Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/12/06 19:07

<curious314159@yahoo.com> wrote ...
> Thanks, enormously insightful so far:
> pass thru via DV camcorders A/V In DV out? Great idea, but
> I worry however, if that is sufficient

Sufficient for what? You didn't state your requrements
or application(s)? (Even after we asked you.) Especially
since you seem to have an unusual application here???

> and if there are restrictions associated with DV?

Restrictions? What kind of "restrictions" are you talking about?

> In particular I use CMU's generic
> 1394 firewire camera drivers to access the image content
> in my C/C++ programs, so the firewire output needs to be
> compatible with standard firewire protocols.

The DV-over-Firewire stream/protocol seems quite
standardized. Have you seen any issues?

> Does anyone know if Canopus or ADS Pyro converters
> would work with the CMU's generic Firewire camera drivers?
> (Can you capture the image stream the are putting out with generic
> firewire drivers?)

We've never heard anyone complaining that certain drivers
would or would not work with camcorders vs. the standalone
converter boxes.

If you want us to understand what *you* mean by "CMU"
you would do well to define it.

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