Posted by tony cooper on 12/22/75 12:00

On 17 Jan 2008 15:29:54 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote:

>vijayjanyani@gmail.com (vj) wrote in
>news:0ce6ff36-54ab-4bd8-8b91-8989206ee6dc@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
>
>> I have a Sony MiniDV handycam model DCR HC 18. I understand that
>> using Firewire connection to transfer video to PC (and subsequently
>> for burning DVD out of it) provides a better quality as compared to
>> USB.
>
>Firewire might be faster than USB, but why would it provide better
>quality video?
>
>Bits is bits, after all.

Transfers with USB from a Sony will sometimes be jerky and unstable.
Why, I don't know, but I've seen it.

Some editing programs require Firewire tranfer for Capture. I haven't
used it for awhile, but I believe Pinnacle Studio requires Firewire.
One of the programs I tried did.





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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

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