There are two ways to import analogue video into a PC - the best involves an analogue to digital converter like a digital video camcorder or conversion device, such as are marketed by Dazzle, Canopus, and others. These accept RCA and usually S-Video connections from the analogue source and firewire out to the computer. The lesser quality approach (in most cases) involves RCA, and sometimes S-Video into your graphics card, at the back of your PC. You can tell your graphics card from other PCI cards because it's the one your monitor is plugged into. This is usually reduced in frame size, usually to 320 X 240, or about half of DV resolution. You can play with this quality level, make web video or email video from it but you can't make decent VHS or DVD material out of it. If you're serious about video quality you need a decent converter so that you can capture 720X480 (pixel) files. That's assuming you are in NTSC land, such as North America. The dimensions differ slightly in PAL. Also, the S-Video connection is video only. You still need the red/white RCAs for audio, although some consumer equipment provides only one port for audio, or even one cable for all three. That sometimes causes confusion for newcomers to the process. And starting out, it isn't hard to be confused!
David Hurdon At 11:01 PM 11/4/2004 +0000, you wrote: how do you tell if you have an input connector, i have an s-video port, is that the input connector? --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dana Hudes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Isaac Yeung wrote: > > > > > > > is it possible to record from my camcorder with my computer using the > > s-video cable? > > yes, if your computer has an s-video input connector. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
