HDMI Video Input to iMac late 2011?

[sebfrey]

Hi, I got a new 27" iMac Core i7 a little while ago, and I want to hook it up to my Canon Vixia HF11 camera. The Canon has an HDMI port on it - does anyone know of a way to get the live video out of this camera and into my iMac such that I might use it with say BoinxTV? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[linuxcooldude]

Hi, I got a new 27" iMac Core i7 a little while ago, and I want to hook it up to my Canon Vixia HF11 camera. The Canon has an HDMI port on it - does anyone know of a way to get the live video out of this camera and into my iMac such that I might use it with say BoinxTV? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

You would need some kind of capture device. If you have thunderbolt connection on it could use Blackmagic Ultra3D which has HDMI inputs. Don't like Boinxtv, limited and seems to use too many resources, even Camtwist would seem to be a better option. But I use Wirecast.

 

[martinX]

does anyone know of a way to get the live video out of this camera and into my iMac such that I might use it with say BoinxTV?

http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/equipment/

The BlackMagic Intensity Extreme might fit the bill, too, but it won't be out until Q4 of this year. (Does anyone else think "Intensity Extreme" is a bit OTT. What's next? "Intensity Extreme Max Pro"?)
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/models/

Wirecast FAQ:
http://www.telestream.net/telestream-support/wire-cast/faq.htm#2-01

Alternatively, run composite (and audio) into an ADVC 55 or ADVC 110 and then into Firewire. It's not HD, but it's doable.

 

[cgbier]

If ADVC, then not the 55, but the 110. For whatever reason, there will be problems with audio synch when capturing longer programs.
Returned my 55 and got the 110 - works perfectly!

 

[bagelche]

(Does anyone else think "Intensity Extreme" is a bit OTT. What's next? "Intensity Extreme Max Pro"?)

I had a similar reaction, but my first thought was "Intensity Extreme To The ***** Max!" We can add "Pro" to that, of course.


(Interesting to see how the forum censors. Never swore here before. I had an F, an apostrophe, and the gerund...starred right out.)