mountainman 0 #1 July 13, 2002 Hey there, everyone. I have a question for you: what FireWire DV Capture card do you all recommend? I want something that will be PCI and no more than $200. If you can give me some good leads and your thoughts on the items, that would be most excellent! Thank you very much for your help and please include links. Thanks. http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 July 13, 2002 I just picked up what the cheapest one at the local computer superstore had it for. I got a white box, unlabled card for about $22. You don't need a $200 card to get DV video transfered to your PC from the tape. Pretty much any card will work, and PCI is also pretty much the only interface in the PC that can deal with the 400mbs that a firewire can do. ISA is too slow, and AGP..well... it won't work for a lot of reasons.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #3 July 13, 2002 Thanks for the info, Phree. Have you used it yet? And if so, let me know how it works for you. I guess I didn't need to specify PCI since ISA sucks major ass and AGP is taken by the video card. Thanks.http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 July 13, 2002 I've used it many times and it works great. Vallerina posted a link a long time a go to a video I made for her.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #5 July 13, 2002 I just bought a PC-CARD (aka pcmcia) firewire card for my laptop. $80 at microcenter. If I can get a PC-Card one for $80, you should be able to do a hell of a lot better with PCI. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #6 July 14, 2002 One thing to look for on the cheapie IEEE-1394 (Firewire) cards is to make sure it is OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) compliant. Almost all current IEEE-1394 cards are but there are some older ones on the market. If it isn't compliant there are some editing programs that won't work with it. Adobe Premiere comes to mind... KrisSky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #7 July 18, 2002 I snagged a card from CompUSA for like $39 yesterday - PCI formfactor with a 6 to 4 pin (PC to Camcorder) Firewire cable and some silly editting software. It was a predominately green box from a company called SIIG, simply label IEE 1394 across the top. Seems to work fine with Premiere with my PC101. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #8 July 19, 2002 I grabbed a Maxtor 1394 CardBus Adapter card from 'insight.com' - it cost me $59. I also grabbed a 7500 rpm 80 gig external 1394 disk to go along with it.... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
