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I see a lot of talk on forums about different capture devices... If I'm capturing video from a miniDV camera, aren't I just supposed to connect the camera to the firewire card on the computer and play the footage in? Have I missed something here?
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Yes. Transferring video from a DV cam via firewire is not "capturing" in the classic sense. Capturing normally refers to some sort of analog video signal that is processed into a digital format by a hardware device (like a capture card) and then saved. With DV you are merely transferring the data, no conversion is taking place at all.Originally Posted by sdsumike619"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." - Frank Zappa
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ok, so since I only work with miniDV, I don't need a capture card, correct?
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A capture card is only required to digitize an analog source. The Firewire connection to your miniDv camera is basically a file transfer since the source is already digital.
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Correct.Originally Posted by sdsumike619
"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." - Frank Zappa
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