Blackmagic Intensity Pro Question

If I buy this capture card can I import from a copy written DVD (Yes I absolutely have the legal rights). If not, can I play that dvd on a dvd player to my Mini DV cam and then put that tape on FCP the standard way?

Thanks again

are you wanting to buy that card JUST to do this? im not sure that its going to be of ANY help in this capacity...

why wouldnt you just rip it? its FREE

Cameras and decks won't work, as they detect the copy protection and stop recording.

Yes...I know this from experience. (Actors Demo Reels)


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and BTW, not sure it matters in this case, but the intensity card ONLY works on intel macs.

Get Handbrake of the net, rip the DVD and convert to whatever file you want using streamclip...no decks, no Blackmagic card, co camera...I do it all the time and it's fine. Phil UK

The intensity card was made with capturing HDMI from the new generation CMOS HDV cameras in mind, circumventing HDV compression by getting the signal directly off the processor. From what I've seen, it does a very good job at that.

With a DVD player with an HDMI output you could theoretically play out from the player into the (Intel) Mac via the card's HDMI input. That would only happen in real time though. And, HDMI does provide a copy protection function, so you well could be back to square 1 at the end of the day.

So, what they said. Much easier, cheaper, faster to do a rip. The card was made for other stuff.

hth,
Clay

Thanks for the info,

What is a good DVD ripper

Couldn't you use pass through on the Canon HV-20 to achieve the same type of thing?

mac the ripper is easier than handbrake in my opinion. but its fallen behind the curve in protection circumvention...

Handbrake is not appropriate as it rips to MPEG-4. It's designed to convert DVD for iPod use.

Mac the Ripper copies the disk on to your computer without the copyright protection.
haven't used it for ages, but when i did, it worked

you'd then use MPeg Streamclip (free) to convert to an editable video format.


nick