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Grazie wrote on 11/4/2005, 11:42 PM
Our own VidCap .. you have it! Don't get any cheaper than that? :) G
Patryk Rebisz wrote on 11/4/2005, 11:47 PM
.. just realised that too... sometimes you gotta go the long way... thanks!
Grazie wrote on 11/5/2005, 12:04 AM
" . sometimes you gotta go the long way... " - yeah, I is based in London UK - that's gotta be a 40k Klik way around the World! LOL !

I use live VidCap sessions to get media to my HDs . .. it works . .I've done it to a laptop via my camera ( so back up tape in place too!) and to my edit deck/pc via a BIG/FAT DV tape.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 11/5/2005, 6:23 AM
Don’t forget that DV Rack comes in two versions. The lite version, DV Rack Express, is only $149 and you still get a lot more than just recording. Most importantly DV Rack Express has a field monitor which is not the same as using VidCap. You can calibrate this monitor just like a real pro field monitor so you are sure that the picture you see is what you are getting on the hard drive. DV Rack Express also shows you the waveform of the audio as you record and marks red points where there is clipping so you can go back and correct the shot. VidCap can’t do this. What you don’t get with the express version is the waveform monitor, vectorscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.

I’ve used VidCap to capture direct to my hard drive and it does a great job. DV Rack Express has a nice split screen function so you can view what’s been recorded with the live shot to line up your subject and check for continuity. Once you get use to these extra features you realize why, while VidCap works, DV Rack enhances you workflow and allows you to work faster and more confidently because you are seeing what you are getting for both video and audio.

~jr