My Reply follows quote. On 28/11/2005 17:17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >On 28-Nov-05, at 9:12 PM, Ken wrote: > >> My Reply follows quote. On 28/11/2005 17:00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >>> I have some old VHS tapes I would like to get on my computer, edit and >>> then burn to DVD. What is the best and most economical way to get them >>> from my VCR to my G4 Sawtooth, dual 500, 768 mb ram. I have looked at >>> some boxes that hook up to firewire. They are expensive though. Any >>> suggestions would be appreciated. >>> Ron >>> Nova Scotia >> --------- >> Well, the only realistic way is to have some sort of video >> capture hardware. I know nothing about your G4 (my "advanced" >> machine is a G3 Minitower), but if you don't have a "video-in" >> port, you will need to add something, either a PCI card or >> an external device. Neither are free! >> >> Ken >> >I'm not looking for something free, and I am limited in PCI slots. The >boxes are $400 and up. Surely there must be something out there that >can hook up the VCR in an inexpensive way. > >Ron >Nova Scotia -------- I didn't mean to imply that you were trying to do it "on the cheap" but rather that the PCI cards and capture boxes are rather expensive, as you noted. I have seen a few advertised, in MacMall I believe, for something in the $200 range.
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