is capture is capture is capture?

[unstuck2]

are all capture software created equal?
I am capturing DV off a camcorder thru ieee1394 to an avi file.
Is this step pretty much fool-proof or do different software give differnt quality capture?
I have the native win XP program, as well as nerovision and intervideo wincoder for capture.
Should I worry much about this step?
thanks

[BJ_M]

is a rose is a rose is a rose ?

you are not capturing but transfering .. the compression is already done ..

what you are doing is fine ..

[Thommers]

He's right, don't worry about it. The only thing that could compromise quality is what you use to transfer the video (component, coax. cable, s-video, firewire, etc.).

[unstuck2]

thanks guys. that's good news.
As far as the connection goes, it's ieee1394 wire. Just a cheap one from BB, not glod plated or anything
Also I have some old 8mm tapes which I am converting by connecting the 8mm camcorder to the analog-in jack of the DV camcorder and then firewire to the PC, convert on the fly...

[txpharoah]

you are not capturing but transfering ..

I'd honestly like to find the person that first called this capturing so I can beat the tar out of him. He doesn't know how much confusion he has caused. If it's a her, I'll let the wife do the honors.

It is no more a capture than me "capturing" data from a floppy disk.

[FOO]

Firewire is digital. it either transfers perfectly
of completely fails. No degradation.

[Thommers]

Besides getting gold-plating, that's the best way I could think of transferring your films.

Software usually won't matter unless it's not working properly.