on 2/28/01 10:49 AM, aardvark at roselli at earthlink.net wrote: > the catch is that it looks like the only way to > get video in there is through USB or Firewire... > this is problematic since all my clients hand me > video on VHS or 3/4" tape... some give me Hi8 or > digital 8... > > anybody have experience getting something with > an RCA or coaxial out into a USB/Firewire in? http://www.macnn.com/ has a bunch of forums that might help. A cursory search in the iMac forum for 'video rca' came up with a lot of responses. Here are a couple: iMac and VHS production http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum5/HTML/000240.html iMac DVSE's video card/ Video out ? http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum5/HTML/000424.html VHS Tapes on iMovie http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum5/HTML/001300.html You'll probably be able to get your answers here though. Welcome to the light, aardvark. :) bob -- bob davis bobd at members.evolt.org