can say a digital video camera record something from a VHS tape (via S-video cable or plain o' analog cable), then transferred onto the computer for editing?

thank you.

 

Many of them can, mostly the higher-end cameras in the >$700 range. It is a great way to get digital versions of older VHS videos, the quality is generally the best that you can get out of consumer grade equipment.

 

There's also a great bunch of products that allow you to take an analogue source, capture it, and send via FireWire into a computer. The Formac Studio comes to mind.

 

Sony makes a similar unit. I haven't used either, but I have heard they are decent.

 

Some MiniDV Cameras just have inputs that allow you to record onto tape, then youhave to dump it to the computer. Other's have inputs that will transcode the signal straight to dv, so you can skip the step of recording to tape.

 

It's the Sony DVMC-DA2 Media Converter which is a hardware CODEC converter. It has Composite, S-video, and 1394 input and output. Works great, although they have been discontinued. They sold for around $300, maybe less now....if you can find one. I've had mine for about 2 years & it works great, no problems

As far as cameras go, most all DV cameras have Analog OUTPUT. You still need to get the source "data" into the camera in a DIGITAL format. Most cameras in the $700-$1000 price range have a EE1394/firewire digital INPUT which is why one must use a product like the media converter when dealing with analog source footage.

I'd be curious to hear if anyone on this board has a DV camera with analog input AND output along with the firewire DV input (Mfg and Model please).

The workflow would go something like this: Analog source into a DV converter into a DV camera or computer via a 1394 cable. Edits can be done on a PC using a product like Adobe Premiere. The finished product is exported via firewire from the PC to either the DV camera or a firewire equipped VCR. If you don't have a firewire equipped VCR, as most people don't, you would just play the finished movie back from your DV camera with the analog outputs connected to your VCR.

Adobe Premiere version 6.0 has a web export utility that will export video as Realplayer content, Quicktime, or Windows Media (along with several other formats). The files can be set up to stream, or download at various bitrates.

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As far as cameras go, most all DV cameras have Analog OUTPUT.