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bwah-hahahaha

i am uncoerced by your grammaticalfullness....


you

actually, your more of an assclown:

*tips glass to the confuzed1*


hey,

i have been doing analog capture for years, starting with my ppc8500 back in '96 - trust me confuzed1, just about ANY quicktime device that can capture at THAT resolution (higher than just about any source you are giving it except your dvd player), should be more that pleasing to the eye.

plus, via QT pro, you can filter and play with the quality even more if you need to...

are you guys "sure" about the macrovision thing though, if you ran it through a vcr, it might disable that... did you run a dvd right to the tvr (it should let you - fair use allows for personal back-up, damnit!!!)

I currently have the ProTV/Stereo card in my G4, but haven't had much time to test it. I know they stopped producing it about six months ago, but it does everything the new external stuff does. I bought it so I can record shows while I'm at school, and it can also record from analog camcorders and VCRs and such. It's a pretty interesting tool, especially if you don't feel like spending a lot for something like TiVo. Formac makes some cool stuff.

-Antonio

A note to MacAddictfan--

Are you still happy with it?  After this much time, have you  had any trouble with it at all?  I think you may have helped convince me that this is the unit for me.  I just want to be sure first.  Thanks in advance. 

I'm VERY happy with my Formac. I've tried to get to digital cable channels, and I believe I can do it. I'm hooking up component cables through the VHS machine from the Antenna Cable.


Only problem, and I don't think this has anything to do with the Formac is that when I encode DV in ffmpegx to divx (for archiving shows, tiny file size), alternating lies of blur and sharp qualities lace themselves up and down the file. I've asked the creator of ffmpegx if this is a known problem in ffmpegx, and I have yet to get an answer.

I don't believe that is a Formac problem tho.
the TVR is very compatible with iMovie, AND if u plug it into your Firewire port and start up iChat AV, you can broadcast TV to all your friends!
(for some reason ichat reflects the video tho.. Prolly bec. when u're aiming a camera at yourself from the front, the video has to be reversed)

I LOVE this formac TVR.
You're gonna need a splitter and a bunch of coaxial cables if u intend to get dig. cable channels on your Formac, basic cable channels on your formac, have a working VHS, and a working TV + cable box.

You need a cable/satellite connection, so don't think that you can get free cable off of this thing.

ok, heres how it works...

You get a 3 way splitter. You plug one coax fro splitter into Formac.
one coax into cable box (and subsequently your TV), and if u want dig. cable channels, you plug your last coax into a VHS machine.

With this setup u get all basic cable channels. You need component or S-Video Cables to connect your VHS to your formac to get one dig. cable chan at a time. Whichever one that the VHS is pointed to at that moment.

(I'm going to be setting this up tomorrow. I'm not sure if i have to split the signal after the cable box, or before the cable box {into the VHS} though)

I can't think of any reason not to get this thing.  If you happen to be one of these guys, congratulations, you've just made a sale. 

I should know just how good this thing is on Friday. 

1) What the hell are you all talking about?

This.

2) What the hell does "kick neck" mean?

It's a first for me as well.

...I think it's some sort of alternate way of saying "kick ass" used by pussies who giggle when they hear the word "titmouse."

*Giggles*

You said, "titmouse." 

Kick Neck: watch one of the staff videos... was it Narasu who first used the phrase?

The one where she turns into Lara Croft and kicks the neck of all the bad guys. As well as some other various parts of their bodies. Mainly the one that rhymes with Pass... or Shut... or even Perrier... sort of.

The funny thing is that I immediately thought of the word that rhymes with "Pass" and "Perrier," but I had to stop and think about "Shut." 

Kick Neck: watch one of the staff videos... was it Narasu who first used the phrase?

Staff video? Of what?

Kick Neck: watch one of the staff videos... was it Narasu who first used the phrase?

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