[Fmpro] Canopus ADVC110 or 300?

[Claude Castonguay]

Hi everyone,

the dv cam solution will work but i think there's a more significant  
delay between what you are seeing on your TV monitor and the actual  
time code your DAW is at. Because you're going through firewire to DV  
Cam's circuitry then  to TV monitor etc...So if you're trying to be  
tightly in synch with visual, you could be a bit far off working this  
way. IMHO (Not scientifically proven but i recall having done some  
tests)

I had originally thought of going the DV cam way, but then i thought,  
what will happen that time when sonny boy will start walking and my  
wife will say: "Honey, where's the DV cam?" Duh, you guys wait for me  
while i go back to my Downtown studio and fetch the camera... You get  
the picture...

  Obviously if you rarely need to score to picture, the cam could be  
a fine solution.

For your info Susan i own a Canopus ADVC100 and it works great for  
what i need. i.e.  Sending QT movies to external monitor.


Best,

Claude

> or is there really good use
> that these can be put to that simply connecting your VCR to a DV cam
> and firewire to your computer won't do?