Digital Camcorder Question.

[Nickyct]

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I'm trying to capture my homemade video onto my hard drive so I can edit and burn it on DVD. Since it's in digital, Is it possible to transfer the data directly to the hard drive like I normally do with the digital camera or do I have to capture the picture through my Capturer card. I'm still a little bit confuse about the whole thing. My manual book said I can transfer the still image through the DV output. I have JVC GR-DVL310U camcorder.
Thanks
Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[rbV5]

Excerpt from JVC's "features" page:

Built-in AC Power Adapter/battery charger
i.Link Digital Input/Output (IEEE 1394 compliant) DV in/out
PC Terminal and RS232 connection cable and software for Still Image Transfer & manipulation(PC/AT compatible)
J-Terminal

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You want to use the i.Link for "capturing" using DV (it'll will actually just copy the video digitally to your hardrive) You'll need a "firewire" port in your PC. Your Digital camera probably uses usb, so it won't be the same connector. You''l have to get a PCI firewire card, or another card that includes firewire like SBlaster Audigy or AIW 8500dv if you don't have one already.