Hello everyone. Please forgive me for the questions I'm about to ask - I know many of you are all seasoned experts at editing - I'm a complete newbie and am looking for some valuable advice.
Just bought a Canon XM2 (that's a GL2 for my American friends) and am about to set off on a holiday where I intend to use this extensively. On return, I want to create a fantastic DVD of this hol using Sony Vegas. I do not yet have a video capture card. What I do have is:-
1) Canon XM2 Camcorder
2) Stand Alone DVD Recorder
3) Pentium 3, 1Ghz Proc, 80 Gig h/drive, 256MB RAM, DVD writer (Yes, I know it's an old spec computer!!)
4) Sony Vegas 5
Can anyone advise on what type of capture card I should look at buying, cable type etc? Is there a significant difference in quality/speed between one or another? Is there anything else I need to be aware of?
I've started playing around with Sony Vegas using imported AVI files just to get a feel. It certainly seems to be a powerful editing programme but quite complicated as well....or at least lots to learn. I am thinking of buying the Sony Vegas tutorials off VTC - or is there a better alternative?
Any suggestions you guys can offer would be most welcome. Meantime I will continue reading up the threads on this Forum. Thanks in advance.
Just bought a Canon XM2 (that's a GL2 for my American friends) and am about to set off on a holiday where I intend to use this extensively. On return, I want to create a fantastic DVD of this hol using Sony Vegas. I do not yet have a video capture card. What I do have is:-
1) Canon XM2 Camcorder
2) Stand Alone DVD Recorder
3) Pentium 3, 1Ghz Proc, 80 Gig h/drive, 256MB RAM, DVD writer (Yes, I know it's an old spec computer!!)
4) Sony Vegas 5
Can anyone advise on what type of capture card I should look at buying, cable type etc? Is there a significant difference in quality/speed between one or another? Is there anything else I need to be aware of?
I've started playing around with Sony Vegas using imported AVI files just to get a feel. It certainly seems to be a powerful editing programme but quite complicated as well....or at least lots to learn. I am thinking of buying the Sony Vegas tutorials off VTC - or is there a better alternative?
Any suggestions you guys can offer would be most welcome. Meantime I will continue reading up the threads on this Forum. Thanks in advance.