I agree. Skip all the 3rd party hardware and just get a fast system with 1394. Adobe Pro has no problem importing, processing, and editing DV and HDV footage. For DV, it even does playback out the 1394 port. So you can use a standard monitor/deck/camera with 1394 input to display your editing in real time on a standard television. For HDV, you'll probably want a video card that has component output to display on a standard television.
I used to have a Canopus DV Storm 2, but there were always problems with drivers and updates and support. Canopus would blame everyone else if something didn't work. Standard Windows XP support for 1394 seems to work just fine with Adobe. No (knock on wood) crashes or blue screens of death. Good luck on your projects... On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, David Hurdon wrote: > I think most observers would agree that across the past five years the > proprietary hardware cards have risen to prominence and begun to decline, > thanks to the availability of firewire ports and the power of +2 GHz > processing. Using only firewire won't affect the quality of what you > capture. The cards from Matrox and Canopus, for example, add muscle to real > time previews and bring a ton of effects with them that aren't included > with Premiere Pro, but their codecs are no longer easily distinguishable > from MS DV AVI, which is what you'd work with using Pro and firewire. > > David Hurdon > > At 05:23 AM 9/1/2005 +0000, you wrote: > Before I make a sizeable investment in both software and hardware, I > am trying to do some research so I can make an informed decision. Can > anyone give me details on what hardware specs do I need for a good > quality video capture card that will work with Adobe Premier Pro 1.5? > I know there is a list of certified cards that adobe has on their > website, but they also say any IEEE 1394 card will do. Or at least > that is what i think it says. So can I use any card that has the > IEEEE 1394 standard and will have the same quality. OR do I have to > use the cards that are listed on their website. > > Thanks all! > > Ken L. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
