HD on XP

[gsl24fps]

Is there a way to capture HD on Windows XP, or is this an old, tired, hopeless topic?

[jman98]

It's certainly possible. However how you do it depends on a lot of factors. I use some drivers and record directly from my cable box via firewire and it works fine for me, but then again I just record a few shows from local broadcast and they aren't encrypted like HBO is.

[edDV]

Define "capture HD". From what ? Over what connection ?

Easy category is over the air ATSC tuner.

[gsl24fps]

I'm trying to capture HD video from a camcorder (Canon Vixia HV30) to my Windows XP Pro computer. I'm under the impression that this is not possible with XP, only Vista.

True?

[Soopafresh]

Not true at all. I have an HV30 and XP. Use HDVsplit for software and a 4 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable to connect.

If you're referring to real time capture, you'd use the HDMI connector, a Black Magic Intensity card, and a Raid 0 array of 3 very fast hard drives.

[edDV]

HV30 over Firewire (IEEE-1294) to HDVSplit is as simple as DV format.

It is true that XP Windows Movie Maker 2 doesn't support HDV but many other edit programs will.

[gsl24fps]

Thanks Soopafresh and edDV!

[FulciLives]

What editing programs support HDV on WinXP ?

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[gerryc]

I'm using Avid Media Composer on my XP machine. It supports HDV. At the time I purchased it, about 9 months ago, Avid recommended that it not be installed on a Vista machine. I also used the NLE that Mainconcept used to offer called Mainactor 5. It had HD support.

[Soopafresh]

Vegas

[JohnnyMalaria]

VLC is an alternative for capturing HDV that works well, too.

[edDV]

All the basic programs have "premium" versions that include support for HDV and some AVCHD. These run on XP or Vista.

Adobe Premiere Elements
Vegas Movie Studio
ULead/Corel Video Studio
Pinnacle Studio

All the "pro" versions now support HDV.