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Topic: Capture Card Issue!!!!!!!
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Insaneint
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posted 12-30-1999 11:41 PM
I was wondering what the difference is between a "DV" codec for a capture card and a "MPEG" codec for a capture card is. I have a sony digital handicam (something like digital 8mm or high 8 or something). What do you recommend?? THANKS! |
Insaneint
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posted 12-31-1999 02:04 AM
How is it possible that no one knows the answer to this?? |
Roland
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posted 12-31-1999 10:55 AM
DV codecs are used to compress digital video, which comes from a digital video camera. MPEG (the Moving Picture Experts Group) is a working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the development of international standards for compression, decompression, processing, and coded representation of moving pictures, audio and their combination. (That's according to their site at http://drogo.cselt.stet.it/mpeg/ ).You say you have a "digital 8 or high 8 or something," but you're really talking about two different beasts. A Digital 8 camera is digital video, and Hi-8 is analog (similar to S-VHS, a higher-quality VHS, Hi-8 is a higher-quality version of 8mm). Does that help? ------------------
Roland |
Insaneint
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posted 01-01-2000 01:14 AM
Yeah cool that helps, but does that mean I should get a "DV" codec capture card? I have a Sony Digital Handicam with *(I THINK)* digital-8. |
Insaneint
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posted 01-02-2000 01:59 PM
Anyone? |
NJRFilms
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posted 01-02-2000 02:35 PM
Look on your camera and tell us what it is... its not that hard, does it have a firewire card? |
Insaneint
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posted 01-02-2000 02:45 PM
Ok- It's Hi8. So do I need a MPEG codec capture card or a DV codec capture card? I'm guessing I need the MPEG kind.... |
