are some firewire ports better than others?

[5489]

do the quality of firewire cards vary from card to card? i have a dv cam, and when i capture, there are some jaggedy lines across the screen, and the export to tape doesnt even work right. i know nothing is wrong with the camera because i can export to tape with a friend's computer.

should i buy a new firewire card?

 

[5489]

the motherboard is an Epox 8rda+

 

[gsaldivar]

Is this one of those critical thinking posts??

Firewire video transfer is digital, so there isn't really a difference in fidelity of the video image, either the transfer works or it doesn't. If you are seeing any sort of corruption or distortion in the video stream, I suspect that your card simply isn't functioning properly.

What kind of Firewire card are you using, and have you checked for the latest drivers...?

 

[5489]

i stated, the motherboard was the epox 8rda+, so the onboard firewire on that.

its kinda wierd how everything works EXCEPT for exporting to tape

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Certain firewire chipsets are better than others... for example I've always had trouble with VIA-based Firewire cards. Texas Instruments cards have worked fine for me though. Good luck...