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Originally Posted by imjay  Summary is that manufacturers make capture devices that use usb2 input and successfully capture lower quality analog video. In general, firewire is the way to go and the only way to go for miniDV. |
I haven't tried capturing analog yet. The camcorder I'm using is a Sony miniDV device, and I've been capturing via USB2. However, I'm not thrilled with the quality, even though it's 720x480. The image quality I get playing directly from the camcorder to the TV is sharper than if I capture vis USB2 and burn to a DVD. Not sure if that's a result of the software, the capture, or the file types I'm working with. I'll just have to keep experimenting, and of course haunting this forum looking for ideas and information. As best as I can tell, the IEEE 1394 port on my computer is non-functioning, so I'm planning on adding a card and trying firewire that way.