Re: Do I even need an IEEE139a card?

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From: Graham Hughes (graham_at_simplydv.co.uk)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:28:17 -0000

Check out my answers in the MM group, and I now assume you only have a usb
lead. See here for what firewire looks like.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=firewire&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi 

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:hIydnX_tK_CPqFHcRVn-2A@comcast.com...
> The camera is a JVC  GR DVL 805 Digital movie camera. It came with a cable
> that fits into the camera on 1 end and the other fits into the computer, a
> fairly recently built one.
>
> I assume 1 end is USB and the other (it looks different) is Firewire.
>
> The thing I noticed though, is that the monitor window in MM2 shows the
> images taken at night very dark, almost black, whereas on the monitor
window
> of the camera they were fine.
>
> Is that attributable to such a card or MM2?
>
>
> "Mettá" <metta-remove@this-metta.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23I9WcMa6EHA.924@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > If you have a firewire port on your PC then you do not need an extra
one.
> > Your camera may also have USB2? If so you will need to make sure your PC
> > also has USB2.
> >
> > I don't know MM2.
> >
> > Good luck
> > M
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > http://www.MettaWeb.com
> >
> >
> > "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:-e-dnQlNKriMBlbcRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> >>I forgot to mention the most important part, I am sure:
> >>
> >> The graphics card in my computer is GE Force Fx5200.
> >> DO I now still also need an IEEE139a card too?
> >>
> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:Y6WdndMhKvWtB1bcRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> >>>I am totally new to Video capture and MM2. I have a digital JVC camera
> >>>which came with a cable that hooks into the camera and then into a
> >>>Firewire slot of my computer. I never bought a firewire card and wonder
> >>>what it does and whether I even need one.
> >>>
> >>> Also, what is a good and easy to understandable book on MM2?
> >>>
> >>> MY OS is Windows XP with SP2 installed.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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