[Fmpro] Canopus Box

[Fernando Rivas]

Jon, 

I think Gaili was talking about keeping the file off the desktop, however.
I'm not sure how that would work if you're incorporating the demuxed movie
into a software platform (Logic, Protools, Performer etc) in order to score
it.  If the demuxed movie is not on the hard drive but on an external drive
or other type of external device then there may be sync lag when the
processor tries to access and synchronize to whatever platform you're
working on.

I use MPEG Streamclip to work on a Mac G5 and I've taken an hour of video
from a DVD, made it accessible to QT and sync on Logic.  That length tends
to slow down the program just a bit and it would probably be smarter to take
the video stream in two segments of 30min each.  Streamclip also allows me
to create a lower quality MPEG which will run with less weight on the
processing speed but then I have to live with smaller images or blurry
quality.

FR



On 1/25/07 2:45 PM, "jon j kirch" <jonkirch at cox.net> wrote:

> 
> G,
> If the movie is on a dvd it has been digitized. You would need a utility
> installed on your computer to lift or 'demux' the movie from the dvd to
> your computer. I use a free utility/application from squared5
> www.squared5.com  which is excellent.
> Once the movie is in the computer you can use quicktime to view the
> movie. If you are using a scoring program ( finale) etc. The movie
> should lock to
> the program and your ready to go.
> If you want to output the movie to a tv monitor ( the one that has been
> lifted/demuxed), rather than have it play on your desktop, you will
> probably need an in/out box hooked up to your computer to drive the
> television monitor. I use an old miromotion card for this. There are
> many available including ones from Canopus. ( I've read many complaints
> about canopus but I can't speak to the complaints because I don't use one )
>  If you have a digital video camera, you can put it between
> your computer (via firewire) and your T V monitor ( via a cable which
> usually comes with the camera ) and be good.
> For a dvd player, there are many inexpensive players that will work just
> fine. I use one from Coby which cost about $40.00 and has never let me down.
> 
> Good luck,
> I'm sure others on the list will have recommendations as well.
> 
> jjk
> 
> 
> Gaili Schoen wrote:
> 
>> Composers:
>> To digitize movies from a DVD I've been told to buy a Canopus Box along with
>> an external DVD player so that picture stays off the desktop. I'm not sure
>> which Canopus Box to buy -- this is a pretty simple function. Or which DVD
>> player to buy-- nto sure where the firewire connection should be-- between
>> the canopus and the computer I'm assuming. Can anyone further advise me on
>> this? Thanks, g
>> 
>> Gaili Schoen
>> Doubting Thomas Music
>> www.gailischoen.com
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