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Hi8 to computer w/Pinnacle card
Name: shotover Date: April 27, 2008 at 21:27:16 Pacific OS: Win XP w/SP2 CPU/Ram: P-4 550 / 3 GB Product: Gateway704GE
Comment:
Using a Pinnacle MovieBoard Plus PCI Software: Studio 11 Ver 11.1 Handycam Sony CCD-TR940 Hi 8 (RCA Composite & S-Video) output to a break-out box (this box came with the Pinnacle capture card.)
The software, Studio 11,comes up with a page that has a 4” x 5” box on the upper right. Sometimes this box has a green fuzz with a ¾” strip from top to bottom that has clear picture of the Handycam output. This strip moves from left to right across the box. The movement depends which “AVI or MPEG Capture” button you select. The fuzz sometimes is black also goes to 2” x 2” ghost square in the center of the output most of the time.
Summary: "The capture card you suggested appears to be for windows only and not for Mac." I actually didn't "suggest" a video capture card, just gave an example of what type of device you'll need. A google sea...
Summary: You don't need a capture card-- well, sort of. If I were you, I'd buy a Canon MiniDV camera. They have analog pass through, which takes place of the capture card. You plug the 8mm RCA outs to the C...
Summary: Well, I have never tried but if you have an extra usb cable, plug the camera into a usb port and see if xp/pinnacle recognizes it. Short of that, it might be best to buy a 1394 card. ...
is this legal?
