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Important: The camera must replay the cassette at the original tempo to transfer the
material, which may take some time.
Import video from a digital camera
This feature allows you to import videos and photos from a digital camera that is
connected to the computer with a USB cable. This procedure is exactly the same as
importing from a AVCHD camera (view page 14).
Import from analog sources (e.g. video recorder)
Video recordings that were created using analog camcorders or that are played back
with a vidfeo recorder must first be recorded with the computer and then converted to
digital video. This requires special hardware that features a video import (TV, video, or
video-in graphics card).
The so-called "video grabber“, "video capture device", or "video cards" are all available,
plus insertable cards that need to be built in and activated by computer specialists, or
even USB or FireWire devices.
Connections to the cards usually look this way (see figure).
The top connection is a so-called "composite" cartridge. the
connection shown below is called an "S-video" connection and
features better quality than the composite connection.
If these connections are used, then the sound will have
to be transferred with a separate cable (red/white
connections).
These cables will have to be connected to the line-in on
the sound card or (if available) the video card. You may
require an adapter.
Adapter cables are often included to enable connection
from video recorders a SCART.
Due to the variety of device configurations, it is difficult to say which cable will
function best with your setup. If you’re not sure, check the manual of your VCR or your
TV, video, or graphics cards.