RE: Analog camera to Digital camera to PC - Video but no sound!

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From: chmbr (chmbr_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 08:29:11 -0800

using the firewire fo the digital camcorder as an A/D valve is a solution,
but this does not address the basic issue of why does audio not go into the
analog input? Also, as you point out, you have to mess around with the tape
which is in the digital camcorder to avoid overwriting that.

:)

Chmbr

"JJ" wrote:

> I purchased a Canon Optura 40 and recently captured some video from my old
> Sony Hi-8mm camera onto my computer. I used the 2 audio connections from the
> 3 in 1 jack that came with the camera and a s-video line from the Sony to the
> Canon, which was connected via a firewire cable to my pc. I didn't want the
> AV signal being recorded onto the miniDV tape, but directly to the pc. It
> took a few tries to get it right because I received some error messages about
> not detecting a video source with MM, but I finally got there. Let me know
> if you are still having issues. Maybe we can work through them.
>
> "J-Johnson" wrote:
>
> > I am connecting an analog camcorder to a digial trying to
> > convert and record to my PC. The analog is connected to
> > the digical camcorder via S-Video for the video. For the
> > audio, the digital camera came with a 3 prong to 1
> > connection (i.e. red, yellow and white merge into one
> > conection to go into the digital camera).
> >
> > I have the sound jacks connected to the analog camera with
> > the video jack unplugged and s-video conecting the 2
> > cameras together. I have the digital camera connected to
> > the PC via firewire.
> >
> > I can record the video fine, but no sound gets recorded.
> > Help!
> >

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