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    A good capture device for USB?

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      CraigAlfredson
      last edited by

      I did some very unscientific tests a while back, comparing USB input (via Videoglide), Firewire and PCIe and I found that under many circumstances the USB actually had the lowest latency of the bunch.

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      • dbiniD
        dbini
        last edited by

        i use a Dazzle with videoglide and have had no problems getting composite signal from a camera 50m away. i also have an easycap, but these can be a bit problematic. particularly because there are a number of different versions that need different drivers, but there's no way of telling them apart, so you don't know which drivers will work until they do or dont.

        John Collingswood
        taikabox.com
        2013 MBPR 2.3GHZ i7 OSX11.7.4 16GB
        & 2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX12.3 16GB

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        • vanakaruV
          vanakaru
          last edited by

          Look this list. It has been updated over the years. For mac though.

          [Modul8 v2.5.8+ Video Capture Compatibilty List](http://forum.garagecube.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3951)
          I use some devices compatible with VideoGlide drivers. I have at the moment EasyCap, but have tried some others as well.
          Search this for live capture
          http://forum.troikatronix.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?t
          PS: But for really reliable solution I got Matrox MXO2 mini(connecting with ExpressCard). 

          MBP 4.1 & MBP (Retina, Mid 2012) MBP Retina 2017

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          • MichelM
            Michel Izzy Guru
            last edited by

            We use THESE FireWire Repeaters from Datavideo at our theatre and didn't have any problems up to now, well it's a while since we last used them :-). They also SALE 20m FireWire cables, but they are not cheap.

            Best
            Michel

            Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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              Bootzilla
              last edited by

              dbini, does the dazzle work on a MBP?

              Just to check, is this the right thing? http://www.maplin.co.uk/dazzle-dvd-recorder-96885
              Cheers
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              • SkulptureS
                Skulpture Izzy Guru
                last edited by

                I'd double check what OS it is compatible with too. Mountain Lion still inst that supported; especially not with (dare I say it...) smaller companies.

                Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
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                RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
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                • dbiniD
                  dbini
                  last edited by

                  @Bootzilla - that Dazzle looks similar to mine, except mine is all white, with a white cable. there's a few versions, i'm sure the internals are pretty similar, but they come with different software.*

                  i'm running OSX 10.6.8, and to get the Dazzle to work in Isadora, you'll need a VideoGlide driver - that's an extra $29 from http://www.echofx.com/videoglide.html - sorry i don't know about Mountain Lion.
                  videoglide only supports capture at 640x480 - which is fine for tracking, but might not suit your requirements for a 'reasonable quality' it'll do 25 fps for PAL, 29.97 fps for NTSC. it'll output YUV if that's what you like to work in.
                  *apparently, checking the website, videoglide won't capture audio on the DVC-100 - i'm not sure what model that is on the Maplin website.

                  John Collingswood
                  taikabox.com
                  2013 MBPR 2.3GHZ i7 OSX11.7.4 16GB
                  & 2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX12.3 16GB

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                    PatrickPagano
                    last edited by

                    i would just run a LONG BNC and adapt it to RCA and canopus into IZZY

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                    • markM
                      mark
                      last edited by

                      Patrick is right -- that's how I've done it in the past, and it works well. You can run a pretty long BNC cable (as long as the cable quality is good) before the signal will degrade appreciably.

                      Best Wishes,
                      Mark

                      Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                      Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                      • SkulptureS
                        Skulpture Izzy Guru
                        last edited by

                        +1 I stick to BNC when I can.

                        Plus BNC booster are not that expensive; lots of second hand ones on good old ebay. 

                        Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                        RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
                        RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
                        RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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