This is the perfect solution. I found a new DCR-TRV310 on ebay that had a defective LCD screen. At least it was sold as new and it doesn't show any wear or scuff marks. I had to buy a power adapter and data cable but for less than 100 USD I got the perfect setup. The captures look great!
Thanks! David Koski > The truth is I didn't know those camera existed until today. Anyhow, the > compression is pretty irrelevant, since the analog video quality is by > far going to be the weakest link. Mencoder or ffmpeg will convert any > well-known format to MJPEG. The final result will look so-so, but due to > the analog source, not the processing. > > > Eli > > David Koski wrote: > > That sounds like a great idea. I have no experience with digital8. Do > > they produce compressed output? If so, can I assume the quality of the > > compression is good? I presume it would be mpeg2. Currently my capture > > card captures MJPEG which works nicely with Cinelerra. > > > > David _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list Cinelerra@skolelinux.no https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra