Will this work to capture from VCR/VHS to a Macbook Pro? Does it capture without frame drops? Does it overheat easily?
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I believe that it will. I used it to capture video playback from a Sony camcorder to my iMac. I don't believe that it dropped any frames and did not seem to get very warm while running
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I have a standard cable television provider, and I have been able to record from either TV or a DVD onto a VJS tape, or from either TV or a VHS tape onto a DVD. Personally, I don't understand the bad reviews below, because I have had great experiences using this machine. In fact, I used one so much for several years that I wore it out, and bought another one, asd later yet another one to use in a different room of my house. I love this Panasonic VCR/DVD combination unit.
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this won't work on the computer. you need to attach it from your vhs to a dvd recorder. I hope this helps ;)
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I was digitizing low quality cassette tape to MacBook files. It worked well for that. I don't know how it'll work for high quality sound. Sorry. My gut feeling is it would do fine but.....
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I have it, I bought it because I remember reading something about it working with a mac but i tried it today and it doesn't work and i have a new macbook pro. i tried to copy an old vhs tape and the mac didn't recognize it and either did imovie or roxio.
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The recorder works fine with a Mac. You can download the recordings to iTunes, and use iTunes to control playback.
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Thank you J. I'm sure the HV20 should work since it's DV Tape based and the video capture is made in real time.My concern is that since the HG10 works with a Hard Drive, the files copied to the computer may be in a format that the Mac cannot read... That would be a bummer.I've heard about some Sony AVCHD cameras not being compatible with the Mac and this is why I wonder about this one.I guess ultimately I can just get it and try it and return it if it doesn't work.Thanks again,Christian
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I've been using it on a Mac for a little over a year, and can recommend it with only one or two caveats. First, the analog-to-digital conversion options are more limited on a Mac than they are on a PC. I found the EZ Cap converter works for me. Second, I'm using it to monitor a bluebird nest box, and wanted to stream live video from it, and I can't get the Mac (both an Air and a MacBook) to even recognize it as a connected device. Can still get the video feed directly on a computer or TV, though. Still don't know the answer to that one, but all in all, the camera transmits excellent quality video.
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I'm not familiar with the mac. The AV cord allows the camcorder to be connected to dvd recorders/players and TVs. I connect the camcorder to the dvd recorder-player to transfer the video recordings to DVDs which are compatible with my computer and other players. Hope this helps.
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Sorry, that is an AV setup question that is dependent on your computer and TV capability. Last I checked, USB is not the best AV connection choice when it works. Resolution and bus limitations alone are inferior to pure video output. The cable is excellent for computer to computer data transfer for migration from older Mac to newer Mac.
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We used this for real-time camera capture for IMAG during a live event. The signal went from camera (through computer) to projector with very little latency. 2-3 frames even with layers of graphics being superimposed by the software as well. We were using a brand new MacBook Pro with ProPresenter and no other apps running.
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Already answered...but add my two cents. It works 'almost' like a VCR. Will only do one thing at a time. The biggest difference is it will still record when in pause mode and assigns a 'name', albeit confusing to each recording. The USB port is very sensitive...doesn't fit tightly. It will often get 'no USB device found'. The plus is both outputs work together AVI and HDMI.
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My StarTech capture card does the same thing. Playback is perfect. Guessing Picture and sound could be offset to compensate for dropped frames if necessary.
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Hi, i tested it yesterday in response to this question. I transferred 3.9 GB of video files to it wirelessly from my Macbook Pro. It estimated 35 minutes but took just under 40 minutes to complete the task. At approx 4 GB to 40 minutes that's about 1 GB every 10 minutes. Hope that helps.
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Thanks. That answers my question about recording off the TV. Do you know if we can view/play VHS tapes using the Toshiba DVR610? Other people have written saying that they haven't been able to do so. Thank you.
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As far as I know, mini displayPort and Thunderbolt are one way, that is they send video out from the MacBook Pro. They are not inputs. Most common way of importing video is via the firewire connection on the Macbook. They sell similar looking devices like this one that take rca inputs and convert them to firewire outputs.
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We have been able to record video tapes of old movies that we have so far with no issues. Version 5 of this product works too if your pc has Windows 7. Make sure your VCR has the red, white, and yellow video/sound ports on the back.