Capture to a laptop through firewire? at DVinfo.net

Tom Singleton · October 22nd, 2003, 10:28 AM

Is it possible to capture our church service (just the message around 30 min.) through firewire using the GL2. I know that I can record with the camera and import using Premiere 6.5. This is not a problem. I am trying to save time and capture as it happens.

I would appreciate any comments and suggestions. Right now we do not have a laptop, I am doing the research to see what works.

Thanks,

Tom Singleton

Trevor Kennedy · October 22nd, 2003, 10:33 AM

I've never personally done it, but I know for a fact that it can be done. Hopefully someone else will reply with more details for you but I wanted to give you the short answer so you didn't have to wait around all day for a reply.

:)

Jeff Donald · October 22nd, 2003, 11:08 AM

Are you Mac or PC?

Tom Singleton · October 22nd, 2003, 11:16 AM

Right now I am using PC. I have heard so much about macs that I reallly want to go that way. It would either be a mac or pc laptop. As of now I use PC

Boyd Ostroff · October 22nd, 2003, 12:57 PM

On the mac you can use BTV Pro for this.

Joe Sacher · October 23rd, 2003, 01:19 PM

You should be able to do this.. I know Vegas can if I turn of DV device control. The camera streams out DV all the time, while recording or not. You just need a system that can capture it. For some laptops, you might need a hard disk other than the system disk for video, to keep from dropping frames.

Mogens Dahl Pallesen · October 23rd, 2003, 04:15 PM

I have tried capturing with my job Toshiba Labtop (I think it's a 1100 Mhz), but after 15 - 20 min. it starts dropping frames. I have 512 Mb memory. I think it's dropping frames because I don't have a separate disk for videodata. Just the 20 Gbyte systemdisk.

Joe Sacher · October 23rd, 2003, 07:36 PM

I do all my video editing on a laptop. I use external disks for all my video capture and editing. When you are using the system drive for video, the heads must keep seeking back and forth to write video data and perform other OS functions. A small external firewire drive is the answer for a laptop setup.

Tom Singleton · October 24th, 2003, 07:44 AM

Thanks for all of the reply's. Now all I need to do is decide which laptop to go with (Mac or PC)

Thanks again for all your help.
By the way, any comments on the laptop would be great! As a church I want to make sure we invest in something good that will do the job.

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!

Tom Singleton

Agus Casse · November 2nd, 2003, 07:37 PM

I use a satellite pro, with 512 Ram and a firewire card in those laptop slots (dunno whats its name) and it runs perfectly, i have capture more than 30 mnis with no problem and that card costed me 99 bucks...

Barry Gilbert · November 2nd, 2003, 07:53 PM

Agus,
Where did you buy that card. I have been looking for one. Is it only one port?

October 22nd, 2003, 10:28 AM	#1
Tom Singleton New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ridgeland, MS Posts: 5	Capture to a laptop through firewire? Is it possible to capture our church service (just the message around 30 min.) through firewire using the GL2. I know that I can record with the camera and import using Premiere 6.5. This is not a problem. I am trying to save time and capture as it happens. I would appreciate any comments and suggestions. Right now we do not have a laptop, I am doing the research to see what works. Thanks, Tom Singleton

October 22nd, 2003, 10:33 AM	#2
Trevor Kennedy New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Halifax, NS Canada Posts: 10	Yes. I've never personally done it, but I know for a fact that it can be done. Hopefully someone else will reply with more details for you but I wanted to give you the short answer so you didn't have to wait around all day for a reply. :)

October 22nd, 2003, 11:08 AM	#3
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Are you Mac or PC? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 23rd, 2003, 04:15 PM	#7
Mogens Dahl Pallesen New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DK-8680, Ry, Denmark Posts: 12	Labtop dropping frames I have tried capturing with my job Toshiba Labtop (I think it's a 1100 Mhz), but after 15 - 20 min. it starts dropping frames. I have 512 Mb memory. I think it's dropping frames because I don't have a separate disk for videodata. Just the 20 Gbyte systemdisk. __________________ MDP

November 2nd, 2003, 07:53 PM	#11
Barry Gilbert Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Winnsboro, SC Posts: 96	Agus, Where did you buy that card. I have been looking for one. Is it only one port? __________________ "No matter how good she looks; somebody, somewhere is tried of putting up with her crap." Randy Brazell

October 22nd, 2003, 11:16 AM	#4
Tom Singleton New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ridgeland, MS Posts: 5	Right now I am using PC. I have heard so much about macs that I reallly want to go that way. It would either be a mac or pc laptop. As of now I use PC

October 22nd, 2003, 12:57 PM	#5
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	On the mac you can use BTV Pro for this.

October 23rd, 2003, 01:19 PM	#6
Joe Sacher Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 177	You should be able to do this.. I know Vegas can if I turn of DV device control. The camera streams out DV all the time, while recording or not. You just need a system that can capture it. For some laptops, you might need a hard disk other than the system disk for video, to keep from dropping frames.

October 23rd, 2003, 07:36 PM	#8
Joe Sacher Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 177	I do all my video editing on a laptop. I use external disks for all my video capture and editing. When you are using the system drive for video, the heads must keep seeking back and forth to write video data and perform other OS functions. A small external firewire drive is the answer for a laptop setup.

October 24th, 2003, 07:44 AM	#9
Tom Singleton New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ridgeland, MS Posts: 5	Thanks for all of the reply's. Now all I need to do is decide which laptop to go with (Mac or PC) Thanks again for all your help. By the way, any comments on the laptop would be great! As a church I want to make sure we invest in something good that will do the job. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! Tom Singleton

November 2nd, 2003, 07:37 PM	#10
Agus Casse Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Guatemala Posts: 322	I use a satellite pro, with 512 Ram and a firewire card in those laptop slots (dunno whats its name) and it runs perfectly, i have capture more than 30 mnis with no problem and that card costed me 99 bucks...