user14569: My university is setting up a video production studio and they want to use a DSLR camera to record videos. However, they want the camera to feed the video into an iMac with Premier or Final Cut installed while it is recording, so I can preview it on the computer screen. Can this be done? 
I read somewhere that Premiere and Final cut both use firewire to do this but neither the 1Dx and iMac have firewire inputs. I also read that I can use USB 3 or thunderbolt cable and a Black Magic or AJA box but there are so many products on their sites and I'm confused. Also, the 1Dx only has USB 3 and HDMI outputs.  
Please help.
Best Wishes
Greg 

user10931: Any DSLR that can provide a live video signal (such as via HDMI) can feed that signal to a recording device (such as Atmos SHOGUN) or monitoring device (such as a TV monitor).  In order for your computer to handle live video, you need a live video input port, typically found on cards such as the Blackmagic Design Deck Link card.  BlackMagic's Media Express software can record and/or monitor live video.
I would be surprised if Adobe Premiere Pro (or other NLEs) can handle live video as an editable stream.  But MediaExpress can record with a confidence monitor, and then Premiere Pro can edit the resulting file.

14569: <p>My university is setting up a video production studio and they want to use a DSLR camera to record videos. However, they want the camera to feed the video into an iMac with Premier or Final Cut installed while it is recording, so I can preview it on the computer screen. Can this be done? </p>

<p>I read somewhere that Premiere and Final cut both use firewire to do this but neither the 1Dx and iMac have firewire inputs. I also read that I can use USB 3 or thunderbolt cable and a Black Magic or AJA box but there are so many products on their sites and I'm confused. Also, the 1Dx only has USB 3 and HDMI outputs.  </p>

<p>Please help.</p>

<p>Best Wishes
Greg </p>
 10931: <p>Any DSLR that can provide a live video signal (such as via HDMI) can feed that signal to a recording device (such as Atmos SHOGUN) or monitoring device (such as a TV monitor).  In order for your computer to handle live video, you need a live video input port, typically found on cards such as the Blackmagic Design Deck Link card.  BlackMagic's Media Express software can record and/or monitor live video.</p>

<p>I would be surprised if Adobe Premiere Pro (or other NLEs) can handle live video as an editable stream.  But MediaExpress can record with a confidence monitor, and then Premiere Pro can edit the resulting file.</p>
