Anyone successfully used an analog to Firewire (e.g. the Sony DVMC-DAx) video media converter to capture Quicktime via Firewire for ProTools playback to an external NTSC monitor? I understand that the DV data rate is fixed at 3.5Mb/sec, which is about 4x what we're running now on our 9600/Fuse combos. Is the G4 up to the task?
With the advent of the dual head AGP cards (Jeronimo and Matrox), we're about to take the G4 plunge, but I'd like not to use up a precious PCI slot for a capture card, to say nothing of the PCI-bus speed issues.
www.2-pop-com has been some help, but it's very video centric. I'd feel better if I heard from some ProTools power users.
[This message has been edited by Magnetic (edited April 09, 2000).]