Roy Harper wrote in message <35037856.4DC2660@devnul.com>...
>reporter@micron.net wrote:

>> I've eyeballed a demonstration of both types of video.
>> Analog S-VHS captured/played back using FAST Video Machine
>> MiniDV shot on Sony DCR VX-1000 Firewire transferred and played back
>> using FAST DV Master.

>Well, we're getting closer ...
>
>Here's the scenario I'm actually looking for:
>
>1) Use a DV camera (VX-1000, XL-1, or other DV camera) to shoot some
> footage.
>2) Capture the footage with the Firewire digital connector.
>3) Capture the _same_ footage with the Y/C connector at a very high
> quality setting (the higher the better).
>4) Compare the quality of the two captures. Is the quality roughly
> the same? Exactly the same? If one is worse, which one is it?
>
>I'm trying to determine quantitatively just _how_ much better (or worse)
>firewire captured footage is to Y/C captured footage. Real world, real use,
>actual hands-on experience kind of knowledge.
>
>Sorry for the confusion. Many thanks in advance.


Hmmm, IF we get the Buz running well, I will soon try just that, BUT
one can say without trying the above that since you are comparing a
lossless system (digital copying of digital material, without changes)
with a system that must involve losses, IN THEORY the analogue-captured
digital material must be at least different from the original (though
conceivably it could look the same, worse, or better...). So the
question remains unanswered, though I suspect that I will not forgo
FireWire in my future transfers...;-)
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