My setup to capture includes a Laser Disc player with Svideo out, a MiniDV camera, a Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge.
I have seen people say that is better to capture the Laser Disc to the Dazzle to the DVin of the DVcamera. Then after it is done rewind the DVtape and capture via the FireWire into the PC so you also capture a time code.
Now, I must admit that I hardly ever drop a frame in this method, however, because I am going A/V via the Dazzle into the DVcam, and then DVcam to PC, am I compressing the source twice, or since the Dazzle does AV to DV, is that the only time I am effecting the source? Or should I just go from Dazzle right into the PC and not capture to DVcam thus taking half the time to capture? Is there any difference in quality by choosing Dazzle direct into the PC?
Next, how do you all rate the new DVcams coming out with Analog inputs...which makes/models feature Svideo-in on the breakout cord, and are these camera's A/D converters equivalent to a standalone like the Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge?
Thanks
I have seen people say that is better to capture the Laser Disc to the Dazzle to the DVin of the DVcamera. Then after it is done rewind the DVtape and capture via the FireWire into the PC so you also capture a time code.
Now, I must admit that I hardly ever drop a frame in this method, however, because I am going A/V via the Dazzle into the DVcam, and then DVcam to PC, am I compressing the source twice, or since the Dazzle does AV to DV, is that the only time I am effecting the source? Or should I just go from Dazzle right into the PC and not capture to DVcam thus taking half the time to capture? Is there any difference in quality by choosing Dazzle direct into the PC?
Next, how do you all rate the new DVcams coming out with Analog inputs...which makes/models feature Svideo-in on the breakout cord, and are these camera's A/D converters equivalent to a standalone like the Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge?
Thanks