SHOWBIZ DVD 2 captures analogue video on my E10

Showbiz DVD 2 captures analogue video on my E10.
Stu

Ivan25 I too would like to capture from my analogue in. I don't think it's right when you get programs with your computer that just don't work as configured.
I don't use my modem that came with my laptop as I have broadband but I'm sure I would take it back if it didn't work, regardless of whether I use it or not.
Something seems to have happened to the ability to capture from the analogue in now that MCE is involved. I know others that can capture from their Toshiba analogue in but they don't have MCE.
I have my MCE configured for use as my TV and don't want to have to mess with the setup each time I want to capture one of my old VHS tapes.
It's also not about buying software as I've tried 5 trial programs for capturing and all of them say that the video in is either being used or not available.
I would be happy if it was only a matter of ending a running process and then restarting it when I'm finished but it seems to be more than that.

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However , no matter what the settings set in the capture project the frame size remains at 320 x 240 with the cs4 sequence set at 720 x 576
Tried lots of changes in the original capture and to the cs4 settings but cannot find solution.
I have previously successfully done this operation but cannot repeat it.
Maybe a very simple answer .
Can anyone help.

What conversion hardware are you using, and what are the camera settings when you play the video to go to the capture device?
I used to use a Pinnacle DV500 card and the settings for DV AVI were for 720x480

Trouble Capturing Analogue Video

I have been successfully using a canopus card to convert analogue video from a VHS tape deck to digital video in PE4.All of a sudden it stopped working. I can still see video when I run stop motion, but when I return to capture mode there is no video and no sound. I've tried changing all the settings in capture settings and device control, to no avail. I'm probably missing something simple, but it's driving me nuts. Any ideas?
Braham

Braham,
Maybe un-seat, and re-seat the actual card - power off, of course. If that does not work, carefully remove the card and use a normal pencil eraser to clean the gold contacts. I always run the eraser down the length of each contact - both sides. Do
b NOT
touch the contacts with your fingers! I use compressed air to blow any eraser dust off, and then re-seat the card.
If this does not help, you may have a chip on the card going out.
Good luck,
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Analogue video capture

I am soon to be switching from PC to Mac mini (as soon as it is delivered). I will be using this mainly for DV video editing using iMovie, however some of my video footage is on the Hi-8 format. Will the "Belkin USB2 DVD Creator" work on the Mac for capturing analogue video, Belkin do not seem to supply drivers for the Mac. Also is iMovie capable of handling analogue video?

Do you have a DV camcorder at the moment? Some DV camcorders have analogue inputs which are great. You can play and capture your analogue footage through the DV camcorder straight into iMovie.
Otherwise, Formac offer some products that you might be interested in.
www.formac.co.uk
Hope this helps,
Stu

PE7 - capturing analog video (VHS/Analogue video camcorder)

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'?
I would appreciate any advice on this subject. Responses from experienced ADVC300 users would be especially welcome.
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Leonard

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
By the way, if you're interested in more detailed information on capturing video as well as more detailed information on all of the tools in this program and how to use them, you may want to look into "The Muvipix.com Guide to Premiere Elements 7," written by that esteemed expert Steve Grisetti, who hosts this forum, co-founded http://www.muvipix.com as a site for supporting amateur and semi-professional videomakers and has written over 160 of the FAQs at the top of this forum.
It's available at Amazon.com or through the Muvipix.com store:
http://astore.amazon.com/chuckengelsco-20/detail/0615248993/104-3709942-5611121

One Step DVD Capture Video TIme

I've just recently run into a problem with One Step DVD and would like to know if anyone else has had the same issue. I normally don't use One Step DVD but my father uses it because it requires little if any computer skills when it comes to iMovie or iDVD.
He recently came to me with a problem that has cropped up with the One Step option. When he goes to use it the the very first step in the process is capturing the Video from the camera. The camera rewinds the tape as is the norm and then the computer starts to capture the video with no problem. The problem is with the capture time/available time that shows up on the screen. For some reason the available time consistantly shows approximately nine minutes when it is a full hour long tape. I've tried finding if there is some setting that is throwing it off in the preferences and can't seem to find anything related to it. I've also tried dumping the preferences with no result. I've also tried a number of different video tapes with no change. Recently I took it home and tried it on my system where it gave me a available capture time of 17 minutes even though there is an hour of footage. Today I took MY video camera up to my folks house and hooked it up and gave it a shot and of course it gave me an available capture time of 9 minutes. So I'm at a loss here folks. Any help would be appreciated. I personally think it's the prog but I'm open to suggestions. Below are the cameras and systems I have tried this on. Remember I've tried both cameras with each computer with the result of the available capture time not matching the amount of footage on the tape.
My Father's setup
Mac Mini 1.6 Ghz
1.6 Gb Ram
OS 10.4.8
Video Camera: Canon ZR45
My Setup
Dual 2.0 Ghz PowerMac G5
2.5 Gb ram
OS 10.4.8
Video Camera: Sony TRV315

