Posted by Rob J on 01/02/06 04:17

In article <11rdcv96b1omf80@corp.supernews.com>, rcrowley@xpr7t.net
says...
> "Rob J" wrote ...
> > We have a Panasonic MiniDV camcorder that has a built
> > in mic, the only input for external sound when recording
> > is a mic socket that can only be used with an external mic
> > from Panasonic. We want to feed in sound from a sound
> > desk but this is impractical.
>
> Why do you think it is "impractical"?
> Why do you think it must hava a "mic from Panasonic"?
> This seems pretty unlikely. Virtually all camcorders
> with external mic jacks can be connected to an external
> source (like a sound desk).

Because (a) there is absolutely no documentation from Panasonic on how
to connect anything other than the mic supplied with it,
(b) connecting an external cable doesn't mute the internal mic, which
just keeps on going.

> Can you reveal the model number?

GS120

> > 2. Get some software that lets me capture from the camera
> > to HDD via Firewire and also from a separate sound source
> > (the PC's sound card) --- how do I disable the sound that the
> > camera's mic picks up during recording as it can't be muted.
> > I.E. the sound part of the incoming data stream on Firewire.
>
> I don't know of any solution currently availble to do this.
> But if your camcorder has a mic input jack, this should
> not be necessary.

We don't want a mic pickup, any mic is inferior.


> > 3. Forget about the firewire, get a video capture card that
> > uses the S-Video input from the camera, this has no sound
> > on it of course
>
> Sure. Several options available. A rock-solid dependable
> favorite is the ADVC series from Canopus. The low-end
> model (ADVC-55) does input-only, but maybe that is all
> you need(?)
>
> > but now I need a capture card that can input at 720x576
> > 24fps
>
> Why? I thought you said you had a DV camcorder?
> Never heard of a DV camcorder that runs at 24 FPS?
>
> > and close to DV quality.
>
> You lose a significant amount of quality going to
> composite or Y/C. I'd bet that you would end up with
> video that is visibly inferior to using digital Firewire.

If you can't chop out the sound from the firewire it is a waste of time
using it.

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