Firewire or Component? at DVinfo.net

Kevin Herrin · January 26th, 2006, 09:55 AM

I have been reading a bunch of the posts on the component out on the HD100. From what I have read it seems like the best way to video out is component. Is this a correct assumption? I thought that firewire was the best signal.
Kevin

Mike Marriage · January 26th, 2006, 10:26 AM

The component outputs can bypass the HDV (or DV) encoding, and so preserve more of the data if you capture "live" to a computer (or any recording device) from the camera.

If you have already recorded to tape I am not aware of any advantage there would be in capturing via component as the signal has already been encoded. Via firewire you can simply move the data from the tape to the hard drive.

Tom Chaney · January 29th, 2006, 08:36 AM

Is there a firewire device that can capture directly from the camera?

John Mitchell · January 29th, 2006, 09:33 AM

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=60

Try the forum here on tapeless recording soolutions - there's a few HDV compatible devices out there

January 26th, 2006, 09:55 AM	#1
Kevin Herrin New Boot Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 10	Firewire or Component? I have been reading a bunch of the posts on the component out on the HD100. From what I have read it seems like the best way to video out is component. Is this a correct assumption? I thought that firewire was the best signal. Kevin

January 26th, 2006, 10:26 AM	#2
Mike Marriage Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE of London, England Posts: 788	The component outputs can bypass the HDV (or DV) encoding, and so preserve more of the data if you capture "live" to a computer (or any recording device) from the camera. If you have already recorded to tape I am not aware of any advantage there would be in capturing via component as the signal has already been encoded. Via firewire you can simply move the data from the tape to the hard drive.

January 29th, 2006, 08:36 AM	#3
Tom Chaney Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 196	Is there a firewire device that can capture directly from the camera?

January 29th, 2006, 09:33 AM	#4
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=60 Try the forum here on tapeless recording soolutions - there's a few HDV compatible devices out there