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[sp_ceboy]

Hello everyone.  I am trying to record vhs into toast with an ADS Tech Pyro A/V Link {Firewire}.  Toast recognizes the Pyro and has recorded with it several times with out any problems.  I actually just recorded a minute ago and now it will not.
Thanks for any help.
John

[tsantee]

I'm surprised that it ever worked to capture video straight to Toast with the Pyro. Toast typically rejects everything except camcorders. A simple workaround is to use Vidi or QuickTime Pro to capture from the Pyro. Then drag the captured video to Toast.

[sp_ceboy]

tsantee, on Aug 12 2006, 01:57 PM, said:

I'm surprised that it ever worked to capture video straight to Toast with the Pyro. Toast typically rejects everything except camcorders. A simple workaround is to use Vidi or QuickTime Pro to capture from the Pyro. Then drag the captured video to Toast.

Tsantee - I wanted to let you know that I did bring the video into quicktime, however, the quality of the recording into quicktime was less to be desired.  I know I am working with VHS {analog} but the video quality I get from  iMovie and Toast when I bring videos in is much much less pixelated.  Do you have any suggestions  to get around the pixelated video, which is the outcome from Quicktime?  I know I can bring it into toast 7, I've done it several times.
By the way,  I just wanted to tell you that the fact that you get on here and answer questions is the reason I still continue to use toast 7 so much.  I mean it.  I really appreciate your help and I know others do too, so, Thanks.
John
Also, do you know where I can go to get help with spin doctor?  Seems like a cool program but I don't understand how to use the editing features.  Any suggestions there?

[John at Roxio]

The built in help in Spin Doctor is probably the best place for general information.  If you have a specific question you can post it on the forum here and we will try to help you out.

[sp_ceboy]

frenchtoastwithjam, on Aug 16 2006, 10:55 AM, said:

The built in help in Spin Doctor is probably the best place for general information.  If you have a specific question you can post it on the forum here and we will try to help you out.

Thanks.  Do you or does anyone know how to split dead sections in the recording so that it can be cut?  Having a problem cutting out unwanted mistakes an dead record time.
All good things.
John

[tsantee]

sp_ceboy, on Aug 19 2006, 01:20 AM, said:

Thanks.  Do you or does anyone know how to split dead sections in the recording so that it can be cut?  Having a problem cutting out unwanted mistakes an dead record time.
All good things.
John

You can drag the start an ending point of a track so that it excludes parts you don't want. If the background is white it is excluded from any track. You cannot edit out parts in the middle of a track without creating multiple tracks, however. If you want to edit within a track and keep the track intact you need to use an audio editing application such as Bias Peak.