DV camera "pass-through"

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Dennis

Has anyone out there successfully used the "pass-through"
capabilities of the newer digital camcorders to capture
video from an analog camcorder?
I am about to purchase a digital camcorder and get into
video editing, and I would like to know if this "pass-
through" ability will allow me to capture and edit all my
analog video as well.

Thanks,
Dennis
 
I've used it to get from my Hi8 camcorder to the computer via my mini-DV
camcorder.

With a library of 8mm and Hi8 tapes, I thought a long time about that, and
ended up getting a mini-DV camcorder. With that feature and the high quality
captures I get with my Dazzle80, I'm all set.
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PapaJohn,

Thanks for the reply, though I am a little confused. I
hope you can clarify this for me.

From what I understand the Dazzle 80 is for capturing
analog, but the pass-through mini-DV has already allowed
you to convert the analog signal to digital for input to
a firewire port.

I don't understand why I would need the Dazzle if I have
a DV camcorder with a passthrough.

thanks,
Dennis
 
PapaJohn,

Sorry to keep bugging you. I saw your website listed in
your sig and decided to check it out (it is awesome, by
the way). I was puzzled when I came across this on your
website:

A digital video camera cannot be
used as a pass-through to capture
live or taped video from an analog
video source. See KB Article
814835. However, a capture utility
released in April 2003 Windows
Media 9 Capture allows you to do a
pass-through, saving to a DV-AVI
file which you can then import into
Movie Maker.

I thought that what you just told me was that I CAN use
the pass-through capabilities of a digital camcorder to
capture my analog video.

HELP!
 
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