Camcorder ports from left - USB, Firewire, Audio/Video (RCA composite). Like I said, I'm new to this whole thing and all I want to do is save my old 8mm home vids (analog) as digital on my computer AT LEAST as good as they are in analog. For High Def TV, use component video or HDMI. On these you have to put a piece of tape on the side hole of the tape. I have multiple stops in a 2 hour tape and I just want to record the whole thing without stopping and starting all over. I select 'capture length' (also tried without selection) and even so, if there is a stop in the incoming signal (like between scenes), the capture auto stops. Is it related to the vidbox, USB, speed of computer (Win7 64-bit quad core 3.6GHz 8 gig ram)?
Once I start the video playing, the 'start capture' in Media Import becomes highlighted and i select it.įirst thing I note is that while the video is playing smoothly, the capture window is a bit 'choppy' with intermittent 'flashing'.Īfter playback of saved video, the 'chop/flash' is present in the saved copy.Īny suggestions on how to avoid this issue? I'm trying to transfer (capture?) video from an old Minolta Master 8-832 camcorder (8mm tape).Ĭamera is connected to an Honestech vidbox via RCA cable (one video/one audio).then the vidbox is connected to USB connector on back of computer. NOTE: M ore information and troubleshooting for importing video with iMovie is available on the Apple website at.
The USB scope processes the data that is captured and then passes the waveform to be displayed to the PC or other computer using a lossless format over the USB link. In addition, make sure the converter is set to convert an analog signal to DV. Using FPGA based USB scopes, the data is processed in a parallel manner, data is stored in the USB scope itself, and the PC is fundamentally used for signal display and control. IMPORTANT: If the converter has more than one A/V input, make sure the input to which the camcorder is connected is selected on the converter.
If the third-party digital device is a digitizer with device controls (and has device drivers for Premiere Pro), connect its device control port (RS-232 or RS-422) with the same type port on the analog device.
IMPORTANT: Information about using iMovie software with an analog-to-digital converter is available on the Apple website at. If the digital device is an external digitizer, deck, or camcorder, connect its FireWire or SDI port to the computer’s.
When I connected the Vidbox to my desktop computer the video.
The following items are necessary to transfer video to an Apple® Macintosh® computer from an 8mm or Hi8™ camcorder: