DazV

can u plug a common vcr machine into a firewire card ?

a friend has been told you can get an adapter that at one end plugs into a vcr scart socket on a household vcr, and at the other plugs into a firewire card in a PC ?

I didn't think this would work as the VCR is analogue and the firewire is digital ?

This bloke was saying the info coming out of scart has been converted to digital ? Isn't this bollocks ?

DazV

someone must have an idea!

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

considering a vcr is old technology and firewire is new i very much doubt it

HHxx

Sounds like a video capture device which connects to the pc via Firewire.

chrisowe

You can plug the DV camcorder into the firewire port then you can plug the VCR into the camcorder's composite ports. Works with my set-up, I think the camcorder needs to be DV-in enabled though.

Iain Young

Of course, you can only do this if your DV camcorder has got composite inputs. Not very many do.

DazV

thanks all

no digital camcorder available

I think this bloke must've been making this up - he reckons you could buy a simple adapter at maplins. One side of this adapter plugs into the vcr SCART, while the other side of the adapter plugs into the firewire.

Bollocks I think, unless as someone mentioned, this "simple adapter" is some kind of analogue video capture device in which case it'll cost £60+

Iain Young

Sound like he's making it up. You need something to convert the analogue signal from the vcr into a digital one that the computer can understand. A little more complicated than a cheap adapter methinks.....

DazV

cheers all

angrynorth

I think he may be confused, but he's not making it up. You need a video capture device for this kind of thing. I use a Formac Studio TVR which can bring in an analogue signal convert it and then send it to my Mac via firewire.

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Iain Young

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Good fun playing with this stuff though isn't it
I guess your mate was getting confused between an adapter and a capture device Daz....