Jmfr Priser P Grass Valley Advcmini For Mac
Hello, I recently received an ADVC mini converter, but it doesn't quite work as it should. The main problem is that there are all kinds of horizontal bars in the (recorded) file, especially when someone moves a hand or so. The moment the image is still, there's no problem in it, but the moment something moves, the movement is followed by a trail of 'stripes'. It happens all the time, I once had it running without the bars, but it doesn't work anymore (even with the same configuration, both hardware and software). Is this a problem in some settings I have, or is this a hardware problem? (so should I return the ADVC mini converter). I hope someone can help me out, since I'm very concerned with this failure!
Thanks in advance! Unfortunately, I don't have a decoder for 'icod' (Apple intermediate codec) so I can't view the files. Reports stats for the files. It is odd that the second video has a PAL frame size (720x576) but an NTSC frame rate (29.97 fps). So the AVCDmini software natively produces icod video in a MOV container? I would have expected DV in a MOV container (that's what all the other ADVC products produce). If Herve is right and there is nothing wrong with the interlacing you should be able make an interlaced DVD.
The DVD player and TV should handle it properly (many commercial DVDs are interlaced). Hi keyboardboy How did you get on? Is the ADVCmini working well now? I have been struggling trying to export from my Sky+ HD box (the HD is not important; I’d just like to get something reasonable across to my iMac). Firstly I tried using my Canon MV600i camcorder as it has an analog to digital converter. I got a switchable SCART to S-video cable (the Canon only has S-video in), connected it to the Sky SCART VCR/DVD socket and the camcorder S-video with the cable’s twin phono audio joined with a Y connector and inserted in the camcorder’s audio/AV input. Then I connected a 4 pin to 9 pin Firewire cable - 4 pin to the camcorder, 9 pin to my iMac.
Everything worked well and I could see, control and record the saved video across to EXCEPT it was in good quality monochrome both on the camcorder’s LCD and the iMac iMovie! I also noted that the audio appeared to be triggering illumination on only one of iMovie’s two audio ‘bars.’ I repeated this with the Sky box TV SCART with the same monochrome issue. Some further reading on the web suggested that there was always going to be cabling/pin incompatibility between SCART RGB and S-video which would always cause the colour signal to be ‘lost.’ Not sure what the audio issue was? One website showed how 2 of the SCART pins (15 & 20?) could be shorted to resolve the issue but it admitted that this adversely affected the video quality so I closed that window. Anyway I then tried with an S-video to S-video cable, this time using the Sky box’s S-video socket. There is no reference to this in the Sky box manual apart from in the spec and I assume it is alway available should a plug be present but again the result was monochrome on the camcorder’s LCD (I didn’t bother with the iMac connections as a result).
So further web trawling. I did come across an Elgato product but skipped for some reason I can’t recall. I did however eventually stumble across the Grass Valley ADVCmini. For those that are unfamiliar with GV, the ADVCmini manual and spec etc on their website here: or at the UK distributor here: It seems to do all I want in that the EU version has a SCART socket which can be configured to RGB in.
This would seem to match the Sky box’s TV SCART RGB out. Designed for mac it is clearly going to be able to output to iMovie. As a bonus I can convert my old VHS videos too. I was about to purchase it when a GV tech advisor said that all my issues stemmed from Sky’s encryption and that it was common to see this resulting in monochrome and poor audio. I am not convinced he’s right as on this basis surely the Elgato would also be ’seeing’ encrypted output too? Surely the playback output from the SCART on the Sky box isn’t encrypted, its just the file(s) on the hard drive? Now you have had interlacing issues. Dvb-t2 usb driver for mac windows 10.
Were they there on playback on iMovie, AppleTV or your own TV? Have you sorted it? Ok but does it really have to be an interlaced file than? My intention is not to record an interlaced file, but my intention is to transfer VHS to DVD with the best quality possible.
The problems you are seeing are due to poor deinterlace and resizing the video. Keep interlace video 1x vertical size. 'Normal' interlace DV workflow is Firewire capture to a native DV project, edit DV then export encode to an interlace DVD. The DVD player will output interlace or progressive depending on output settings. If progressive output is selected, an internal hardware deinterlacer will be used.
Defaults to interlace DV mode. Export DV file to and then create an interlace DVD. Keep the interlace DV 'edit master' file for future use. I'm not sure if deinterlaces or not.
I've rarely used it. If you then want to convert to You-Tube or other progressive output, convert from the edit master file. Firstly I tried using my Canon MV600i camcorder as it has an analog to digital converter. I got a switchable SCART to S-video cable (the Canon only has S-video in), connected it to the Sky SCART VCR/DVD socket and the camcorder S-video with the cable’s twin phono audio joined with a Y connector and inserted in the camcorder’s audio/AV input.
Then I connected a 4 pin to 9 pin Firewire cable - 4 pin to the camcorder, 9 pin to my iMac. Everything worked well and I could see, control and record the saved video across to EXCEPT it was in good quality monochrome both on the camcorder’s LCD and the iMac!
I also noted that the audio appeared to be triggering illumination on only one of iMovie’s two audio ‘bars.’ I repeated this with the Sky box TV SCART with the same monochrome issue. Some further reading on the web suggested that there was always going to be cabling/pin incompatibility between SCART RGB and S-video which would always cause the colour signal to be ‘lost.’ Not sure what the audio issue was? As you've seen, pins on the SCART connector are shared by the different output modes (RGB, s-video, composite). The cable/adapter doesn't convert anything, just routes the SCART pins to the different connectors at the other end. That means you must configure the source device to output the correct signal, RGB, s-video, or composite - in your case, s-video. A grayscale picture indicates the device can't output s-video or was configured to output composite video. Regarding the single channel audio, it sounds to me like you were using a mono Y adapter.
You probably need a a left/right/composite to pin-plug A/V adapter, or stereo RCA to stereo pin-plug adapter, not a Y adapter. A/V adapter, note the four contacts at the 3.5mm end (very common on camcorders): Stereo audio adapter, not the three contacts at the 3.5mm end.
Dear Jagabo Thanks for the advice. WRT the video image, I cannot seem to adjust what comes out of the S-video on the source device. There is no on-screen menu I can see and no reference in the manual. I have assumed this socket always pumps out S-video; what else would it do? It may be that changing the adjacent SCART socket output which I can adjust via an on-screen menu, it also changes the S-video but I just don't know and it seems unlikely. However even with an S-video to S-video cable between the two devices the image on the camcorder's LCD was monochrome? As for the audio I have taken the cable back (together with the 'Y' adapter that was supplied with it) but it was definitely a three contact plug at the 'bottom' output end of the 'Y' adaptor which I thought was stereo?
Dear Jagabo I think you have probably explained the audio issue thank you - the camcorder perhaps needed a 4 contact 3.5mm jack! Certainly the supplied STV-250N stereo video cable has four contacts. As for the video, I just don't know.
Jmfr Priser P Grass Valley Advcmini For Mac 2017
The Sky+ box is a UK one (PAL) and the Canon camcorder was for the UK market too. There are 2 SCARTS and the spec says one is composite in/out or RGB in and the other composite out or RGB out. The adjacent S-video socket spec just says 4-way mini-DIN. I can switch one of the SCART outputs between PAL and RGB (I assume that means composite or RGB) but cannot access anything to do with the S-video socket so I assumed it was pushing out S-video all the time. Maybe I should have switched the SCART output to see if (bizarrely) that affected the S-video socket output.