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From: David Kennedy on 12 Mar 2010 16:22 Tim Hodgson wrote: > I've just been trying to digitise some VHS tapes with this thing, > connected to VHS player via SCART -> composite, and getting unusably > choppy, stuttering results. This is on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz with 4GB > RAM. I've quit practically all other apps. > > There doesn't seeem to be much to play with in the prefs, and the docs > and Elgato website aren't a lot of use. Is there anything else to be > aware of? > > (Oh, EyeTV software is up to date.) I gave up in the end and got one of these off ebay... <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220569140427> much less hassle, stick the tape in, go out for lunch, come back and put the DVD in the Mac. Presto. -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: David Kennedy on 12 Mar 2010 16:31 Tim Hodgson wrote: > David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > >> Tim Hodgson wrote: >>> I've just been trying to digitise some VHS tapes with this thing, >>> connected to VHS player via SCART -> composite, and getting unusably >>> choppy, stuttering results. This is on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz with 4GB >>> RAM. I've quit practically all other apps. >>> >>> There doesn't seeem to be much to play with in the prefs, and the docs >>> and Elgato website aren't a lot of use. Is there anything else to be >>> aware of? >>> >>> (Oh, EyeTV software is up to date.) >> >> I gave up in the end > > By which you mean you had the same problem? I had endless grief. At the time I had a G4 powerbook as my fastest machine so apart from speed problems I had connection issues etc. etc. > >> and got one of these off ebay... >> >> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220569140427> >> >> much less hassle, stick the tape in, go out for lunch, come back and put >> the DVD in the Mac. Presto. > > Not what I really wanted to hear :-\ It was far easier. And, as an added bonus, I only lost a fiver on the deal when I resold it again two months later... -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: SimonB on 12 Mar 2010 18:39 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > I've just been trying to digitise some VHS tapes with this thing, > connected to VHS player via SCART -> composite, and getting unusably > choppy, stuttering results. This is on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz with 4GB > RAM. I've quit practically all other apps. > > There doesn't seeem to be much to play with in the prefs, and the docs > and Elgato website aren't a lot of use. Is there anything else to be > aware of? > > (Oh, EyeTV software is up to date.) Worked OK for me on a MacBook air 1.6Ghz with the EyeTV Hybrid and SCART>composite. In the preferences (v3.x) under 'devices' I turned off 'enable timeshift', closed the player window and recorded at high quality. HTH -- Simon
From: T i m on 12 Mar 2010 19:27 On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:02:37 +0000, thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid (Tim Hodgson) wrote: >I've just been trying to digitise some VHS tapes with this thing, >connected to VHS player via SCART -> composite, and getting unusably >choppy, stuttering results. This is on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz with 4GB >RAM. I've quit practically all other apps. > >There doesn't seeem to be much to play with in the prefs, and the docs >and Elgato website aren't a lot of use. Is there anything else to be >aware of? > >(Oh, EyeTV software is up to date.) C2D Mini 1.6, 10.4, Hybrid, Composite from VHS. I think I remember it working ok? It was a while ago though. T i m
From: Andy Hewitt on 13 Mar 2010 17:41
Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > I've just been trying to digitise some VHS tapes with this thing, > connected to VHS player via SCART -> composite, and getting unusably > choppy, stuttering results. This is on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz with 4GB > RAM. I've quit practically all other apps. > > There doesn't seeem to be much to play with in the prefs, and the docs > and Elgato website aren't a lot of use. Is there anything else to be > aware of? > > (Oh, EyeTV software is up to date.) No idea here I'm afraid. Emily uses the Hybrid on an iBook without too much bother, and that was used on my old G5 before that. I'm using a Miglia Duo with EyeTV on a plain MacBook with no issues. On the G5 and iBook I did find turning off interlacing helps. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/> |