On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:36:20 GMT, sheedha@hotmail.com wrote:

>I have a Sony VX1000 Digital camcorder. I want to grab digital photos of the
>video tape.
>
>Is it best to buy an ordinary video capture card or a firewire? Is there
>significant difference in quality in using a firewire? Is there any other way
>of connecting the VX1000 to the PC?

A Snappy works fine, for still captures (I have a spare,
for $70...;-). On my web page you can find examples captured
with the Snappy ("Bob's Baseball Game"), and with a DV
capture card (Spark, with frames exported from
Premiere - for the last group of wedding photos).