Actually you can do .wav files on the Mac as well. Both formats are pretty much the same thing just with a different header on the file. Wave files are more prevalent at this point.
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NoiseDesign - Dec 31, 2006 12:14:02 am PST #9963 of 10003
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Jon B. - Dec 31, 2006 4:27:14 am PST #9964 of 10003
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Say I wanted to take a composite video and stereo audio signal from a TV tuner and record it onto my Mac Mini. I assume I'd need some sort of USB or Firewire device to capture video? What's a good cheap piece of hardware to do that? I don't need the Mini to act as a DVR; I just want to be able to record video and then do some simple editing.
Tom Scola - Dec 31, 2006 4:37:06 am PST #9965 of 10003
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Not exactly "cheap", but [link]
Jon B. - Dec 31, 2006 5:03:58 am PST #9966 of 10003
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That's a nice looking box, Tom. But it seems like the EyeTV Hybrid gives me what I want, plus DVR functionality I don't need, for less money? [link]
Tom Scola - Dec 31, 2006 5:11:22 am PST #9967 of 10003
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Does that have composite input, or just RF?
Jon B. - Dec 31, 2006 5:38:31 am PST #9968 of 10003
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EyeTV Hybrid also comes with a break-out cable for composite video and S-Video, enabling you to connect a set-top box for premium channels, digital cable or satellite.
That'll do what I want, no?
Tom Scola - Dec 31, 2006 5:42:42 am PST #9969 of 10003
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Do you want to be able to output video?
Jessica - Dec 31, 2006 5:57:23 am PST #9970 of 10003
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I'd go with something like this over the EyeTV thingy, personally. (Looking at the breakout cable here, I only see unbalanced audio and S-video, which is fine, but it's not exactly what they say it is.)
Jon B. - Dec 31, 2006 7:16:59 am PST #9971 of 10003
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Do you want to be able to output video?
No, except to a TV, which I already do via the DVI monitor output.
I'd go with something like this
Ooh, thanks Jessica. That looks pretty good! And I hadn't seen a close-up of the EyeTV breakout cable; I agree that it's more lame than advertised.
sumi - Jan 01, 2007 9:14:32 am PST #9972 of 10003
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Thanks! That is what I want to do -- I will save as a .wav (once I get the proper converter) and burn and delete.