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From: mommio2 on 22 Jun 2008 23:29 I am getting ready to buy a laptop to be used in an animation class I will be taking. I found one that seems to have everything I want, but it has no firewire port. I will definitely be using it for video editing. Do I really need a firewire port? Can't most camcorders be connected via USB now? Thanks!
From: M.I.5� on 23 Jun 2008 03:40 "mommio2" <mommio2(a)notreallyinsightbb.com> wrote in message news:HLCdnckJpLO_hcLVnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d(a)insightbb.com... >I am getting ready to buy a laptop to be used in an animation class I will >be taking. I found one that seems to have everything I want, but it has no >firewire port. I will definitely be using it for video editing. Do I >really need a firewire port? Can't most camcorders be connected via USB >now? Thanks! Depends on the camcorder. If you are using a hard disc, DVD or flash card camcorder, then: yes they have USB ports. However, if you decide to use a tape based camcorder (Mini-DV) then they have a firewire port. If you need a firewire port, you can always add one. Firewire cards are readily available in both Cardbus and Express card flavours. Research your options carefully, because the different formats have varying flexibility when editing (especially if you go down the high definition route where enormous computing resources can be required).
From: Dave Martindale on 23 Jun 2008 16:05 "mommio2" <mommio2(a)notreallyinsightbb.com> writes: >I am getting ready to buy a laptop to be used in an animation class I will >be taking. I found one that seems to have everything I want, but it has no >firewire port. I will definitely be using it for video editing. Do I >really need a firewire port? Can't most camcorders be connected via USB >now? Thanks! Camcorders that can be connected via USB may only provide access to the flash card, not streaming video data from the tape. Or there may be a special driver that lets you receive video via USB2 - but your favourite editor may not support it. A Firewire connection is the standard for connecting to DV cameras, and is likely to work with essentially all cameras and editing software. If the laptop has either a PC Card or Express Card slot, you can buy a plugin Firewire interface. Dave
From: Bill Forintos on 23 Jun 2008 18:01 "M.I.5�" <no.one(a)no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote: > Depends on the camcorder. If you are using a hard disc, DVD or flash > card camcorder, then: yes they have USB ports. However, if you decide > to use a tape based camcorder (Mini-DV) then they have a firewire > port. > > If you need a firewire port, you can always add one. Firewire cards > are readily available in both Cardbus and Express card flavours. > > Research your options carefully, because the different formats have > varying flexibility when editing (especially if you go down the high > definition route where enormous computing resources can be required). That kinda' ties in with the USB2 / Firewire question because the latter requires far less CPU resources from the laptop than USB. That fact tips the vote even more for Firewire, especially the newer Firewire 800 standard, if the video equipment supports it. BF
From: Barry Watzman on 24 Jun 2008 01:59 You ***Probably*** need Firewire. If the laptop has a PC Card slot, a PC Card Firewire port can be easily added. However most new laptops no longer have PC Card slots (they have Express Card slots instead). mommio2 wrote: > I am getting ready to buy a laptop to be used in an animation class I will > be taking. I found one that seems to have everything I want, but it has no > firewire port. I will definitely be using it for video editing. Do I > really need a firewire port? Can't most camcorders be connected via USB > now? Thanks! > > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
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