Does PD15 capture from miniDV camcorder to DV-AVI?

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laguvard

Newbie Joined: Jan 02, 2017 20:41 Messages: 8 Offline

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Jan 11, 2017 21:27

Hi all,

1) I installed a trial version of PD15 on my old laptop, which has a 1394 port. PD15 captures the DV video as MPEG2 and offers no option to choose a profile. Is this true for the licensed version too? I want to capture it as DV-AVI. I have no way to verify because my licensed copy is installed on a brand new laptop that does not have 1394.

Note that this is no an issue with the 1394 card. I installed a trial version of Vegas and it captures AVI no problem.

2) Regarding the lack of 1394 card on the new laptop, do anyone have experience using a 1394-to-USB cable like these below?

https://www.amazon.ca/1-2M-Male-IEEE-Firewire-Cable/dp/B00HG7HDKK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1484187719&sr=8-3&keywords=1394+to+usb+cable

<a>https://www.amazon.ca/Firewire-Camcorder-Compatible-Extension-Transferring/dp/B01L1IN0OC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484187719&sr=8-1&keywords=1394+to+usb+cable</a>

https://www.amazon.ca/IEEE-1394-4-Pin-Cable-Translucent/dp/B0059DGH0K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1484187719&sr=8-6&keywords=1394+to+usb+cable

Thanks!

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 16, 2017 00:04

I beleive that those cables can work with an old firewire drive but won't work for video transfer from a dv camcorder. See this YT video for a possible solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BthebohwsDk .

Let us know if this helps.

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laguvard

Newbie Joined: Jan 02, 2017 20:41 Messages: 8 Offline

Jan 16, 2017 21:40

After a bit more research, I'm convinced these cables will not work with Windows 10. You need a 1394 card. Some forums indicate that an express card also works but I don't have one to test.