Just ordered a Adaptec 4300 Firewire Card!

[xSpeCtor]

Have a Sony Digital Handycam DCR-PC5E PAL (MiniDV) and just ordered a firewire card!
anyone tried this Firewire card Adaptec FireConnect 4300
just want to know if it's an average card or more professional or just plain good?

[mikegee]

i have the card and use it and adobe premeire with no prob.
the same card also connects my firewire HD. it holds all my video and mp3s. no puke-outs.
that's all

[bertmartin]

Have been using the Adaptec 4300 for several months with no problem. The included VideoWave 4 SE(light) software is good for capture too. I wasn't impressed with the MPEG output but you can just save as an AVI format and use another encoder. I used the card and capture software with my friend's Sony DV camera and my new JVC miniDV camera. Both were recognized and you can control the cameras with software on-screen buttons. I was tempted to upgrade to VideoWave 5 full version which comes out this month, but I am now leaning toward Ulead's MediaStudio 6.5 Director's Cut. Does anyone have this yet?

Anyway the card is great. No problem.

[xSpeCtor]

thanks boys! looking forward to use this device already! =)

[xSpeCtor]

another thing, it's not my dv camera, it's my friend, o borrowed it cuz i don't have 2200$, is there a good budget dv camera out there somewhere?