Comments on: Looking for a firewire to usb cable and video editing software? http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/136/looking-for-a-firewire-to-usb-cable-and-video-editing-software/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:03:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alex M http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/136/looking-for-a-firewire-to-usb-cable-and-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Alex M Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:28:12 +0000 http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/136/looking-for-a-firewire-to-usb-cable-and-video-editing-software/#comment-121 Your camera is still good quality. Because it uses 3-ccds you get much better quality and colors then you do from most all consumer camcorders. Even a HD camcorder will most likely not reproduce colors as correct. Unless you are willing to spend the money to upgrade to a good HD camcorder (around $2000 for 3-ccd) and a new computer and editing system (required to handle HD footage) I'd stay put. In answer to your question no you cant really use a usb to firewire cable. Although they do exist they are more then just cables but rather converter boxes in a cable and they require usb 2.0 something an older laptop might not have. Plus they are buggy etc. What you need to do is to purchase a firewire expansion card for your computer. A pcmcia expansion card such as this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6307454&st=firewire+pcmcia&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1074787928197 would work fine. This is a standard card that you can pick up anywhere on the internet, probably for less. Any video editor or capturing program can control a miniDV camcorder and yes I can personally guarantee that Premier does control a miniDV camcorder through its interface. Good luck. Your camera is still good quality. Because it uses 3-ccds you get much better quality and colors then you do from most all consumer camcorders. Even a HD camcorder will most likely not reproduce colors as correct. Unless you are willing to spend the money to upgrade to a good HD camcorder (around $2000 for 3-ccd) and a new computer and editing system (required to handle HD footage) I’d stay put. In answer to your question no you cant really use a usb to firewire cable. Although they do exist they are more then just cables but rather converter boxes in a cable and they require usb 2.0 something an older laptop might not have. Plus they are buggy etc.

What you need to do is to purchase a firewire expansion card for your computer. A pcmcia expansion card such as this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6307454&st=firewire+pcmcia&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1074787928197 would work fine. This is a standard card that you can pick up anywhere on the internet, probably for less.

Any video editor or capturing program can control a miniDV camcorder and yes I can personally guarantee that Premier does control a miniDV camcorder through its interface.

Good luck.

]]> By: TiddiVisual http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/136/looking-for-a-firewire-to-usb-cable-and-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-122 TiddiVisual Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:28:12 +0000 http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/136/looking-for-a-firewire-to-usb-cable-and-video-editing-software/#comment-122 MiniDV tape vcams, like your DCR-TRV900 still abound these days, in fact most professionals still use this format/media. The DV format is least compressed and is still one of the best std. def. format for video editing. I have my consumer model since 7 years & still working well. Most have commented that firewire/ USB doesn't work... haven't tried myself. Transfer/upload thru firewire is the best method. And Yes... the video editing app remotely controls connected miniDV vcams on playback during capture/import. These days you can get a new one for less than $200, smaller, lighter, but your model is relatively sturdy and is still used as back-up camera by some prof. Oh ...and Premiere's latest is CS4.. I still have a copy of Premiere 5. MiniDV tape vcams, like your DCR-TRV900 still abound these days, in fact most professionals still use this format/media. The DV format is least compressed and is still one of the best std. def. format for video editing. I have my consumer model since 7 years & still working well.

Most have commented that firewire/ USB doesn’t work… haven’t tried myself. Transfer/upload thru firewire is the best method.

And Yes… the video editing app remotely controls connected miniDV vcams on playback during capture/import.

These days you can get a new one for less than $200, smaller, lighter, but your model is relatively sturdy and is still used as back-up camera by some prof.

Oh …and Premiere’s latest is CS4.. I still have a copy of Premiere 5.

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