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BTV X - 5.4.1

view and capture video from any video input source

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All Time:	(3.6)
This Version:	(3.2)
Current Version:	5.4.1
Release Date:	2002-04-29
License:	Commercial
Downloads (this version):	19,035
Downloads (all versions):	23,251
Price:	$20.00

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Product Description:

BTV is an application for the Macintosh that allows you to easily view and capture video. It works with any Macintosh compatible video input source such as video input cards, TV cards, built-in video, USB, DV, and FireWire video sources.
Main features:
- Works with any Macintosh compatible video input source - View video in a window or full-screen - Capture video to disk as a standard QuickTime movie using custom compression settings - Capture frames of video to disk in many different file formats (PICT, JPEG, TIFF and more) - Save captured files to a pre-defined destination with an automatic name - Capture movies to several hard disks in sequence - Multiple monitor support: play video full screen on any monitor attached to your computer - Automatic monitor resolution switching - Channel changing on ixTV and TurboTV tuner cards - AppleScript support - Includes the macgix LiveCam AppleScript to turn BTV into a Webcam application

What's new in this version:

New option to use more processor time for smoother video playback
Automatically sets a connected DV converter device to DV-out mode on launch
New option to set a fixed size for frame captures
Deinterlace filter for captured and exported images
Fixed problems with video settings not being remembered
New AppleScript commands to set the video and sound settings
Minor bug fixes

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

PPC
Mac OS 8.1 or higher with CarbonLib
or
Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

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Incompatible with MyTV2GO FM - Version: 5.4.1, 4/16/2005 02:35PM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

creatink

App crashed if MyTV2GO is connected.

iBook Duel USB, 10.3.8.

Reply to MelvinG8… - Version: 5.4.1, 2/28/2003 01:58AM PST

benbird

from developer: The smoothness of video capture depends on what sound and video compression settings you are using. If you capture the DV video in BTV with the video compression set to 'DV' and the sound compression set to 'None' it should capture as smoothly as iMovie does. If you are using other compression settings then frames may be dropped due to the additional processing required. A Carbonized app IS a native OS X app.

This app is… - Version: 5.4.1, 1/3/2003 01:46PM PST

MelvinG8

great for viewing plain video feed but when it comes to capturing the video to a file, it's frame drops galore. If future version comes close to the smooth capture of iMovie I'll buy it in a heart beat. In the meantime I have to struggle with my current process of capturing video from iMovie then encode in Quicktime. Great potential though, almost there... Perhaps a native OS X instead of carbonized app should do the trick?