Import analog albums via a AV to DV box

I want to convert my old albums to digital format. I have a box that coverts analog audio to digital audio. What is is the best way to bring it into my MacBook Pro? I have Garage and Roxio CD Spin Doctor. Please advise?
Ted

What results are you getting?
If your deck can set time code to free run, do so.
Al

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importing vinyl albums via garage band. Have to import tunes individually as tunes will not retain individusl otherwise. trouble is they will not rejoin as one album in iTunes.I understand it is because data available on cd's is not on vinyl imports . Any clues on how to fix this?

"Have to import tunes individually as tunes will not retain individusl otherwise." -- I don't understand this sentence.
iTunes will not assign track names to items imported from vinyl. You will have to label the files yourself in the Get Info window. As long as you give all the tracks on an album the same album information and the same artist information they should group together. if the artists differ then you need to give all the tracks one common album artist (often "Various Artists")in addition to individual track artist.

Import iPhoto ALBUMS via Photostream

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I bought a new MacBook and I want to import my photos and albums from my iMac. Only the photos are no problem but I can't import the album structure. How can I solve the problem without buying an external hard drive?

Directly from the phot app does present some roadblocks, but if you use a combination of GoodReader (pull the images into it) and Dropbox, you should be able to accomplish that. Works for me.

FCE HD (3.5.1) importing analog videotape via Canopus 110

I am new to all aspects of Final Cut Express and the Canopus 110 and need some serious help to capture video from VHS tape. I've followed (I think) all directions for the equipment and software, but I cannot get it to work -probably a simple solution, but I am stumped!
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*Equipment Settings*
VHS Tape Deck is on (it does work)
S-video cable connects from VHS player "S-video Out" to Canopus 110 "S-video In"
Canopus ADVC110 - all DIP switches set to off, "Analog In" light is on
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Fantom Green Drive 1TB External Hard Drive attached to MBP via USB
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I have tried two different Easy Setup Choices
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DV-NTSC - with this setting, it appears the devices are connected properly as FCE shows "VTR ok." Yet there are only bars with the note "preview disabled." I can theoretically capture data... but only a black screen is visible, no video.
I really need help. The movies were "taped" 20 years ago, but from film reels taken more than 50 years ago with an old movie camera. Obviously, I am not worried about sound at this time, but I must be able to capture the video stream in short clips that can be re-ordered. Given the age of the tapes, though, it is of primary importance that they simply be preserved.

Hello, and welcome to the Forum.
It appears you have the Canopus connected properly.
Exactly what model MacBook Pro do you have; and is the FireWire connection FW400 or FW800? What kind of cable are you using to connect your MBP to the Canopus box? (eg. 6-pin FW400 to 6-pin FW400, or 9-pin FW800 to 6-pin FW400, or something else? Is is a cable alone, or are you using some kind of FW400/800 adapter?) Do you have ANY other FireWire devices connected?
You should use the DV NTSC - DV Converter easy setup. When you use this easy setup you will only be able to use 'Capture Now'. Note: you do have to manually start your VCR playback.
Try shutting off everything, then power on your VHS deck & Canopus box. Then start your Mac. Then start FCE. At this point, does FCE 'see' your video in the Capture Now window?

Importing Analog Video via Canopus ADVC300

When you Import video if there is a glitch in the video tape playback the imovie import stops. So if you have a an older video tape and it drops out the import stops. Is there anyway to for the import to stay running without the input affecting it?
The Canopus 300 is a analog video to firewire converter. It does a great job otherwise.
Thanks,
Andrew

Hi
in iMovie HD 6 - I set it to not import as individual clips.
• there are non in analog import
• turning it off makes iMovie less sencitive to drop outs
Cheque Your Canopus ADVC-300 manual. Think I set it so that it's not so
sencitive to drop-outs. But may be I'm wrong in this.
Yours Bengt W

Can FCP X import analog video via a FW bridge?

I've regularly done this in 7 but have seen conflicting reports as to whether this works in FCP X or not.
Standard setup - SVHS -> Sony DSR-20 -> Firewire -> Mac.
In FCP 7 I use "Capture Now" to capture the resulting video.
Sorry if the answer is obvious.

What results are you getting?
If your deck can set time code to free run, do so.
Al

Importing iPhoto albums from a dvd?

To free up space on my hard drive I burned my iPhoto Library to a dvd. But I still want to be able to access the photos on the dvd in the future. As a test I tried to import an album from the dvd and I get this message (couldn't create: users/xxx/Pictures/iPhoto Library/xxx/xxx/xx/xxx.jpg) for each picture in the album and then this (Unreadable Files 3: The following files could not be imported [they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data.]) I sort of understand this since the album folders only contain aliases of the actual jpgs.
My question, then, is how does one import albums from burned media back into iPhoto? Mind you, I'm still using iPhoto 2, so perhaps this is an easier task in more recent versions? Thanks in advance for any help.

How did you burn the library to the DVD disc. If it was by dragging the entire iPhoto Library folder to the disc and burning via the Finder you won't be able to open it from within iPhoto. To be able to do that you must have selected the items to be burned and then use the Burn button in the lower right hand corner. That's the only way you'll be able to see the items in iPhoto.
To correct that you could copy that iPhoto Library folder to your desktop and open it with iPhoto (launch with the Option key depressed and select the desktop library folder). Now you can select that entire library and burn it again using the Burn button. That disc will be readable by iPhoto when it's inserted into the drive with iPhoto running.
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>What's the most efficient way to import analog (8mm) tapes into Final Cut?
The most efficient way would be to borrow or rent a Sony Digital8 camcorder - they'll play 8mm and Hi8 tapes and output the signal via Firewire (iLink) which you can connect driectly to your Mac.
FWIW the Elgato device will record the video in a format that FCP doesn't work with natively. You'd need to convert the files prior to importing into FCP.
-DH

When I import an album into ITunes...it puts the song list in alphabetical order. How do I get it to import the album order?

Any suggestions on how I can import an album without the songs going to alphabetical order? The last few times I have imported....I cannot get the play list to come up in the album order.

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Never had a problem for years untill now.
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tt2

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I have iphoto 08 version 7.1.5. I copied photos from recent - last import into albums. I then deleted the photos and emptied the trash. Today all the albums are empty and the photos are nowhere in the library. Have I lost them all?

I have iphoto 08 version 7.1.5. I copied photos from recent - last import into albums. I then deleted the photos and emptied the trash. Today all the albums are empty and the photos are nowhere in the library. Have I lost them all?

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Imported analog video successfully and it is normal in the "Event" pane but when I move a clip into the "Project" pane, it enlarges it slightly and distorts it. How can I keep that from happening?

Imported analog video successfully and it is normal in the "Event" pane but when I move a clip into the "Project" pane, it enlarges it slightly and distorts it. How can I keep that from happening?

Hi
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Yours Bengt W

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