Camcorder Connection USB or Firewire

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I have acquired JVC mini DV camcorder which has firewire connection my PC
does not have firewire card. I have been looking around and see I can have
firewire card fitted. The camcorder also has S VIdo connection and I see it
is possible to buy a USB 2 HUb to connect via svideo. I would also like to
capture video from an old analogue camcorder. Can anyone give advice on the
cheapest most effective way to do both. I see the USB hub is high speed 2 I
have 4 USB ports on my PC I dont know if they are 1.1 or 2 how can you tell.
I do run a ADSL Broadband so I think I might have version 2

Any ideas for the above would be very grateful as would like to get home
movies done for xmas

Thanks
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Lesley

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"Cari" wrote:
> Buy a firewire PCI card for your PC for the digital camcorder
>
> For the analog camcorder you will have to purchase separate
> analog capture
> hardware. See www.videohelp.com for reviews and opinions.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Lesley" <Lesley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:931B61E6-E6ED-4F35-BF73-8359C507E07D@microsoft.com...
> > I have acquired JVC mini DV camcorder which has firewire
> connection my PC
> > does not have firewire card. I have been looking around and
> see I can
> > have
> > firewire card fitted. The camcorder also has S VIdo
> connection and I see
> > it
> > is possible to buy a USB 2 HUb to connect via svideo. I
> would also like
> > to
> > capture video from an old analogue camcorder. Can anyone
> give advice on
> > the
> > cheapest most effective way to do both. I see the USB hub
> is high speed 2
> > I
> > have 4 USB ports on my PC I dont know if they are 1.1 or 2
> how can you
> > tell.
> > I do run a ADSL Broadband so I think I might have version 2
> >
> > Any ideas for the above would be very grateful as would like
> to get home
> > movies done for xmas
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Lesley
> >

Check to see if your JVC will convert analog via the S-vide to
Digitial and then you can use the firewire to capture the analog
video using the JVC-DV as a converter. John

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