questions on using "pass through", converting analog to digital

[tadd5181]

I have discovered that the Sony TRV 840 camcorder has "pass through" to convert analog to digital. I am thinking of buying a used TRV 840 but I have questions about how it works, what cords are necessary, etc. I would appreciate someone who is familiar with that camcorder, or one, even Canon, that has "pass through" to contact me so that I can ask some newby questions. Please send me a message on here or contact me through my email, tadd5181@yahoo.com. Thanks

[zoobie]

the cam will have a firewire out that goes to your computer's firewire in
if your computer doesn't have a firewire in, you'll have to buy a little card that does and insert it

[aedipuss]

here's the trv840 manual page 88. the manual is still available on the sony website.

[tadd5181]

If anyone is following this thread and the multitude of questions/problems I had with making copies of Hi8 tapes, here is how I finally was able to do so.

I borrowed a HI8 camcorder, Sony TR 940 (it did not have "pass through technology), and I had a Sony PC 100 (mini DV) camcorder. After myriad of trials, I finally was able to hook the two together using an AV cable for the sound and an S video cable for the video. Having both on "play", I copied the analog Hi8 material digitially onto the PC 100. The latter has an odd quirk: you must push two buttons simultaneously to get the recording on the PC 100 started...something which is described in the PC 100's manual, but is not obvious.

I checked and the digital material is captured in iMovie of my iMac, but I am assuming it would also be just as easily captured in Adobe Premier Elements or any other video Windows based editing program.

I am informed via (Pogue's text, "iMovie 09 and iDVD", pages 44-47) that there is virtually no picture degradation. The same text at the same place describes other methods of copying Hi9 tapes digitially.

[edDV]

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I checked and the digital material is captured in iMovie of my iMac, but I am assuming it would also be just as easily captured in Adobe Premier Elements or any other video Windows based editing program.

I am informed via (Pogue's text, "iMovie 09 and iDVD", pages 44-47) that there is virtually no picture degradation. The same text at the same place describes other methods of copying Hi9 tapes digitially.

Yes all similar for "pass through".

iMovie needs to be set in projects to pass through device.

Others (Windows) need the device control turned off.

I can provide some details.


PS: I should have said I have provided details.