1394 capture cards ?

[Karl]

Regarding Video Capture Cards:

I assume I need that card only for analog, since digital movies from the
camcorder I can get via an USB input.

But does the 1394 card then accept the analog output from an earlier viedo
camera and allow it to be processed with MS Moviemaker 2 or do I need
something else yet to convert analog to digital? Or is that the very purpose
of the sugested 1394 SIIG card?

Regards

Karolus

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

IEEE1394 (aka firewire aka iLink) is used to capture digital footage,
usually from a digital camcorder. A very few digital camcorders now use
USB2.0. USB1.1 is not normally fast enough for digital data transfer and
results in dropped frames.

To capture analog footage you need a separate analog capture card or a
graphics card which supports VIVO (video in and video out) such as the ATI
All in Wonder range.

Best place to look for hardware reviews is www.vcdhelp.com

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Karl" > wrote in message
...
> Regarding Video Capture Cards:
>
> I assume I need that card only for analog, since digital movies from the
> camcorder I can get via an USB input.
>
> But does the 1394 card then accept the analog output from an earlier viedo
> camera and allow it to be processed with MS Moviemaker 2 or do I need
> something else yet to convert analog to digital? Or is that the very
purpose
> of the sugested 1394 SIIG card?
>
> Regards
>
> Karolus
>
>

[Hausi Tellenbach]

"Cari (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> A very few digital camcorders now use USB2.0.
> USB1.1 is not normally fast enough for digital data transfer and
> results in dropped frames.

But afaik there is no camcorder available yet, which supports USB 2.0
HighSpeed (theoretical 480 Mbps) - most of the camcorders with USB 2.0 have
"only" FullSpeed (theoretical 12 Mbps), which is not enough for capturing DV
(needs about 29 Mbps (and stores about 13 GB/h))...