Avid Xpress / Media Composer Capturing Analog Footage
If you need to capture analog footage, (8mm, Hi-8 etc), into your Avid system and you do not have a MOJO or some other form of transcoder, all you need is your DV camera or deck connected through the firewire port. Once you have your DV camera hooked up simply plug the RCA jacks from your analog source into the analog plugs on your DV cam. Make sure your DV cam is set to VTR and you are ready to go. Make sure you have your camera turned on and plugged into the firewire port before you turn on your computer. Once you have Avid running and your capture tool window open you need to turn the Toggle Source button to off. If you do not do this Avid will try and control your DV deck/cam instead of bringing in your desired source. Now push play on your analog source and 
hit record in the Avid capture tool and you are on your way. This is the best way to get analog sources converted into digital so that you can edit and output to digital!
