David H Dennis wrote in message <34BD2BC2.446B@freelink.net>...

>Words can hardly express my feelings of bitter disappointment when I
>read this link, written by a recognized photographer/techno-geek:
>
>http://photo.net/wtr/streaming-video.html
>
>I think you should check it out before relying on any claims about DV
>capture cards. It looks to me like the whole idea of editing DV through
>your PC is not quite ready for prime time :-(.
>
>I'd be interested in hearing from other people with experience, and I'll
>be following this thread.


I sent an e-mail to the author of that rather depressing piece.
(I don't think things are anywhere nearly as bad as portrayed...;-)
Here is a copy...:


Hi--

I read your depressing DV report....

I have been capturing DV from a Sony 3-chip camcorder
quite successfully, then editing, and returning it
to the camcorder as a master. The process is not without
its foibles and frustrations, but it works on a K-6 200,
ATX Abit, 96-meg EDO, Spark-2940UW, dual 9-gig IBM SCSI-II
7200rpm equiped computer... DV editing does work (though
some operations need to be done manually...). BTW, setting
audio interleave numbers for both input and output is
critical (4-frame in Spark, 2-frame in Premier for my
set-up works...). Holler if you have any questions...;-)
--
David Ruether
http://www.fcinet.com/ruether
ruether@fcinet.com