directly. Higher-end DV editing programs like Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro will allow you to use an external monitor (TV) to display the video you're editing. However, they may not be the best for displaying video in real-time as it's being imported (for example, Final Cut Express does not produce audio while capturing video).
You might consider using a device like El Gato's EyeTV. You could have a G5 tower with a regular monitor/display and a DVI to video adapter plugged into the second DVI connector and then connected to a TV.
...take a high quality screenshot from the current video stream and safe it on the harddisk...
Of course, there isn't really any such thing as "high quality screenshot" of an analog video screen on a computer. If you use an analog to DV converter, NTSC DV is 720 x 480. I suppose you could consider a full resolution capture "high quality". This can be done with several different video editing applications including the software which may come with an analog to DV converter with a TV tuner. But, it's not like you're going to get a higher resolution screen capture than the technology uses. I guess we'd have to know a little bit more about what, exactly, it is you're trying to capture before we could make some more recommendations.
-Doug

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