What 1394 card to go with DAC-100

[Marco33]

I'm going to go for the Datavideo DAC-100. Want to see what you DAC "users" are using for a 1394 card? Also with Win XP. I want compatiblility.

[Dragonsf]

I'm using a no-name card.No probs at all.Works with Win2K and XP.
0 (zero) dropped frames in 125min capture.
Before I had a HDB with dropped frames fromß.1 to 1%.WHat a difference.

[Marco33]

I guess I just get one of those cheap'O cards on e-bay.

[BJ_M]

the ads pyro is considered (and recomended by avid and sonic foundry) as the best you can get -- not expensive you get the version without all the software

[Marco33]

avid and sonic foundry

Who might they be?

[Marco33]

Like this card?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2934351519&category=11724

Is using the SIMA copy master with the DAC considered overkill since the DAC has a Macro killer already?

[BJ_M]

yes that card (there is a one port version also)

[Marco33]

Thanks

[Marco33]

Do you recommend the capture software that comes with it or another?

[Allan55]

avid and sonic foundry

You can see a credit to Avid if you closely in the credit s of many/most Hollywood movies--If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

www.sonicfoundry.com makes better quality software for multimedia stuff.

[Marco33]

Allen55 said-If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

Please don't bother replying in this thread if you are going to continue with these types of comments.

[jmsams]

I'm using the firwire on my MSI motherboard and it works fine. videoguys.com has the ADS Pyro with a software bundle for $109 or somehting like that. Can't say anything about the software, but it looks like a good deal if you need software as well.

[Marco33]

Yeah that's what I'm wondering about next. Should I get the regular one (card) without software or the one with. I don't mind going with an outside software.

[Allan55]

Marco33 said:

Allen55 said-If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

Please don't bother replying in this thread if you are going to continue with these types of comments.

This is an old joke that goes back to 1880's or so when a "robber-baron" of the day said it about the price of his yacht. It is now commonly used to refer to anything expensive...

And was most certainly meant in this context.

I'm sorry you've never heard of it before.

Allan55

[FL350innh]

Yeah that's what I'm wondering about next. Should I get the regular one (card) without software or the one with. I don't mind going with an outside software.

Marco,
You can use a cheap FW card from Compusa, Best Buy or places like Walmart.. I'm using one in my XP sp1 machine and it has a VIA chip set.

[Marco33]

I don't know what you feel is cheap but the lowest price card here is $35.


I ordered through e-bay $19 shipped.

VIA chipset with Ulead VideoStudio 5.0.

[FL350innh]

I don't know what you feel is cheap but the lowest price card here is $35.


I ordered through e-bay $19 shipped.

VIA chipset with Ulead VideoStudio 5.0.

Marco

Thay sounds like the card I got, came with UL VS5 and a cable.... Good deal..

[Marco33]

Should have it & My DAC-100 by the end of the week. Next weekend I'll be a capturing fool.

[firmdragon]

heh i bought the same one a few days ago.

[Metaluna]

There seem to be a lot of Belkin 1394 cards on Ebay recently. I bougth one and got a *really* nicely made one with a TI chipset (supposed to be a lot better than VIA). It might be worth trying one of these out for $20 or so.

[ironwood321]

Hi,
Stay clear of the texus instrument chip set. Canopus have noted problems with it achieving its top speed and it reportably has problems with some of canopus hardware.

Read FAQ on there website

[FL350innh]

Ironwood,
Yep, I've heard of the problems with TI based cards on more than one occasion and product. The cards I'm running all have the VIA chip set. In addition to using them @ home. I 've been using them on 22 servers with FW attached storage and tape drives. I've had ZERO conflict or failures using them. I get max through put with no problems. I personally have no experience with TI, other then reading about issues with Adobe Premiere and also the Canopus ADVC 100. The cards I get from my parts distributor come in a red and white box, come with UL VS 5LE, cable, made in Taiwan with the model number MP6303 (Same as the VIA chip on it.). They have 3 ports external and one internal.... So far I've used it with the Canopus ADVC 100, DAC 100, Sony TRV 140, TRV 900, Pioneer A03 DVD-RW, WinXP sp1, Win2k sp3, Adobe Premiere 6.5 and a bunch of external HDs... So I'd have to say for the $$$$ not a bad card.......