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Videoguys' FireWire Page (Jan 2008 update)
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More FireWire info:

  1. FireWire Q&A
    Updated for 2001. A great place to start if you are looking to get an overall rundown on the technology. Best of all, we offer a quick comparison chart of all our FireWirecards!
  2. Getting Started in DTV
    It's easier and less expensive then you think!! In this article we go over what kind of computer you need and feature our best, low cost solutions.
  3. Recommended Systems
    Not only do we tell you what kind of computer to get for your DV editing system, we give a detailed list of potential compatability issues. We also have links to all the latest DV cam compatability lists for our products! WARNING! Reading this page could save you money, time and frustration!
  4. Digital Video Storage Solutions
  5. DV Filmaking page
  6. FireWire resources on the net
  7. Back to DTV Handbook On Line
When the first FireWire / DV camcorders and editing solutions were introduced back in 1996, the Videoguys were one of the pioneers. Not everyone believed in the technology, but we were 100% certain it would revolutionize video editing. As with any new technology, there were some bumps in the road. Initially not every FireWire card worked in every system. As new technologies such as real-time editing were introduced new compatibility issues popped up. Well I'm happy to say that with today's computers and FireWire solutions, these issues are becoming a thing of the past!!

Here we are twelve years later and DV is the dominant format for video camcorders and FireWire is the only way to go for video editing. Firewire lets you download DV directly to your hard drive!! This guarantees the best possible video quality. Plus, Firewire is also a frame accurate editing protocol for even more powerful editing! With DV, you get perfect copies and perfect video quality. With all our FireWire cards, DV in = DV out ! Not only is the quality incredible but DV has two other MAJOR advantages over analog capture systems:

1. FireWire is a two way connection that includes frame accurate device control.
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This means that you can have full control of the DV cam for finding the exact scenes you want. You can even get batch capture. That means you log your tape and only capture the footage you want for your final movie. Saves tremendous amount of time and disk space.

2. DV compression is a fixed 3.6 megs per second (13GB per hour).
- This is a very important fact. Why? Because today computers and disk drives are so fast that they can handle this with ease. Heck, even an old PII350 w/ 128+ megs 100mhz memory you can capture, edit and playback perfect DV video using a dedicated Ultra DMA EIDE drive for video!!! So you can just imagine how easily a current P4 running XP can handle it. Plus for about $200 you can buy a 120GB EIDE drive that will store over 9 hours of DV video!!

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