Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 10/31/77 11:48

On 5/24/2006, Lost in the waste land posted this:
> Thanks for the time.
>
> The punctuation came from online publications and
> it is still confusing ! I haven't seen one of these close up
> and in person ... so I'm just trying to piece together some
> information.
>
> Your point about missing audio link is excellent ! I didn't think
> S-Video included audio, and I know nothing about 1394.
> Since it is a digital stream .. Audio has to be in there somewhere ?
>
> I think I'm going to bite the bullet and get video DVD recorder
> that is a all in one unit ... It seems the most reliable solution
> in the long run. I use my PC DVD to create work related Data DVD's.

You're right about the audio in the IEEE-1394. What's recorded on the
tape is a digital file with the video and audio interleaved (well,
they're in there together somehow, I don't know the details). Capturing
via FireWire is not really capturing, it's just copying that file
bit-by-bit to the computer, where it then gets put into a wrapper
called AVI.

So the video and audio are in there just like it was on the tape.
Luckily our software then knows what to do with it & how to do it :-)

The best solution for you is what works best for you. I'm not saying
that to be obvious, but to accentuate that no one knows you better than
you do :-) And I think a DVD recorder (with or without a hard drive) is
a great solution.

Of course, if you're like me, you'll change your mind later and buy
more stuff - no matter what you decide to get for starters!

HTH,
Gino

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