Exactly. thanks Graham


"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If MM will capture it, it will be digital yes. Most times MM will not work
> with analogue connections, so no video = no digital video.
> A box like the dazzle gives you a connection which MM will recognise or a
> software option that will work, and then you have video and again, as it
> is on the pc it will be digital.
>
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> "George" <air1@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>> Thanks, brief question here...
>>
>>> Plus this is an "analog" connection so don't try to capture the video
>> using
>>> WMM you won't like the results.
>>> Instead either use the analog capture software that came with the card
>>> (if
>>> there was any) or purchase a digital unit (such as a Dazzle 80) and
>> connect
>>> the camera to that to convert to digital for WMM capture.
>>
>> I'm a little confused here... agreed that a digital-digital link (IEEE
>> 1394)
>> is best,
>>
>> but let's say I've got analog video (like from a VCR or old analog cam),
>> so
>> an analog signal is coming towards the PC. Isn't what ends up in WMM on
>> the
>> PC by definition
>> *digital* (no matter how it got there...thru any card, thru Dazzle,
>> whatever).
>>
>> So, seems like I wouldn't really need Dazzle at all to "convert" it,
>> right?
>> That is, if I can get it into WMM, it for sure got converted to digital,
>> right?
>>
>> Anyway, pls excuse newness, still working to get up to speed,
>>
>> George
>>
>>
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