Posted by John on 11/30/05 13:19

evieg <evieg@noway.com> wrote in
news:Xns971B8AE321D60eviegnowaycom@207.69.189.191:

>
> which Sony HandyCam do you have? I thought I would try digital over
> my Sony Hi8 - so I jumped ship and ended up with a JVC mini-DV model
> that I quickly returned. The JVC would only recognize USB for Motion
> JPEG's and not for any DV - needed to use the s-video or Firewire.


I have a TRV280 Digital 8.


>
> The first thing you need to do is learn if sound can be carried over
> the USB connection. On my Sony Hi8 - the S-video jack is vastly
> superior for video than the composite out cable - but sound is only
> carried via the composite cable - so both need to be connected when I
> capture - choosng S-video for video and line-in from the composite
> connection for the audio.


Sound *is* carried over the USB connection. It works fine using Windows
Movie maker, and the capture software that came with the camera. The
problem with these programs is that for some reason, the captured video
quality is not what I would call the best. I've come *close* to having a
good DVD production, but close does not count.


>
> If you have a Firewire port on the Camcorder - then by all means
> obtain a firewire card and cable to connect that way -

The Camcorder *does* have a firewire connection. Or something called
iLink, which I believe is the same thing. I don't have that hardware
capability yet, so I want to get by with the cheapest solution possible.

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