One of the things that has kept me stuck with a desktop for so long is the abundance of cheap video hardware; I can add firewire ports and video in ports for relatively little money, then move the hardware over whenever I upgrade. Many modern notebooks don't offer Firewire or an expansion port; and those that do are either quite expensive or are lacking in something else I'm after.
I picked up the Pinnacle Studio Moviebox today for a little over $100:
As far as I'm concerned, the video editing software included is worth $100; but what caught my eye was the video input device. What it is is a device that takes any video signal and converts it to work with USB 2.0. No big deal; what impressed the heck out of me is that it features a Firewire port. This is important to me, as I have a Firewire camcorder.
I admit, I was skeptical at first. Surely, it can't be done? Firewire to USB 2; they're completely different. I was utterly amazed to discover that it worked perfectly and flawlessly. I'm a believer in high speed USB now. Now, if you excuse me, I have a new toy to play with.
Firewire to USB 2.0? It's TRUE!
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You know what, I was skeptical about that as well. Could it keep up? Perhaps there would be a lag, or some choppiness. Maybe it wouldn't be in real time.
I was suitably impressed that it functioned every bit as fast as the dedicated Firewire PCI card in my desktop PC for pulling real-time video off the camcorder.
Here, see for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1jpfctbWA
I was suitably impressed that it functioned every bit as fast as the dedicated Firewire PCI card in my desktop PC for pulling real-time video off the camcorder.
Here, see for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1jpfctbWA
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