Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 14 Dec 01 Volume 18 : Issue 161 Today's Topics: .mov files into imovie [*] OneshotRecorder1.41, sound recorder easy to use [*] TidBITS#609/13-Dec-01 DivX encoders for QuickTime? video input from analog videocamera video input from analog videocamera video input from analog videocamera The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V18 #161" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:24:08 -0800 From: Chris McVay To: Subject: .mov files into imovie My still digital camera takes short video clips as well and I can save them as .mov files on my G4 733. I would like to work with them on imovie but can't even see them when I try to open them in imovie. Does anyone know how I can work on these files in imovie? Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: 14 Dec 2001 From: NattaWorks-Nagano To: Subject: [*] OneshotRecorder1.41, sound recorder easy to use -A sound recorder. Record sound onto your hard disk. -Simple one-button operation. Single setting panel. -Variety of recording options; count down start, AIFF conversion etc. -Timer recording. -System requirements: PPC Mac like iMac. MacOS 8 or higher. QuickTime 3 or higher is recommended. -Shareware price : U.S.$10. http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~natta/english.html mailto:NattaWorks@Kagi.com ver 1.4 -> 1.41 - bug fixes [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/one-shot-recorder-141.hqx; 359 K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:00:00 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#609/13-Dec-01 TidBITS#609/13-Dec-01 Happy Holidays! As has become our end-of-year tradition, we once again present a wide variety of gift suggestions collected from TidBITS readers. Read on if you're still trying to find the perfect gift for your Macintosh-using friends and relatives (or just hoping to add a few items to your own list at the last minute). Topics: 2001 Hardware Gift Ideas 2001 Miscellaneous Gift Ideas 2001 Software Gift Ideas 2001 Gaming Gift Ideas 2001 Gift Ideas for the Macintosh-minded 2001 Gifts That Support TidBITS [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-609.etx; 57K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:53:15 +0100 From: muki pakesch To: "E. Blasberg" , digest@info-mac.org Subject: DivX encoders for QuickTime? At 21:05 Uhr +0200 12.12.2001, E. Blasberg wrote: >able to open it on a Windoze machine. Apparently the format is DivX. >Anyone ever heard of this or know if there's a decoder for it for >QuickTime on the mac? try http://www.divx.com/ hth cheers, muki -- __________________________________________________________________ | muki pakesch | | | | mailto:mpakesch@t0.or.at http://www.t0.or.at/~mpakesch | |__________________________________________________________________| ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:01:37 -0800 From: Ken Prager To: digest@info-mac.org, Paolo Bartoli Subject: video input from analog videocamera In article <9vavk0$1t81$1@traf.lcs.mit.edu>, Paolo Bartoli wrote: > From: Paolo Bartoli > Subject: video input from analog videocamera > > I wish to edit my Video8 tapes on the Mac. At the moment I work with > a Pismo Powerbook with firewire port and an analog videocamera (which > hasn't a firewire port...). > How can I import the videos into the Powerbook? Is there an > analog-to-firewire device? Sony DVMC-DA2. It's at the Apple Store. Ken ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:56:05 +0100 From: muki pakesch To: Paolo Bartoli , Info Mac Subject: video input from analog videocamera At 9:34 Uhr +0100 13.12.2001, Paolo Bartoli wrote: >How can I import the videos into the Powerbook? Is there an >analog-to-firewire device? have a look at: http://www.synthetic-ap.com/tips/firewireconverters.html there's a list of analog/fw converters another option would be to get a Digi8 camera which will playback video8 and has fw i/o hth cheers, muki -- __________________________________________________________________ | muki pakesch | | | | mailto:mpakesch@t0.or.at http://www.t0.or.at/~mpakesch | |__________________________________________________________________| ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:51:06 -0500 From: "Coradeschi, Tom [AMSTA-AR-FSP-G]" To: "'Paolo Bartoli'" , Subject: video input from analog videocamera I don't know about video-to-firewire, but there is a very slick video-to-USB device: The InterView device from XLR8 . Includes Strata Video Shop and QuickTime Pro. List price (US): $79.95. Tom Coradeschi tcora@pica.army.mil > ---------- > From: Paolo Bartoli > Sent: 13 December 2001 03:34 AM > To: Info Mac > Subject: video input from analog videocamera > > I wish to edit my Video8 tapes on the Mac. At the moment I work with > a Pismo Powerbook with firewire port and an analog videocamera (which > hasn't a firewire port...). > How can I import the videos into the Powerbook? Is there an > analog-to-firewire device? > -- > Paolo Bartoli > > ** Arch. Paolo Bartoli / pbartoli@iname.com ** > ** http://space.tin.it/arte/bpxba/ ** > ** http://space.tin.it/arte/bpxba/eco/index.html ** > > -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************