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Steven Salmon · May 19th, 2004, 03:37 AM

Hi All

Real sorry if this question has been asked before but currently my video company uses Canon XM2's to capture footage on a frequent basis. Once the filming has been completed, I come back to the studio and bring down the footage via Firewire on to the computer ready for editing.

Now I hate the thought of using the XM'2 to bring down footage from the MiniDV tapes because or wear and tear etc. Not ideal I know.

My knowledge as far as tape decks are very minimal and I was wondering if someone could answer the following questions for me if possible:

[1] Do I get any added benefit by using a tape deck in terms of speed? Are they Firewire?

[2] Can anyone make any recommendations to purchasing a tape deck of reasonable cost. Perhaps between £600 - £1500 ?

Tape Desk is perhaps not the right term but hopefully you will know what I mean.

I would really appreciate your help.

Many thanks

Steven

Rob Lohman · May 19th, 2004, 04:14 AM

The miniDV decks will support firewire indeed, and no, they will
not let you capture footage faster. If you want that I propose
you look into direct to disk recording solutions.

Arnaldo Paixao · May 19th, 2004, 04:23 AM

[1] Do I get any added benefit by using a tape deck in terms of speed? --> Only in FF or REW, not on capture time.
Are they Firewire? --> Yes

[2] Can anyone make any recommendations to purchasing a tape deck of reasonable cost. Perhaps between £600 - £1500 ?--> New, not likely. Second hand, maybee.

My advice: Buy a MiniDV camcorder and use it as a deck to transfer your MiniDV tapes to your PC. Buy one with video/audio inputs; that can be very handy for duplicating tapes or analog to digital convertion.

Best regards,
Arnaldo

May 19th, 2004, 03:37 AM	#1
Steven Salmon Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 47	Capture devices Hi All Real sorry if this question has been asked before but currently my video company uses Canon XM2's to capture footage on a frequent basis. Once the filming has been completed, I come back to the studio and bring down the footage via Firewire on to the computer ready for editing. Now I hate the thought of using the XM'2 to bring down footage from the MiniDV tapes because or wear and tear etc. Not ideal I know. My knowledge as far as tape decks are very minimal and I was wondering if someone could answer the following questions for me if possible: [1] Do I get any added benefit by using a tape deck in terms of speed? Are they Firewire? [2] Can anyone make any recommendations to purchasing a tape deck of reasonable cost. Perhaps between £600 - £1500 ? Tape Desk is perhaps not the right term but hopefully you will know what I mean. I would really appreciate your help. Many thanks Steven

May 19th, 2004, 04:14 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The miniDV decks will support firewire indeed, and no, they will not let you capture footage faster. If you want that I propose you look into direct to disk recording solutions. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 19th, 2004, 04:23 AM	#3
Arnaldo Paixao Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vimeiro - Portugal Posts: 255	[1] Do I get any added benefit by using a tape deck in terms of speed? --> Only in FF or REW, not on capture time. Are they Firewire? --> Yes [2] Can anyone make any recommendations to purchasing a tape deck of reasonable cost. Perhaps between £600 - £1500 ?--> New, not likely. Second hand, maybee. My advice: Buy a MiniDV camcorder and use it as a deck to transfer your MiniDV tapes to your PC. Buy one with video/audio inputs; that can be very handy for duplicating tapes or analog to digital convertion. Best regards, Arnaldo