Video Capture without a camcorder???

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  1. bakewell

    bakewell Member

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    Hello everyone.

    First time user here so if I should have posted this elsewhere I apologise.

    Is it possible to get some kind of equipment other than a camcorder to transfer footage from a mini dv tape to a PC via firewire(kind of like a tape deck or such). I find I miss a lot of stuff going on at home when capturing from my camcorder.

    Have I explained what I mean okay?
     
  2. TPFKAS

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    There are decks for miniDV tapes, but not many shops sell them.
    Transfer from a deck works exactly the same as transfer from a camcorder, so you could argue why you should bother to buy a minDV since you apparently already have a camcorder.

    Read this article: http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/transfer.php
     

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