Quote Originally Posted by jIgG
Steve i have a dumb question if I may

with MiniDV tapes you have to play it like a regular VHS tape while the camera is connected to you computer to get the video off right?
Well, yeah. You either connect the camera, or a studio deck (like the Sony DSR-11 we use) to the computer through the FireWire cable, then the editing software takes the data from the tape, but it does it in real time. The data rate for miniDV is fixed, so there is no high-speed option for transferring the tape to the computer. MiniDV is already digital, though, so it doesn't need a capture card in the computer. Does that explain it?