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Sean Troy
01-27-2011, 10:49 PM
Can S-Video and Fire wire cables both be used to download video from the camera to the computer? I realize you would only use one or the other. Is one better than the other? Thanks, Sean
Lee Ludden
01-28-2011, 8:05 AM
With the S-Video cable, you would be doing an analog transfer, and would need to have a video capture card in the computer to receive the data. With firewire, you are transferring the already digital image as is. The only reason you would do the S-Video is if there was no other way - i.e., your camcorder is analog and doesn't have any way of sending a digital image.
Sean Troy
01-28-2011, 8:08 AM
Thanks Lee, that explains it well.
Bryan Morgan
01-28-2011, 12:33 PM
If you want a free and easy application to get the video off use WinDV
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