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4 Capturing Video from DV cameras and
other external video devices
4.1 Capturing
Capturing is a way of taking the video from your DV camera (or from external video
sources connected to your video capture card) and bringing it to your computer.
This chapter will assist you with your first video capture.
NOTE: You should select the 'Capture Video' task from the START screen if you
want to simply transfer video from external sources to your PC and use the
captured video in a future project. If you want to make a DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD
or miniDVD and need to capture video for that specific project, you should select
the respective 'Make DVD (or CD, SVCD, miniDVD)' task from the START screen
and select 'Capture Video' on the CONTENT page. That way you can capture
video and work on your project simultaneously.
4.2 Digital video vs. Analog video
There are two types of video sources – analog video and digital video (DV) which
have different hardware requirements.
Digital Video (DV): a DV source means that the video signal is delivered by the
device to your computer in a digital format. Such devices would typically be DV
Camcorders. All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and
respective sockets on your PC.
Analog Video: video signals from an analog source need to be converted to a
digital format for your computer to be able to work with them. Examples of analog
video sources include VHS video recorders, TV, VHS-C, 8mm and Hi-8
Camcorders. Unlike DV sources where the device itself delivers digital video
signals to your PC, you need to have a video capture card installed in case of
analog video signals. The capture card then converts the analog video signals into
digital signals.