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Firewire connection Question.....

post #1 of 3
6/7/05 at 6:18pm
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So here's what I'm trying to do....I have a video camera with an S-Video "Out", but I have a laptop that just has Firewire as the "In".....Is there a "simple" way I can get the video off this camera and onto the laptop so I can burn it to a DVD?

2nd Question....I also have an older video camera with only the RCA composite "Out" and the same Firewire "In" on the laptop.....I guess I have the same question for this one....is there a "simple" way to get video off that camera and onto the laptop? I guess I could move the video to a VHS tape and go the "S-Video" route from the question above (assuming I'm able to work something out for the question above!)

Are there any adaptors that interconnect or anything like that or am I looking at needing a different piece of hardware entirely???

Thanks.....I'm just a newbie at this stuff and am hoping the experts who have been doing this kind of stuff for a long time can help me out!!

Mike
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post #2 of 3
6/7/05 at 7:10pm
hmmm, an older camcorder? w/o a USB 2.0 or firewire port on the camera i'm thinking u'll be stuck having to buy an input device. i've used and been quite happy w/ ATI's TV Wonder USB 2.0 product. it has coaxial connector, along w/ RCA and S-video jacks.

it costs ~$99 retail. prolly ~$80 online.

ads tech has the av pyro link, which allows u to convert a host of connectors. with it u could pipe your s-video in and use the firewire out connector to run it to your system.

it's more spendy tho, and i haven't used it myself.

~$180 retail and prolly $150 online.

there are other converters too. google and newegg my friend.

if u had a firewire port on the camera u'd really be set. without it u'll have to work the camera manually for FF, RW, play, pause, etc. w/ the direct firewire connection u'd be able to control the camera's playback functions via your capture software (ulead or nero for example)
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post #3 of 3
6/8/05 at 1:02am
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Thanks for the input Triadone! I'll give your first suggestion a whirl and see what I get. Firewire on the new video camera makes this process a breeze, but with the older video I have I just didn't really know what to do.

Thanks again.
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