On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 Bowerbird@... wrote:

> oh.  ok.  never mind.
> 
> derek doesn't need analog capacity,
> so nobody else does either.         :+)
> 
> pierre, just throw away all that analog tape.  
> and that old equipment too.  we're digital now.

Let's try this again.

Basic problem: Brand new DV macs don't support old analog input/output.

Assuming your original legacy Mac that you are using to edit/capture
analog video still works, I'm a little lost as to why one would spend the
horde of cash required for a DV Mac without also updating old legacy
peripherals.  The modern DV macs are made for digital editing.  That is
their selling point, or at least one of them.  Why buy something ditigal
if you don't have the equipment for it and have no intention or ability
to update what you currently have?  I may as well go the route of buying a
digital camera and then complaining that it has no analog output!

If you are replacing a broken down legacy mac, well obviously its tough to
buy an older model in good repair and it makes sense to go with a modern
design.  If this case, you have a lot of leftover material from the
previous machine that you weren't intending to replace.  This is where a
capture card comes in.  You add it to the machine you just bought to
support your legacy devices and media.  This is nothing new.  Just because
Apple doesn't include it in the machine themselves doesn't mean you are
SOL.  You can still add SCSI and ADB ports to your latest G4 if you
want. Same with capture cards now.

I don't see why Apple should be forced to include every single port and
circuit design they ever came up with on every mac ever made.  Doesn't it
sound the least bit ridiculous to you to insist that Apple include both DV
capture and analog?

-D