TV Capture for Mac?

Knightwing2 · Sep 5, 2006, 04:46 AM

My friend has expressed an interest in watching TV on her Macbook. Do you guys have any ideas on what to buy?
Edit:
On a completely different note, I have an Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II card, is there any way to get DScaler to work?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 5, 2006, 06:16 PM

Check Hauppage's website to see if they have a Mac supported PCI Card version of their card, they might and Hauppage is apparantly one of the better ones... I wouldn't bother with ATI in this case if it were me

I can ask my aunt, she's big into Mac's and see what she says.

Knightwing2 · Sep 5, 2006, 06:31 PM

Awesome Thanks. I know ATI says none of their cards are supported on Macs.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 5, 2006, 06:45 PM

Some AIW's used to I think... or they had plans for a MAC AiW card... but it never panned out

Knightwing2 · Sep 5, 2006, 06:56 PM

Hauppauge has some USB cards for Macs, but they don't say if they support the new intel based ones. Do you have any tips on getting Dscaler to work with the card I have?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 5, 2006, 07:00 PM

DScaler on a Mac? No idea unless you run boot camp then you can use the USB Card. If its an Intel Mac then use boot camp then run XP and use that for TV work, MUCH easier to do for a PC user trying to help a Mac user out

Knightwing2 · Sep 5, 2006, 08:20 PM

I'm sorry, I edited in another question about my setup because I didn't want to start another thread. DScaler doesn't work on my MCE PC which has a Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCR II card in it.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 6, 2006, 02:58 PM

Does the PVR card register as a WDM device or not, I think DSCaler just reads WDM devices.

Knightwing2 · Sep 7, 2006, 01:56 AM

Thats a good question, how I can I tell?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 7, 2006, 05:30 PM

If you run dxdiag it should show as a DirectShow device I think

Lowfat · Sep 7, 2006, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Knightwing2

Hauppauge has some USB cards for Macs, but they don't say if they support the new intel based ones. Do you have any tips on getting Dscaler to work with the card I have?

If it ran on a PowerPC it will run on an Intel CPU almost garanteed. There is an emulation program called Rosetta included with in OS X that shipped with all Intel-based Macs.

Knightwing2 · Sep 8, 2006, 12:15 AM

Thanks Lowfat.

H3x- I didn't see any mention of it when I ran that

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 8, 2006, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowfat

If it ran on a PowerPC it will run on an Intel CPU almost garanteed. There is an emulation program called Rosetta included with in OS X that shipped with all Intel-based Macs.

Really?

I'm surprised Apple didn't publicise this as much as Boot Camp

Lowfat · Sep 8, 2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Really?

I'm surprised Apple didn't publicise this as much as Boot Camp

http://www.apple.com/rosetta/

Ya i've never noticed any adversiting, i would of never known of it if I didn't work for them lol.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 11, 2006, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowfat

http://www.apple.com/rosetta/

Ya i've never noticed any adversiting, i would of never known of it if I didn't work for them lol.

Yeah that's pretty hilarious

Thanks for the link

Sep 5, 2006, 04:46 AM	#1
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	TV Capture for Mac? My friend has expressed an interest in watching TV on her Macbook. Do you guys have any ideas on what to buy? Edit: On a completely different note, I have an Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II card, is there any way to get DScaler to work? Last edited by Knightwing2; Sep 5, 2006 at 06:17 PM.

Sep 5, 2006, 06:16 PM	#2
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Check Hauppage's website to see if they have a Mac supported PCI Card version of their card, they might and Hauppage is apparantly one of the better ones... I wouldn't bother with ATI in this case if it were me I can ask my aunt, she's big into Mac's and see what she says.

Sep 5, 2006, 06:31 PM	Thread Starter #3
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Awesome Thanks. I know ATI says none of their cards are supported on Macs.

Sep 5, 2006, 06:45 PM	#4
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Some AIW's used to I think... or they had plans for a MAC AiW card... but it never panned out

Sep 5, 2006, 06:56 PM	Thread Starter #5
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Hauppauge has some USB cards for Macs, but they don't say if they support the new intel based ones. Do you have any tips on getting Dscaler to work with the card I have?

Sep 5, 2006, 07:00 PM	#6
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	DScaler on a Mac? No idea unless you run boot camp then you can use the USB Card. If its an Intel Mac then use boot camp then run XP and use that for TV work, MUCH easier to do for a PC user trying to help a Mac user out

Sep 5, 2006, 08:20 PM	Thread Starter #7
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	I'm sorry, I edited in another question about my setup because I didn't want to start another thread. DScaler doesn't work on my MCE PC which has a Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCR II card in it.

Sep 6, 2006, 02:58 PM	#8
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Does the PVR card register as a WDM device or not, I think DSCaler just reads WDM devices.

Sep 7, 2006, 01:56 AM	Thread Starter #9
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Thats a good question, how I can I tell?

Sep 7, 2006, 05:30 PM	#10
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	If you run dxdiag it should show as a DirectShow device I think

Sep 8, 2006, 12:15 AM	Thread Starter #12
Knightwing2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Lowfat. H3x- I didn't see any mention of it when I ran that