Originally Posted by Jess Wunman  JW: Actually, I was wondering if I will need to add something like a card, as well as the software, to enable video capture.
JW: My VHS player output only has coaxial and RCA jacks. Can I configure the connection, so as to take advantage of my computer's firewire input?
JW: Is "Final Cut Pro" a standard feature of the iMac? Are you suggesting that I may need it for capturing video with the Dell?
Thanks again,
Jess
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Sorry about the confusion =] and Happy 4th July!!
1 - You would probably need to buy an extra card so that you can capture from your VHS player. I know some desktops come with s-video sockets etc. but not all. The card you buy will all depend on what cable you buy which will eventually connect your VHS player to your PC. Look around for the card and cable for the best deal. I found this on another forum:
"Requirements:
Hardware: Video Card with Composite Video In or S-Video In
alternatively a TV Capture Card.
SoundCard with LineIn for sound recording
Software: VirtualDub or similar program
Compression Codecs: DivX, Intel Indeo 5.10; Most MS OS's have some installed. DivX can be downloaded.
40 Mins with DivX require about 1GB of space at 720x576 @25 fps and a bitrate setting of 4500Kb/s. Experiment with BitRate to reduce space requirement."
I'll put a picture up of one of my desktops which has a TV capture card on it soon so you can see what is standard.
2 - Unfortunately I don't know of any cables which go RCA jack (phono right?) to firewire. I think you'll have to go RCA to S-Video and then then audio phonos to minijack or something (composite?) Why not try finding a SCART socket that goes to something PC friendly!
3 - Final Cut Pro is the Premiere Pro of the Mac world so unfortunately it doesn't come standard with a Mac =[[[ You'll have to do with iMovie when you get yours but that's still a bit better than Windows Movie Maker. Any good editing programme will capture from anything you plug into your PC. I know Premiere Pro CS3 does it but I have never tried with WMM. I have vista and could try with that version of WMM but if you have XP you should check.
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