BW Software Information

BW Software is developing "TD Video" for Macintosh computers using Apple's QuickTime multimedia technology. Our focus is on digital camcorders equipped with IEEE 1394 ports. Apple's name for an IEEE 1394 port is "FireWire". Sony calls these ports "iLink". You can also use traditional frame grabbers with TD Video. Video captured from a digital camcorder over FireWire is stored and displayed in its original digital form (no generation loss). With TD Video, Firewire, and QuickTime you can view game video, cut it up, and save it to Digital 8 or MiniDV tape without generation loss. When you transfer digital video (Digital 8 or MiniDV) to VHS or SVHS, you lose lots of picture quality. If you view digital camcorder video using a projector attached to your Macintosh instead of using a VHS VCR, the quality difference will be obvious. Analog (VHS or SVHS) video can be digitized using a device called a Media Converter with minor quality loss. Some digital camcorders will convert analog video to digital. Analog video that has been digitized has good quality, just not as good as video that came directly from a digital camcorder. Why use a Macintosh for TD Video ? Every Macintosh is a very reliable and affordable video editing machine. Every Mac built for the last several years comes with Apple's iMovie video editing software and one or more Firewire ports installed. So everything TD Video needs from your Mac is built in and tested by Apple. No need to debug hardware. Newer Macs with Superdrives also come with iDVD - free software for burning video DVDs. Apple's iMovie and iDVD software compliments TD Video's capabilities. TD Video can import video from iMovie, and export video to iMovie and iDVD. iMovie lets you add transitions and titles to your highlight video. With TD Video, iMovie, and iDVD working as a team, you get a lot for your money.