h264 output with blackmagic intensity shuttle?

Hi there, I have blackmagic intensity shuttle for thunderbolt, and was just wondering if using my current setup if there is a way to get an option for h264 capture format with my blackmagic intensity shuttle?

Otherwise, I know I can choose the smaller format and covert afterwards. Just curious.

I noticed when the shuttle isn't plugged in and I launch BM Media express, it shows h264 as an option.

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No there isn't because the Shuttle doesn't have the necessary encoders to create H.264 (it's a licensing issue, as much as anything). For that, you'll need the standalone H.264 Pro Recorder or similar. An alternative is to capture as ProRes422 (or whatever) and then do a software transcode later.

Hi guys,
I'm rather new to the Intensity Shuttle- I'm capturing old VHS videos through the IS to my iMac and the files are turning out huge (150+ GB for an hour of VHS).
Sure, I can recompress them with Streamclip, but can't I do a similar output within Intensity (or Media Express)? I've been setting the output format to NTSC.

Thanks.

PS-
One more thing:
I can see audio but can't HEAR audio on Media Express. When I'm capturing an old VHS tape into Media Express, the VU meters are bouncing- but no sound is heard. Later when I play back the captured file, I can hear the sound fine. I checked different settings in the Sound Prefs on my iMac, but still can't hear audio while I'm capturing. Thanks!

Hi, you can set your capture file format to ProRes422 LT this will give a 8GB file for 30 minutes of capture,
or use ProRes422 for less compression if needed, the sound issue you mention, i have also, i just connect to the audio output from the IS, to my monitor input sound, but sound is still not coming from your pc/laptop/mac that way, but is in sync.
I also had to un-check "HiFi audio levels" in Video Desktop Setup in my case, for the input audio levels, and reduce also the (linked) levels, because the green sound level bars had "red tops" which indicated sound was too loud.

btw. which VCR you are using to capture from ?