Jake Wolfert Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Currently I'm just using a firewire straight into my Canon XL1s. How can I get the best possible transfer? What do companies that provide this service use? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Speziale Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I used my video editing software to capture and record footage from my mini dv Sony camera to my fire wire equipped laptop. The output was a AVI file at 720x480 resolution. Data rate was 29,000 mbps. Edited December 9, 2019 by Bob Speziale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Greene Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Jake Wolfert said: Currently I'm just using a firewire straight into my Canon XL1s. How can I get the best possible transfer? What do companies that provide this service use? Thank you. I think with firewire, you are getting the best possible transfer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Krumlauf Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Having decades of experience behind the DV format, your best option will be firewire. If you want to increase the lifespan of your camera, get a Mini DV Deck with firewire to hook into your computer so you are not wearing on the heads in the camera anymore than you need to. Edited December 10, 2019 by Mike Krumlauf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Wolfert Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks Mike, big fan or your DV work on youtube. I appreciate your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Krumlauf Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 58 minutes ago, Jake Wolfert said: Thanks Mike, big fan or your DV work on youtube. I appreciate your response. Thank you for the kind words! Been going at this for two decades this month! Nice to hear my personal work is still doing some good with someone out there. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nisar Bazmi Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Windows Movie Maker. I remember extensively transferring data from my Sony Camcorder to my desktop PC, using firewire as well, just like you are doing. Hope you can see high detail in your transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Heeps Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Instead of merely a DV deck , consider getting an HDV deck . It will still play existing DV and DVCAM tapes , but also gives you scope to upgrade to HDV later . HDV camcorders are now quite affordable and allow you to shoot in high definition whilst maintaining backward compatibility with DV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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