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Thread ID: 49105 2004-09-10 07:38:00 DVD Players... hsv-b0y (5210) Press F1
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270961 2004-09-10 11:13:00 > I only intend to keep 1-2 videos on my computer at
> one time...
> I would like more of everything! but any money i
> have, goes towards my motorbike, and dad just wont
> buy anything more for the computer...
> I had to struggle for 2 months just to get the
> FX5200... and even that was discounted!
>
> Thanks



Back in the day my father would have given me a thick ear and made me live outside for a month if i had asked for computer gear....
metla (154)
270962 2004-09-11 23:47:00 Some firewire cards come with basic video capturing/editing software .

Also My dvd "burner" came with 2 differant low-end capturing/editing programs, powerdvd for playing dvd's as well as nero for burning to dvd/cd . And that was a $299 burner from Dick Smiths early this year .

If the video camera has support for linking to computer then chances are (if it's brand new & unopened from the shop) there will be some sort of capturing software although limited in creative capability .

If the camera has usb2 you will need usb2 ports on your computer either onboard or add-in pci card . USB1 just won't cut it as you'll drop too many frames (usb1 bandwith too narrow) .

With firewire again you'll need onboard ports or get an add-in firewire card (which is what I did) . One advantage is firewire aware software can control the playback of your camera (ie rewind, play,stop etc) when you capture via firewire so cue'ing the playback and record isn't an issue .

Personally I have found taking analog video into the camera via a/v and then camera>pc via firewire gives me good quality and better file sizes than using the a/v in on my tv card .
Krazy Darcy (6001)
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