Keeping Things Simple
I recently purchased some software to transfer analog video to my mac. I am working on a long term project to move all of our beta, vhs, and 8mm tapes from my family’s early years, to the digital world. I tested out the hardware today by transferring some video I shot awhile back from a old video camera.
The process couldn’t be easier. I ran the program, plugged in the usb device, plugged in the audio video cable, and hit play on the video camera. It instantly showed up on the screen with a button to hit record to capture it. Upon recording about 5 minutes of my golf swing, i stopped the recording which then created a .mp4 file and instantly put it into iTunes for me to watch. I am actually thrilled to see that i did not have to sit there and figure the output settings for hours on end to figure out the best way to record it. It did it all automatically for me, and recorded it in a reasonable resolution of 640×480. I am extremely pleased with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone.
Now for the long journey of transferring countless hours of priceless video. At least i now know the process of moving it will be simple on my part… but it will involve leaving my mac on for hours on end.