Posted by peter on 11/21/07 08:19

"Vic Thomas" <vic@psion.net> wrote in message
>
> DV and DVCAM conform to "blue book" standard when transfered via
> firewire, DVCPRO does not. Sony machines that play DVCPRO will not
> output it via firewire. Some Panasonic AJ-D??? machines have
> "firewire" out but likewise there is no output when DV/DVCAM tapes are
> played, this connection is for dubbing between Panasonic machines,
> most (all?) nonlinear software will not recognise the signal from
> these machines.
> Best way to incorporate DVCPRO is to use a machine that has SDI out
> and a nonlinear device that can capture it.

Thank you very much. One rental place I plan to visit also said the transfer
cannot be done digitally via firewire. When I first heard it I thought they
must be kidding. Now I'm beginning to think they are right.

The info you give here is a gotcha. It's a good thing I have not rented a
deck with firewire to attempt my own transfer. It would have been a big
surprise.

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