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From mini DV camera to laptop without firewire

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glandu Posted messages 25506 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   -
Hello,

I know that the question has already been partially addressed, but before giving up all hope, I'm still going to ask my question!
I have an old mini DV camera and a recent laptop (HP Pavilion dm4). I want to transfer the videos from my camera to the laptop to edit them for a wedding. However, my dear computer has neither firewire, nor express card, nor PCMCIA.

How screwed am I? ;=)
Do you see any solution for me to acquire these videos?
Fnac mentioned a capture card for €150. Could that work (but it's still super expensive!)?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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crocodile15 Posted messages 1475 Status Membre 439
 
For good video resolutions, you need a FireWire port because if you use the USB port of your scope directly, the video is not smooth. The capture card is almost mandatory, but in your case, you will need an external USB card preferably with hardware encoding and integrated audio to avoid delays. Such a card costs around 50 euros, Dazzle or Pinnacle. Here is a list of boxes
https://www.topachat.com/pages/produits_cat_est_micro_puis_rubrique_est_w_acq.html
With this type of box, you do not use the DV port of your scope but an analog RCA or S-Video output.
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glandu Posted messages 25506 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   4 088
 
Precise response from Croco: I add to use a good box, the Dazzle Video Creator 2 is the most advantageous as it comes with Pinnacle's 'Studio' editing software.
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