--- Forwarded Message from Gary Dauphin <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 20:00:59 -0500 >From: Gary Dauphin <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Organization: Apple Computer Higher Education >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6171 firewire necessary for DV camera? >References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Firewire is the only correct way to get digital video in and out of the computer and camera. There are technically other ways, but they are so unfeasible, I would even begin to explain how to do it. You can buy a Firewire card for a PCI Mac or a Windows PC at a reasonable price. The catch is the quality of the software you get for editing the video. Gary Dauphin Apple MacFL: http://homepage.mac.com/mac_languages LLTI-Editor wrote: > > --- Forwarded Message from <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 09:09:36 -500 > >User-Agent: IMHO/0.98 (Webmail for Roxen) > >Subject: firewire necessary for DV camera? > >From: <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear LLTIers, > We are considering buying a digital video camera. A number of > the web pages I have read mention using Firewire connections between > the camera and the computer. That makes sense. However, we don't > have any Firewire-equipped computers. > Question: Is a firewire connection necessary? It is _the_ way > to transfer a couple minutes of video from camera to computer? > Assuming other cables choices are available, are they just to slow > anyway? > > Thanks, > > Mary Ball > Language Lab > Ashland University > Ashland, OH 4480