macbook pro as lcd-screen

[teupaksa]

I have xh a1 and want to connect it to my macbook pro to use it as a lcd-screen while recording. is this possible?
teupaksa

 

[Kellen Dengler]

I have heard of people using a MacBook with Windows Parallels to use the Canon Console software, but to do what you are asking would require some sort of A/V in to your MacBook Pro. I suppose you could use like a Pyro A/V Link or a DazzleBox or something like that, but I don't know what program you would use to just view the image and not capture.

 

[DaveEP]

Have you considered this, which could also do direct to disk recording ?

http://www.bigmugsoftware.com/capture/

 

[teupaksa]

wow. that looks like a really good thing. so if i understood this right, the software is able to record straight from my xha1 connected to my macbook pro with the firewire. thats impressive stuff. do you have any experience with the software?
thanx

 

[teupaksa]

ok. i see there is a trial... i´ll try it out.
thank you

 

[DaveEP]

ok. i see there is a trial... i´ll try it out.
thank you

Let us know how it works out for you. I have been meaning to download the trial but have not had time .... so your feedback would be welcome.

 

[Nate Haustein]

Quicktime Pro can record video from camera firewire directly onto a laptop. The live image lags about 1/2 second, but the recording is perfect during playback. Works in any quicktime codec i believe, HDV and DV work for me. It's not fancy in the monitoring department, but its a free option if any of you have Final Cut Pro.

just sharing my methods