ric@islenet.UUCP (Frederick Lee) (07/30/88)
I'm pondering about purchasing the SONY CCDV9 Camcorder. Hence I need to build the pluses of owning one. One possibility is having the ability to digitize images to store in a Mac PICT or PNTG format. IS THIS POSSIBLE? IS THERE SUCH A DEVICE ON THE MARKET THAT CAN DO THIS? If so, where, what, & how much? -- - Ric Lee From the base of O'ahu's Koolau Mountains, where the Cockroaches roam.
benjamin_kuo@pedro.UUCP (Benjamin Kuo) (08/06/88)
Of course. There are several, MAGIC digitizer, MacVision, etc, etc, etc. I've worked with these devices a few times, and they can save PNTG, PICT, TIFF, EPSF, etc. Operation is pretty simple, and the programs to edit the images work wonderfully. The price ranges from ~$400 to ~$1500.
dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) (08/07/88)
In article <4122@islenet.UUCP> ric@islenet.UUCP (Frederick Lee) writes: >I'm pondering about purchasing the SONY CCDV9 Camcorder. Hence I need >to build the pluses of owning one. > >One possibility is having the ability to digitize images to store in a Mac >PICT or PNTG format. IS THIS POSSIBLE? > >IS THERE SUCH A DEVICE ON THE MARKET THAT CAN DO THIS? MacVision is just such a device. Check your local MacWorld magazine for price and availability... MacVision is a piece of hardware that allows any NTSC device to send its info through the serial port into the Mac. I have a Sony 8mm video camera that I have used several times with just such a box. Bill Atkinson (who wrote HyperCard) also wrote the software for MacVision. The problem with MacVision (and Bill agrees) is that any NTSC source (video camera, VCR, etc.) has an inherently low resolution image. I do not use my MacVision much as a result. Scanners are taking over this area for anything that can be stuck to a platten. Make sure to keep an ear to the ground for MacWorld in Boston: there is something VERY exciting that is going to happen. Dan Allen Apple Computer