Hi Wayne,
I honestly have no explanation why iDVD / OneStep is showing only 17 mins. left of capture unless you don't have enough available HD space to capture to.
3 suggestions only:
1. Make certain you have plenty of available HD space for this process. I recommend no less than 20GB of available HD space for each hour of video.
2. Before launching iDVD/OneStep, drag and drop the plist for iDVD to the trash. Looks like this:
com.apple.iDVD.plist
3. After trashing the plist for iDVD, connect your mindv camcorder via firewire and relaunch iDVD while the camera is powered on. In most cases, iLife apps will default to the correct settings on its own (provided your mac sees the connection under system profiler).
Good luck & hope this helps
SDMacuser

I am attempting to convert 8mm video cassettes to dvd using a video cassette player, elgato video capture with rca/usb connections to the mac, editing in imovie and burning on idvd. The picture quality is awful. What can I do?????

I am attempting to convert 8mm video cassettes to dvd using a video cassette player, elgato video capture with rca/usb connections to the mac then editing in imovie and burning dvd-r using idvd. The picture quality is awful. What can I do??????

At what point is the video quality bad? Is it bad on capture? I would recommend using an s-video 1394 firewire converter instead. They capture the video at a higher bit rate. If you have a lot of 8mm tapes to capture, invest in a stand alone DVD recorder. They capture and compress in one shot. If you need to rip it back from the DVD into iMovie again, I would recommend using DVDxDV.

Searching Mac for analogue video capturing

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.
Thank you for your help.

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

Analogue Video Capture Not possible with CS3

Using the Premier Pro 1.5 Matrox RTX Xtreme Pro 100 Card, which gave so many problems with Field order in PAL. ( A true nightmare), having upgraded to CS3, I have no ability to injest analogue video. In Dual Core PC.
I had 4 track Audio on DV, and could not injest the 3rd and 4th tracks via firewire, so I had to injest using Premier Pro 1.5, via analogue. Then transfer the files into CS3.
I needed to injest all 4 audio tracks, but couldn't. I was stuck with stereo on Audios 1, and 2 only, in the SD Domain. I gather I may have been able to do that in HD.
But it was an SD shoot, combining other material from an XL2 Canon.

The Matrox Xtrem Pro has analog ports, which will not allow injesting with CS 3, they work with 1.5 This was a combined package with Premier Pro, and the Xtrem Pro 100 card. I dont see why I must get further hardware, when it worked with your earlier version of the edit software.
So with Hi 8 / SVHS material I have to injest using Premier Pro 1.5, which fortuantely I have, as I got the CS3 as an upgrade.
I have now picked up the increasing rare JVC Mini-DV/ SVHS combo which has firewire. So its possible injest anlooge material using that.
But why no CS3 drivers for the Xtrem Pro 100 card???

Analogue Video Interfaces

I work for a retail chain here in the UK, and frequently get customers wanting to buy a new computer with the intention of collecting all the analogue video footage they have built up of family holidays, grandchildren etc (since it's only when these people retire that they actually get the time to do this).
I normally sell them a 17" iMac G5 2.0GHz and shove an extra 512MB of RAM in, but need a little advice on analogue capture cards. Previously I have been supplying them with the Pinnacle MovieBox DV:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/91001/wo/ul3gDPlKrBbI2ZAqncF 13EsbhDu/1.0.11.1.0.6.12
Which is fine with the iMac (the included software doesn't work, but I just leave that in the box, plug the device in, and use iMovie, it's better that way).
However I have recently come across the Canopus ADVC-110:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/91001/wo/ul3gDPlKrBbI2ZAqncF 13EsbhDu/1.0.11.1.0.6.12
Is this worth the little extra over the Pinnacle product, and if so, why? It seems to me that it can be used without a computer, just plugging a DV camcorder into the DV out socket, and an analogue source into the S-Video / composite jacks, is that the only difference?
Thanks
Edit: I really need to merge my old Apple ID with this one somehow.

