Posted by Peter D on 05/22/07 20:43

"Bob Ford" <imagesinmotion@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 May 2007 20:36:51 -0500, "Peter D" <please@.sk> wrote:
>
>>"Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> 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

Hey, Bob. How's it going? :-)

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