help on videocams

**Bao** · 04-30-2005, 01:54 AM

guys, what do i need to capture dv video to the computer in order to convert it to vcd or dvd...i asked around and they told me that a capture card would do..i went to electroworld and they have this snazzy cap card and it costs 10000.is it possible to transfer videos using firewire or usb?am planning to get a canon elura 85 and it has usb and iee1394?unsa ning iee1394?mao ning firewire?pls help...

**Wyrdo** · 04-30-2005, 10:25 AM

have the same problem here.got sony video cam but dont have any cables (except for audio/video jack that is used for tv viewing).need help guys.having your mini dv tape be converted to dvd/vcd format is very expensive(arou 300-500/cd) depending pa jud sa format(dvd/vcd)

**Bao** · 04-30-2005, 10:55 AM

@wyrdo: i think na solve na ato problem.all we have to do is buy firewire port for com and firewire cable,whew maau gani k barato rani....refer to this link:

http://forums.istorya.net/viewtopic.php?t=32981

**kingort** · 04-30-2005, 03:21 PM

some newer systems has a built in firewire already all you need to do is get a firewire cable. If yours dont have get a firewire card which is not that expensive and the appropriate software. good luck!

**samokan** · 04-30-2005, 06:45 PM

or u can get the new videocam that directly makes it to dvd

**Bao** · 05-01-2005, 02:32 AM

@kingort and samokan:tnx guys!

**kingort** · 05-01-2005, 03:42 AM

Originally Posted by samokan

or u can get the new videocam that directly makes it to dvd

you mean the dvd cam, i was thinking of getting one before but its just too expensive for me

**samokan** · 05-01-2005, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by kingort

Originally Posted by samokan

or u can get the new videocam that directly makes it to dvd

you mean the dvd cam, i was thinking of getting one before but its just too expensive for me

yup they are very expensive and getting smaller by each release

**MrBiddle** · 05-01-2005, 07:51 PM

DVD cam is dangerous.

I recommend MiniDV, or Digital 8 will do...

What's needed is a FireWire cable with the end corresponding to the size of the DV terminal of your DCR (Digital Camera Recorder). That would either be 4pin, 6pin, Kingpin, etc.

And a firewire card needs to be installed at the rear of your harddrive. With XP, all you do is insert it on an empty slot and run all the necessary rivers... It might be similar in other Disc Operating Systems.

You need an HDD that has a capacity of at least 40 - 80GB as 1 hour of DV footage is equivalent to 13 Gigabytes of audio video interleaved (AVI)

Use TMPGenc or an MPEG converter before you burn your AVI or WMV files to DVD so the stream will be compliant and it will be encoded as it will be read normally on the components.

**Bao** · 05-01-2005, 08:46 PM

@Mrbiddle:what do you mean by DVD cam is dangerous? compatibility wise with a com?or video quality?

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