I would heartily recommend the Canopus product over the Pinnacle. I have and use the Canopus ADVC-100, an earlier version of the now current ADVC-110, and don't have single thing to say against it.
Some important features, especially for anyone bringing in long run time video from VHS tapes (or other sources), is the ability for the Canopus to lock the audio and video sync together. This ensures that the audio stay in sync over any length video you import. The loss of audio sync is a common and recurring problem with many analog (er analogue) video hardware importing systems.
Other benefits of the Canopus ADVC-110 is that not only can it import video, but it can also export your finished iMovie (or any movie from your favorite video editing application) back to tape, either in an analog form such as back to a VHS tape, or digitally, back to a DV camera. This allows you to share your edited movies, with people who may not have a computer or DVD player. Or it can be used as a form of backup, when sent to a high quality backup tape such as one on a DV format.
Well, thats my thoughts on the Canopus.
Tom N.

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.

Capturing input video from a DV camera

I found that my old Sony HC90 DV camera makes a good video to Digital converter so I can make DVDs of my old family VHS tapes made over 15 years ago on a video only camera.
I set it up using firewire so that the VCR video is visible on the camera viewfinder and therefore also on the capture preview window of PE9.
As soon as I select Capture, the tape starts playing and cuts out the input VCR video.
If I stop the tape playing on the camera, the PE9 capture also stops.
This means I cant capture any input video without the transport rolling.
If I record it all on camera tape I can replay this and capture it OK but everything will then take twice as long to do
Is there any way I can use the PE capture feature without it starting the tape transport as well so I can capture direct from VCR to Computer?
Alternately is there any other (hopefully free) capture program that doesnt also control the camera transport so I can just capture the video?

Thank you!
I think I will give it a try. I found a web page that seems to be the owners: http://paul.glagla.free.fr/captureflux_en.htm does that look like the correct page to you? His latest version is 6.0, and looks like it was done in 2008. Do you know of a more recent version?
I'm also trying to find a fire wire card for my computer (Dell XPS 8300)
I don't understand why they wouldn't include the firewire card, considering this is a great computer for video editing. I guess most people are using their computers for gaming and streaming and watching DVDs, not making them.
I have been able to import using PE10, but it seems a little glitchy.
I'm also going to try an updated version of the motionDV studio that came with my Panasonic.
Thanks again--
--Linda

DVD capturing - What setting on Easy Setup?

Hello,
I'm caputuring video from my DVD player which is : connected RCA to a Canopus converter box : out firewire and into the Macbook.
When I capture the video, I get the message saying "Audio/Video rate may not match sample..." after I'm finished capturing.
I have no idea which setting in Easy Setup to choose from.
It is currently set at: DV - NTSC 32 kHz
Any suggestions?

If you are capturing via a box like the Canopus ADVC-110 (any model, actually), you should use the DV NTSC DV Converter easy setup. (Assuming you're in the US, that is.) Select this easy setup BEFORE you create a new sequence and/or try to capture anything from the Canopus. Also make sure that the Canopus box itself is set for NTSC, not PAL.
You should NOT use the DV NTSC 32KHz easy setup.

IMovie capturing HD Video at 1/2 - 3/4 speed then quits

I'm using a sony HC3 HD Camcorder and a Mac Pro with Dual 3.0 Ghz processors and 2GB of Ram.
I'm trying to capture some video from the camcorder , but each time I do the capture slows down to 1/2 -3/4 speed then quits capturing all together. I've made several attempts all ending the same way. I've Verified all disk permissions and attempted to capture the video to 4 different hard drives ( all of which I performed a "repair" on via disk utilities).
To make matters more odd, the video captures fine on my Macbook Pro using the same camera and cable
I've performed a Hardware test on the Mac Pro as well, but no problems were found.
Anyone with any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!! ( All updates have been made to the software as well)
(Not sure it matters, but I'm using a Radeon x1900 video card)

Hi John
You need:
- 13Gb free space per hour movie on Your hard disk - plus
- 10 Gb to let Mac OS run OK - plus
- 1 - 4 times 13Gb x hour of movie material to let iMovie have work space.
= 1 hour movie needs minimum: 13Gb + 10Gb + 13Gb = 33Gb free space.
If this doesn't apply eg 150Gb free then I would
- Run: Repair Permissions (Apple disk util tool)
- Delet iMovie pref file
- last - start from CD/DVD or external hard disk and Run: Repair Hard disk
(Apple disk util tool)
Yours Bengt W

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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