bliston 0 #1 August 9, 2006 Purpose is for the wind tunnel. I want to be dumping footage down real time so it's accessible immediately after we get out for debrief. When I hooked up the camera, the recording image was "showing up" in iMovie, and it even let me click "import" while recording, but I could seem to actually capture a clip. Thoughts? BenMass Defiance 4-wayFS website sticks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 August 9, 2006 Seems to depend a LOT on the camera model, but I've had good results by taking the tape OUT of the camera. Of course, this means that if your computer glitches during the ingest, you are without a backup on tape. Anyway, something for you to experiment with.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pope 0 #3 August 9, 2006 pretty simple with FCP and a firewire. pope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #4 August 10, 2006 QuotePurpose is for the wind tunnel. I want to be dumping footage down real time so it's accessible immediately after we get out for debrief. When I hooked up the camera, the recording image was "showing up" in iMovie, and it even let me click "import" while recording, but I could seem to actually capture a clip. Thoughts? Ben Absolutely you can. In fact, using RedRock's Revolution, you can record to HDD with a laptop as your "field monitor." In the PC world, there is also DV Rack that allows for this with either HDV or DV. Use a long firewire cable and you'll be great. I've not tried this with my Mac and long cable, but do it almost daily with a PC and long cable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #5 August 11, 2006 QuoteIn the PC world, there is also DV Rack that allows for this with either HDV or DV. Use a long firewire cable and you'll be great. I've not tried this with my Mac and long cable, but do it almost daily with a PC and long cable. If all you want is DV camera -> HDD, couldn't you just use the free WinDV program? Or am I missing something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #6 August 11, 2006 Nope, you're missing nothing. The WinDV program doesn't buffer frames though, and bear in mind that capture isn't buffered at cam either, so you could lose a couple frames. Products like DVRack and Revolution buffer frames during capture, assuring nothing is lost. Free is good, but might cost you a few lost frames. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
