Can you convert a firewire to svhs or vice versa?

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Can you convert a firewire to svhs or vice versa?

Can you convert a firewire to svhs or vice versa?
I am trying to load footage into an Imac for final cut pro editing.
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SevansX

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Oct 21, 2008 2:25 PM

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Answer 1

RedTruck

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Oct 21, 2008 2:29 PM in response to Sevansx

you'll need some kind of media converter. If you don't have one, a camera will do. Plug the VCR into your camera and use the firewire from camera to computer.

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Answer 2

Nick Holmes

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Oct 21, 2008 2:29 PM in response to Sevansx

You need an Analog to DV converter:

http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/products/ADVC110/index.php

http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/products/ADVC300/index.php

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Studio X

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Oct 21, 2008 2:30 PM in response to Sevansx

Something like the Canopus ADVC300 will take analog SVHS input and output DV via firewire.

You set FCP to capture using a "non controllable device" and start/stop the capture with "capture now".

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Answer 4

Oct 21, 2008 2:32 PM in response to Sevansx

If you are trying to get VHS or any other analogue video source into FCP you will need to run the signal through an Analogue/Digital Converter. Some digital DV cameras can act as a converter allowing you to connect the VHS to the camera via RCA cables and go out of the camera to the computer via FW.
There are also many A/D converters on the market. Canopus make a line of them that generally get good reviews. http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/home.php

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