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Andy Loos · July 18th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Does anyone here connect a betasp deck to your windows machine using vegas? I need to figure out the best way to connect these two together.
Thanks to all.

Don Bloom · July 19th, 2009, 07:00 AM

I've not set up an SP deck but I have set VHS decks (both in and out) and DVD players in so the set up should be the same. You'll need some sort of pass thru-IE deck>to passthru (could be a camera) firewire from camera to computer.
Obvioulsy the passthru would be either S or RCA connections.
The controls in Vegas would not work to control the deck so you would need to do that manually but. Start Vegas recording and hit the play buttin on the deck OR if you are PTT, hit the record button on the deck then hit the play button in Vegas and you should be good to go.

Andy Loos · July 20th, 2009, 07:47 AM

Thanks Don.

Anyone else have betasp deck setup with their Sony Vegas?

Seth Bloombaum · July 20th, 2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy Loos

Anyone else have betasp deck setup with their Sony Vegas?

I've rented one occassionally. Captured as Mike suggests, using a Canopus ADVC100 video-to-firewire/dv25 converter (now the Grass Valley ADVC110).

This is exactly the same function as the analog-to-dv passthru on a camcorder, but avoids putting hours on the cam, is much more compact, and is also handy for DV-to-analog conversion; Vegas to a broadcast monitor.

Mike Kujbida · July 20th, 2009, 09:15 AM

If it has one, use the Y/C (S-video) out of the Beta SP deck to go into the Canopus box.
The picture quality should be slightly better than using a composite feed.

Jay Allen · July 21st, 2009, 08:39 AM

If using the UVW-1800 Beta deck - the composite is about as good as the y/c
the PVW series and BVW series decks have much better y/c than UVW series.
You can get a Canopus box with component in - this will give you the best option.

July 18th, 2009, 04:55 PM	#1
Andy Loos Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 84	Vegas and betasp deck Does anyone here connect a betasp deck to your windows machine using vegas? I need to figure out the best way to connect these two together. Thanks to all.

July 19th, 2009, 07:00 AM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	I've not set up an SP deck but I have set VHS decks (both in and out) and DVD players in so the set up should be the same. You'll need some sort of pass thru-IE deck>to passthru (could be a camera) firewire from camera to computer. Obvioulsy the passthru would be either S or RCA connections. The controls in Vegas would not work to control the deck so you would need to do that manually but. Start Vegas recording and hit the play buttin on the deck OR if you are PTT, hit the record button on the deck then hit the play button in Vegas and you should be good to go. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

July 21st, 2009, 08:39 AM	#6
Jay Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 66	beta sp capture If using the UVW-1800 Beta deck - the composite is about as good as the y/c the PVW series and BVW series decks have much better y/c than UVW series. You can get a Canopus box with component in - this will give you the best option.

July 20th, 2009, 07:47 AM	#3
Andy Loos Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 84	Thanks Don. Anyone else have betasp deck setup with their Sony Vegas?

July 20th, 2009, 09:15 AM	#5
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	If it has one, use the Y/C (S-video) out of the Beta SP deck to go into the Canopus box. The picture quality should be slightly better than using a composite feed.