Posted by: "James Ryan" jeryan@optonline.net jrslam1 Sun Sep 2, 2007 12:39 am (PST) > Guess the > Logic folks saw this coming and created an option to deal with semi > pro > boxes. > > I say semi pro as this box is pretty cheap and all the instructions > talk > about home videos and VCRs. I previously had an Aurora Fuse X PCI > card that > became obsolete with OSX 10.4.10. The company is now out of > business so I > have another expensive paper weight. The card was frame accurate > and worked > flawlessly. Ah well, I guess if the offset fixes the problem, there > is no > real problem. The Fuse was very good, as were the Miro cards. But computers are now powerful enough that you don't need a PCI card for reference video. The Canopus box is no more semi-pro than anything else we use; it does what it's intended to do very well. If you're concerned about the offset when the transport is stopped - which you only need to set once and forget about - then you can always use a second (or third, etc.) computer monitor to play back the reference video (i.e. just use the Canopus for capture). Or hook up an LCD monitor to a computer video card. You can get a pretty nice 27" Astar one, for instance, for as little as $400. Nick Batzdorf, editor/publisher Virtual Instruments Magazine www.Virtualinstrumentsmag.com 1-877 VImagzn (846-2496) +1818/905-9101, cell 590-9101