Device to Import Video from DVR?

[imacericg]

I have some video on my DVR that I would like to get on my Mac. Is there a device I can buy that plugs into my USB port that has video jacks to plus to the DVR? Then I just click "record" in iMovie and "play" on my DVR?

 

[techie4life]

I'm not completely sure if this would work, but I know the Elgato EyeTV 250 Plus has a video input. The website says "EyeTV 250 Plus also comes with a break-out cable for composite video and S-Video, enabling you to connect a set-top box directly to your Mac."

I hope that might answer your question in some way, if not all.

www.elgato.com

 

[wizzracer]

If you have a video camera just use the input\output to your mac and use the iDVD software to record it.

Samething works as a HDTV cnverter to.

 

[DavieBoy]

I use a Canopus unit that connects my vcr/dvd/dvr to my mac. It is firewire and seems to work better that a camera input. Also, I notice that many new cams do not have the video converter feature. The unit uses firewire and ran me about 250 off of tigerdirect. I usually import to iMovie 06, Final Cut, or straight to quicktime.

 

[wizzracer]

I use a Canopus unit that connects my vcr/dvd/dvr to my mac. It is firewire and seems to work better that a camera input. Also, I notice that many new cams do not have the video converter feature. The unit uses firewire and ran me about 250 off of tigerdirect. I usually import to iMovie 06, Final Cut, or straight to quicktime.

Well it figures they would remove this, make you spend every dollar in your pocket. I just said iDVD but any capture application will work.

I use my Sony to convert HD signals from the TV to Computer.