OK. I bought an ADS Tech PYRO A/V Link box, and plugged followed the instructions exactly and I can't get anything out of it. I've tried hooking it up to both a VCR and a SuperNintendo (via the composite in) and tried to:
1. Get the data to go into iMovie
2. Get the composite out on the back to register on my TV screen.
The first unit bought seemed broken, so I took it back to fry's (frys sunnyvale ca = crap) and got a new one. This one does the same thing, so unless BOTH are defected, this is more sinister than a problem with the unit.
iMovie refuses to see it, no matter how many times I cycle it's power. In fact, System Profiler doesn't even show anything on the Firewire bus. For kicks, I plugged in my iPod, and verified that the firewire bus is just fine.
So I took it to my TV, and tried to route my VCR data through it. When I hook it all up, I get nothing. In fact, I have never been able to get the "mode switch" to do anything. When everything was hooked up like the manual tells me to do, I got nothing. For yucks, I barreled the video cables (a simple bypass of the box) and got perfect video! So I know that all the pieces are working - excep the a/v link.
Do most of you users have problems with these configurations? Are you doing digital only? I was looking for a cheap analog solution, but I'm getting frustrated. Do I need to upgrade to a more expensive solution?
TIA!
I'm guessing it won't matter, but here's my computer configuration:
Machine Model: Power Mac G5
CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2
OS:
Version 10.3.6
Build 7R28
1. Get the data to go into iMovie
2. Get the composite out on the back to register on my TV screen.
The first unit bought seemed broken, so I took it back to fry's (frys sunnyvale ca = crap) and got a new one. This one does the same thing, so unless BOTH are defected, this is more sinister than a problem with the unit.
iMovie refuses to see it, no matter how many times I cycle it's power. In fact, System Profiler doesn't even show anything on the Firewire bus. For kicks, I plugged in my iPod, and verified that the firewire bus is just fine.
So I took it to my TV, and tried to route my VCR data through it. When I hook it all up, I get nothing. In fact, I have never been able to get the "mode switch" to do anything. When everything was hooked up like the manual tells me to do, I got nothing. For yucks, I barreled the video cables (a simple bypass of the box) and got perfect video! So I know that all the pieces are working - excep the a/v link.
Do most of you users have problems with these configurations? Are you doing digital only? I was looking for a cheap analog solution, but I'm getting frustrated. Do I need to upgrade to a more expensive solution?
TIA!
I'm guessing it won't matter, but here's my computer configuration:
Machine Model: Power Mac G5
CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2
OS:
Version 10.3.6
Build 7R28
