Posted by Bob Ford on 05/22/07 01:53

On Mon, 21 May 2007 20:36:51 -0500, "Peter D" <please@.sk> wrote:

>"Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:0uednRtrNvboU8zbnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> David McCall wrote:
>> ...
>>> Firewire (IEEE 1394) is much more robust. All of the DV cameras
>>> use IEEE 1394 for transfer to and from the computer. Most computers
>>> come with built-in IEEE 1394 ports these days.
>>
>> Actually, USB2 achieves higher actual throughput than Firewire
>> implementations.
>
>You mean the 480 versus 400 misunderstanding? It don't mean Jack. In actual,
>live, real, practical, normal tests, Firewire = no dropped frames unless
>caused by actual problems in the recording, and USB2 = dropped frames
>regardless. It has to do with _how_ they transfer data, not how fast they
>can transfer data in theory.
>HTH
>
Hey Peter, are you the same Peter D who frequents the rec.arts.dance
newsgroup?
Bob Ford
Images In Motion
www.imagesinmotion.com

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