I have a miniDV camcorder (Sony DCR-TRV33) and the quality is poor when converting with a USB cable.
Also, winDV does not recognize the USB cable for some reason.
Will buying a 1394a cable + PCI card fix the problem? And if so, where is the best place to buy it online?
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This one comes with a cable: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815265002
I don't know if WinDV will work with a USB connection, but it works fine with FireWire. -
The USB cable is for low resolution WebCam use. You need ilink (firewire) to get full resolution. WinDV only works with firewire.
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Interesting.
Just to verify... 1394a = Firewire, correct?
The terminology confuses me. -
yes and it's also referred to as ilink sometimes.
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Firewire=1394a=i.LINK. All the same, just different names. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FireWire Sometimes also called FireWire 400 as there is now a FireWire 800, but not in common use at this time.
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also be aware that firewire comes in different sizes. VERIFY what type of connection your camera accepts. the plugin to the computer is universal.
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