Recommendations for capture card?

[Big Chupa]

Hi everyone - I just built a PC (GeForce 7800 GT video card, 2 150 GB WD Raptor hard drives - 10K rpm, Athlon 4800 x2 CPU, 2 GB RAM). I built this PC to edit HD video and am wondering if I need an additional video capture card for capturing HD video from a camcorder. If an additional card is necessary, does anyone have any recommendations as to the make/model? Thanks!

[Soopafresh]

From a Camcorder? Usually, all you need is a Firewire port on your PC. Should Cost $20 for a card if your system doesn't have one.

[edDV]

Identify the camcorder.

[Big Chupa]

Identify the camcorder.

Sorry, the camcorder is Sony's HDR-HC5.

[Big Chupa]

I'm just resurrecting this topic because I just want to make sure I have my answer - I don't need a separate video capture card to capture HD video from my camcorder, right? On my old PC, I did use a Pinnacle capture card to capture composite- and S-video from an older camcorder, but I suppose the reason that was necessary was because my PC didn't have those kind of inputs. The new camcorder does have firewire outs, so I'm set, right?
Thanks everyone!

[edDV]

I'm just resurrecting this topic because I just want to make sure I have my answer - I don't need a separate video capture card to capture HD video from my camcorder, right? On my old PC, I did use a Pinnacle capture card to capture composite- and S-video from an older camcorder, but I suppose the reason that was necessary was because my PC didn't have those kind of inputs. The new camcorder does have firewire outs, so I'm set, right?
Thanks everyone!

The Sony HDV format camcorders offer two recording modes DV and HDV.

DV is the older 720x480 SD format and is well supported by many applications. It's transferred over an IEEE-1394 (I-link) connection to the hard drive.

1440x1080i HDV is a form of MPeg2 and needs a specific application driver for transfer. Sony usually packages an application to transfer HDV to a file on the hard drive. Applications that support HDV have similar capability for HDV import.

Sony HDV camcorders also hardware downconvert HDV to DV for normal IEEE-1394 transfer so that you can edit today as SD 720x480i DV but save the HDV version on tape for the future.

[Big Chupa]

I'm just resurrecting this topic because I just want to make sure I have my answer - I don't need a separate video capture card to capture HD video from my camcorder, right? On my old PC, I did use a Pinnacle capture card to capture composite- and S-video from an older camcorder, but I suppose the reason that was necessary was because my PC didn't have those kind of inputs. The new camcorder does have firewire outs, so I'm set, right?
Thanks everyone!

The Sony HDV format camcorders offer two recording modes DV and HDV.

DV is the older 720x480 SD format and is well supported by many applications. It's transferred over an IEEE-1394 (I-link) connection to the hard drive.

1440x1080i HDV is a form of MPeg2 and needs a specific application driver for transfer. Sony usually packages an application to transfer HDV to a file on the hard drive. Applications that support HDV have similar capability for HDV import.

Sony HDV camcorders also hardware downconvert HDV to DV for normal IEEE-1394 transfer so that you can edit today as SD 720x480i DV but save the HDV version on tape for the future.

Thanks edDV and everyone!