Thanks for the info.
I should have been more specific- we're wanting to bypass the tape now that we have the magical external hard drive. --- In [email protected], "Jeffery J. Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<If I'm not mistaken, he is referring to capturing what the > camera 'sees' rather than what has been recorded on tape. In other > words, bypassing using the tape at all. There are tools that do this > very well, like DVRack from Serious Magic, but Premiere can do a > decent job too - I just tested it. > > The trick is to set the camera to camcorder mode, not VCR mode, and > open the capture screen (F5 in Pro). Then as long as you can see a > live image in the preview monitor, just click on record, and away you > go.>> > > > ----Ahhhh, "I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and > SAW".... > I am truly sorry for not understanding....yes the truth is that some > programs do a better job than others and DVRack is probably one of the best, > but almost any edit proggie worth its salt will do the job in at least a > basic fashion, because frankly most of them don't know or care as long as > the source complies to IEEE1394 standards. > I use a miniDV source deck that happens to have a built in tuner and I also > have my switcher tied to the auxiliary S-VHS input. > Therefore whenever I fire up one of my edit programs, if the deck is turned > on, and one or both of the sources are active, they show up in the capture > window. It could be CNN or it could be the feed from the switcher, depends > on what I might have been doing before I started the edit program. > I also make use of the free Microsoft WM9 capture utility which does great > AVI captures all by itself and it also lists all of my sources as valid, the > switcher, one of my miniDV camcorders (if it is connected directly), the > tuner on the deck, or even the ADS Pyro AV Link. > > I think the day is coming where we might see camcorders with firmware > sophisticated enough to support the hot swap of any storage device that can > deal with the data throughput. It will just be a matter of how the user > wishes to configure the device. Meantime the direct live cap idea is always > a great one but I still advise popping in a tape just as a backup! > > JeffH > Ch.S. > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.4 - Release Date: 4/6/2005 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/
