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Mark Ahrens · December 13th, 2012, 08:44 PM

I usually hate these DirectDVD boxes due to the instant compression and poor quality; but, the team i'm covering is going to the State finals and if they win they usually like to watch the game on the long bus ride back.
I don't have a DirectDVD box and am wondering if i can pull it off with a MacBook Pro.
Sure, i could use OnLocation then send the files to render for an hour and a half but that's too long, i'm not riding the bus. I'm talking like 30minutes max for render and burn. (40-60m of footage).
Anyone have a solution?
I'm not even sure an avc cam can send the video signal over firewire.
Shooting with a Panasonic AC 160a

December 13th, 2012, 08:44 PM	#1
Mark Ahrens Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 239	DirectDVD with Laptop? I usually hate these DirectDVD boxes due to the instant compression and poor quality; but, the team i'm covering is going to the State finals and if they win they usually like to watch the game on the long bus ride back. I don't have a DirectDVD box and am wondering if i can pull it off with a MacBook Pro. Sure, i could use OnLocation then send the files to render for an hour and a half but that's too long, i'm not riding the bus. I'm talking like 30minutes max for render and burn. (40-60m of footage). Anyone have a solution? I'm not even sure an avc cam can send the video signal over firewire. Shooting with a Panasonic AC 160a __________________ Mark Ahrens www.heritagefilms.net