Hi, Ryan, welcome to the forums!
Originally Posted by ryanlc If I have the option to transfer the video from the cam to the pc using USB 2 or Firewire 400, which would produce the best results? It is my understanding that Firewire is really for this type of thing, but isnt the USB2 interface faster? |
Definitely use Firewire. USB 2.0 is said to be faster, but can't cope with sustaining a high transfer rate, like Firewire does.
Originally Posted by ryanlc Second, Do I want to bring the video over in AVI, MPEG, or other format?
Once the video is on the pc, my goal is to do some video editing, add some effects, transitions, etc. then put it onto DVD with the best quality possible. |
Since you want to do some editing, you should capture in DV AVI, and only convert to MPEG-2 once your production is finished and you're ready to burn to DVD.