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Modern DV camcorders have a digital
video input/output to transfer high quality data to the computer and
vice versa without any loss of quality.
Unlike analog camcorders, digital camcorders do not have to digitalize
the video data. Your computer just needs the standardized IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, ILINK®) interface.
The images are transferred in digital quality, realtime, without any
delay, to the computer and can be watched directly on the big monitor.
It is also possible to control the DV camcorder from your computer.
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If your computer is not equipped
with a standardized IEEE 1394
(Firewire®, ILINK®) interface, you can connect an external
interface card (PCI-card for desktop use or PCMCIA card for mobile
computers). |
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This picture shows a PCMCIA card
inserted in a notebook. Please note that the requirements for your CPU
system are quite high: The lower limit of your CPU should be at 800 MHz
and a Windows® system. If your computer
can´t manage the effort, there occur so-called "frame drops"
which cause a lack of several images in the video sequences.
It is also recommended to use a hard disc with sufficient disc space,
since you need 3,6 MB per second to transfer a video sequence in full
DV quality (one hour = 13 GB). |
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The DV camcorder can be
controlled from the computer. This enables watching the recorded
sequences on the computer monitor by using the video software as well
as saving the video on the hard disc. By using a program for cutting
your video like "Pinnacle®
Studio 7", you can edit your
sequences and watch them in the window in the right top corner. |
