Canopus Analog to Digital Converter

[Guest]

Hi
I have a new Dell Dimension 8300 that has Windows XP Home Edition with Microsoft Plus and Digital Media Edition and a Soundblaster Audigy2 sound card. The Audigy 2 sound card has IEEE 1394 "capability"

I am thinking of getting a Canopus ADVC-50 or ADVC-100 analog converter for importing my VHS tapes to the computer and then to a DVD. According to Canopus's website, the ADVC converts to a "DV" digital file and sends this file to the computer.

My questions are as follows
1. Can the IEEE 1394 on the Soundblaster Audigy2 sound card be used for the connection from the ADVC to the computer to record both audio and video to the computer
2. Can the Moviemaker2 receive a "DV" file as an input source or does the file type need to be different? If different, what program can convert from a DV file to a file that can be used by Moviemaker2

Thanks for any help
Alan

 

[Harry]

Hi there,

I have been using the ADVC-100 for a few months and have
had no problems bringing in VHS video. I just plug the
1394 into a port off of the motherboard (i.e., a "dumb"
port), so I would guess it should work fine from your
sound card.

The ADVC-100 will create the digital video file from the
analog file inputted from the VHS unit -- this is a bi-
directional capability, so if you wanted to you could
output a MM2 movie you created back to the VHS unit...
though I have not yet tried to do this.

Harry

-----Original Message-----
Hi,
I have a new Dell Dimension 8300 that has Windows XP

Home Edition with Microsoft Plus and Digital Media
Edition and a Soundblaster Audigy2 sound card. The
Audigy 2 sound card has IEEE 1394 "capability".

I am thinking of getting a Canopus ADVC-50 or ADVC-100

analog converter for importing my VHS tapes to the
computer and then to a DVD. According to Canopus's
website, the ADVC converts to a "DV" digital file and
sends this file to the computer.

My questions are as follows:
1. Can the IEEE 1394 on the Soundblaster Audigy2 sound

card be used for the connection from the ADVC to the
computer to record both audio and video to the computer?

2. Can the Moviemaker2 receive a "DV" file as an input

source or does the file type need to be different? If
different, what program can convert from a DV file to a
file that can be used by Moviemaker2?

 

[Guest]

Hi,

From your reply, it sounds like the Moviemaker can open the file created by the ADVC-100 without any problem. That's what I was wanting to hear before making the purchase

Thanks
Alan