| lordsmurf |
12-07-2016 04:53 PM |
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Originally Posted by Franco
(Post 46479)
There are so many RCA plug to USB/Firewire devices to choose from. Any suggestions?
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What you really mean by "RCA to USB" is that you're wanting a USB capture card. For Mac, you have few options, most of the coming from Elgato.
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Originally Posted by alexstorm
(Post 46646)
It's been a while and so far no response, I see on this. Why not have a look at the reviews in NewEgg.
More expense gives you USB 3, HD Video etc. It's always better to save incoming video to the highest resolution possible and then edit it and compress later. If you never need to edit, then saving it immediately to a compressed format that looks good is acceptable.
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Looking at Newegg (or Amazon or eBay, etc) is not the best advice. Lots and lots of devices are lousy, and too many are cheap Chinese junk. Even the advice to "capture the highest resolution" is not accurate, as you don't want to capture VHS as 1080p (max SD should be 720x480/576).
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So you want to make sure incoming format on your converter software are some of those with an uncompressed option.
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Better advice: Use software that supports high-quality formats.
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iMovie 10 supports importing .mp4, .mov, MPEG2, AVCHD, DV, and HDV.
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iMovie really was not created with tape (Hi8, VHS, etc) to digital in mind. It was for shooting video on a DV cameras, or HD camera, and importing that. As such, it has very limited capabilities. Mac in general is a poor capture platform. It's just not the OS for video work. You have few options: DV, AVC, and that's pretty much it. None are ideal. |
