Export Tapes

1. HouseofBrouse
   Member

   

   What's the best way(s) to export tapes for a video camera?

    House of Brouse Productions

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. maxzilla
   Member

   

    Do you mean like capturing your footage onto a Non-linear editing system? Plug in a firewire into your camera and your computer. I didn't really get your question, so let me know if this wasn't what you were looking for.

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. HouseofBrouse
   Member

   

   Yeah you got it right, so I'll need a firewire adapter for my computer right? And a firewire cable? Is that it?

   Posted 3 years ago #

4. robGRAUERT
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    Your computer should already have a firewire port

   Rob Grauert, Jr
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   Posted 3 years ago #

5. ralck
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   Robgrauert, not all PC's have a firewire port built in.  Mine didn't, but I knew this and planned ahead of time when I built my PC.  I knew I could buy a cheap firewire card so I was able to buy a cheaper motherboard (actually the motherboard I got had a few special features no other motherboard had, so I didn't miss the firewire :-P).  And with the card I now have the advantage of 3 firewire ports if I felt like getting a firewire HDD or other firewire devices.

   Firewire 400 cards will only run you about 10 dollars and most of them come with a firewire cable as well.  Firewire 800 cards (overkill for video transfer, but the extra speed is handy for things like external firewire harddrives) are going to be in the $50-$60 range from what I've seen.

   HouseofBrouse, check out the big online computer retailers like Newegg and Tigerdirect to find one you like.  I use a Rosewill brand one.  I've never had a problem with it- it was decently cheap and works very well.

   Posted 3 years ago #

6. HouseofBrouse
   Member

   

   That's very helpful, thanks ralck!

   Posted 3 years ago #

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