capture device

1. adanchev
   Member

   
   using camcoder for capturing is not good. I have Panasonic and I have sometimes problems with it - after several capturing it stops working sending me message "push reset buttom". I hope there are devices in which you can put your type (DV or HD) connect to the computer and capture the video. it saves your camcoder I hope. however nobody know about something like it. do you know anything?Thanks.

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. tonsofpcs
   Member

   
   You can buy a deck with IEEE1394/i.Link

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. mmontgomery
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   It should work in theory without a hitch. The only real significant reason for not using your camcorder for capture is that it adds additional wear and tear to the video heads. But, for most of us that's a fair trade-off as decks are pretty expensive.
   
   I'd consider running a head cleaning tape in the camcorder. Follow the directions on the heading cleaning tape to make sure you don't damage the camcorder itself. If that doesn't fix your errors, it might be the tape itself. You could have a bad tape. In my years of shooting digital video, I've had this happen twice, so it doesn't happen often, but it's a possibility. I'd also recommend never using the same tape over and over again. This will help keep your heads clean in addition to keeping the tapes healthy. If errors still persist you should contact the manufacturer immediately. There could be a head alignment problem.

   Posted 4 years ago #

4. adanchev
   Member

   
   Thank you. In my practice I captured the material and then divided into smaller scenes, next using them for bin composition in the Premiere. My impression is that the more I import the same scene the worse is the quality. Maybe in the Premier there is some compression which every time compresses the file and thus reducing the quality. It is correct? How to preserve quality when you use multiple times the same scene? Thank you again
   
   

   mmontgomery Wrote:

   It should work in theory without a hitch. The only real significant reason for not using your camcorder for capture is that it adds additional wear and tear to the video heads. But, for most of us that's a fair trade-off as decks are pretty expensive.
   
   I'd consider running a head cleaning tape in the camcorder. Follow the directions on the heading cleaning tape to make sure you don't damage the camcorder itself. If that doesn't fix your errors, it might be the tape itself. You could have a bad tape. In my years of shooting digital video, I've had this happen twice, so it doesn't happen often, but it's a possibility. I'd also recommend never using the same tape over and over again. This will help keep your heads clean in addition to keeping the tapes healthy. If errors still persist you should contact the manufacturer immediately. There could be a head alignment problem.

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. faqvideo
   Member

   
   JVC manufactures MiniDV/VHS decks with Firewire connectors. Can you use some cheap consumer MiniDV camcorder as a player?

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   Posted 4 years ago #

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