Quote: Originally posted by NeoMac: <STRONG>Thanks for the additional replies. The Canopus converter report on MacCentral started me down this path of inquiry. …

I read a while ago that possibly some new digital cable/satellite converter boxes may have a firewire port. That would be interesting. Would impact the consumer video market and …

Canopus is a good company w/ good products. Haven't seen this one yet, but they make great RT cards, etc. If you only have a handful of tapes to convert - family vacations, Christ…

Quote: Originally posted by NeoMac: <STRONG>Thanks for the additional replies. The Canopus converter report on MacCentral started me down this path of inquiry. …

Hope this response isn't too late. The quality is the same, so if you can afford it, I would get a Sony or Canon mini-DV camcorder. Might as well have a nice camera rather than jus…

I've been using the Dazzle Hollywood bridge with great results converting analog vieo into DV. It can also convert back to analog for rrecording to tape, and also will allow the us…

Quote: Originally posted by NeoMac: <STRONG>Thanks for the additional replies. The Canopus converter report on MacCentral started me down this path of inquiry. …

Hey, thanks for the link to the Canopus review!

Quote: Originally posted by NeoMac: <STRONG>Arn, you are right, I don't want to keep all the DV footage on my hard drive, but I don't want to save the DV to tape e…

I recently discovered that uncompressed DV footage takes up increadible amounts of space on a hard drive. 16 seconds is about 50+ MB! He's right, it's better just to save it to DV…

Just to throw in my 2 cents. Got the sony convertor about 6 months ago for $300 new (used is less) and it seems to be doing a bang up job. If you got the extra cash, just get a c…

Quote: I've been using the Dazzle Hollywood bridge with great results converting analog vieo into DV. It can also convert back to analog for rrecording to tape, and als…

Quote: Originally posted by <cruzer>: <STRONG>I've been using the Dazzle Hollywood bridge with great results converting analog vieo into DV. It can a…

Quote: Originally posted by supernature: <STRONG>Just an FYI, for those who don't know. Anyone who has a digital8 camcorder can easily put in their old Sony consu…

try this site for DVD-related tools. -r.

I doubt it ever comes up again... Basically EVERYONE wants a program that they can double click and it converts their DVD into a DivX file... well, maybe that's what i'm looking …

if you have access to Windows, how do the various versions of divx compare?

I have VPC, but I'm not familiar with the DivX codecs. Also, since 3ivX is comparable and since DivX playback compatibility is not so good on OS X, I see no reason for me to use a …

Quote: Originally posted by MadMacs: <STRONG>So, which do you think was the best? Did you take a look at the non-free codecs?</STRONG> no, I didn…

IMHO divx is awesome in osx. 3ivx plays great on my 450 mp. These are currently the best codecs for movies. Most 1.5 hr flicks will look great(full screen) at under 700 mb. Both…

Quote: Originally posted by pdot: <STRONG>I personally like the quality of the 3ivX codec the most because you can get something that's 2-3 as good as VCD quality …

oos, sorry about the 3ivx mixup. I just got so used to seeing the capital "X" that I forgot. As for the development picking up again, I wonder if it's too late. Even with the MPEG-…

Sorry pdot. let me re-phrase MS DivX divx Divx or however you spell it plays awesome in OSX. smoking? hmm... [ 03-18-2002: Message edited by: Chuck_star ]

Quote: Originally posted by Chuck_star: <STRONG>Sorry pdot. let me re-phrase MS DivX divx Divx or however you spell it plays awesome in OSX. smoking? hmm... [ 0…