Hello Dale,
I think you don't need our helps. You're OK --- I'll tell you why. If you have 1394 ports in your DV Camera and in your PC and if
you have a matching 1394 cable --- don't sell BUT keep your nice equipment. With 1394 (New Technology) you can do input and output
video signal as well. The video signal inside your 1394 also contained Stereo Audio Signals. Similar to Composite ports and
cables, remember those: Yellow, Red & White, ---they're very old technology. Even S-video is an old technology and cannot match
1394. Here's 2 references:
http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/I/IEEE_1394.html
http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/S/S_Video.html
We need MM2.1 only to do professional editing and compiling back to the choices format to suit your choices of distribution
format. With this latest new technology after you Capture the whole DV Tape (from your Camera), do all the editing inside MM2.1,
do Send to DV Camera on the same DV tape BUT rewound or if you want to check the edited version then use a new DV tape. Report to
us if you can find any different in quality.
I preferred to uses 1394a because of all the advantages BUT those MacWorld enthusiasts preferred 1394b (800 Mbps). Hoping PC
devices manufacturing will catch-up this very new technology and hope again prices will go down so I could afford to venture to
1394b. You'll notice again when 1394b finally arrived and a new world of commerce will appear like right now HiSpeed USB2 trends.
All The Best,
--Rino
Protect your PC:
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My DV cam is connected to my PC via 1394. MM 2.1 correctly identifies
device, and works fine if I want MM to capture content from MiniDV tape.
My DV cam also has RCA and S-video input. I want MM 2.1 to capture the live
input from RCA/S-video without first having to save input to tape and then
playing back for MM to capture from DV cam.
Help.
Thank you.
