DV capture cards

[Tom Servo]

I'm not sure if this has been addressed before or not...
For those of you shooting/editing DV, which DV capture cards do you think are best? I'm shopping for one (I previously used analog capture to my hard drive) and I'm not too sure about what I need to look for, other than compatibility. In case you care, my computer is...

Windows XP Pro
Adobe Premier 6 for editing
All the computer's hardware has been used for previous editing and worked well, so it shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks
Mendon

[peter_g]

just get a firewire card. They tend to all be the same

[Tom Servo]

alright

thanks
mendon

[Xendar]

It is not true that all Firewire cards are the same. Some of the cheaper ones tend use different chipsets and can sometimes have problems with editing. I would recommend looking at the ADS Pyro firewire card (about ?50), not the cheapest but certified for Avid and generally to works fine with all editing applications.

[belovedmonster]

as long as the firewire card is compatable with your system its ok, its a digital signal afterall, it either gets there or it doesnt, theres no loss of quality. No need to spend ?50, although the cheaper ones are obviously more prone to braking and not working.

[Xendar]

No. There can be compatibility problems with certain Firewire cards. That is why companies like Avid certify certain makes for use with their software.

[Righar]

Most Firewire cards work, however look for "OHCI" or "Open-HCI" on the box; it stands for "Open Host Controller Interface" and means that whichever card you choose, Windows (or MacOS) are gonna recognise it anyway and that it will work with any DV compatible software.

:-) Hope this helps !