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Thanks, you are absolutely correct.
"Mettá" <metta-remove@this-metta.org.uk> wrote in message
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> The Asus board comes with a Firewire port and USB 2 ports.
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> The "plugs on the cable will be different sizes because some cameras have
> a reduced size socket due to limited space. This applies to USB and
> FIREWIRE ports. They are not the same but they do look very similar.
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> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Oh, forgot, he also said with my ASUS P4P800 motherboard I do not need
>> another card.
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>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>I took it to my very reliable computer store. It is not the same type of
>>>endings, since 1 end fits into the digital camera. That end is small. The
>>>other end is Firewire and fits ONLY in the firewire slot.
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>>> My computer store technician agrees.
>>>
>>> So, you are right, but it is not the "usual" firewire .
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>>> "Mettá" <metta-remove@this-metta.org.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:%23LBjYd66EHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> NO!
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>>>> If one end of the cable is firewire then so is the other!
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>>>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>1 end is a firewire, the other is a USB. Same wire, of course.
>>>>> For sure!
>>>>>
>>>>> "Graham Hughes" <graham@simplydv.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%239Mrdfg6EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>> "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
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>>>>>>> > "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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