I am ready to dive into the whelm of upgrading my home videos to DV. I have dozens of Hi8 S-VHS tapes, and want to back up the raw footage using my new Sony DRU500A DVD burner and 250GB Western Digital hard drive for later editing and home movie production. I already have a 1394 card and cables, and a friend is allowing my to temporarily borrow his Ulead Video Studio Pro software. Questions:
1. If I use a new DV/1394 camcorder to input the video into my PC (using my analog Hi8 tapes), will the camera convert the video to digital, or do I need an analog capture device attached to the PC? If not, are there external 'DACs' that could perform this function readily available?
2. Right now I am only interested in getting the raw footage backed up and into my PC/onto DVD. What format (MPEG2, etc) would you recommend that I save the footage in which would allow the greatest quality and flexibility in later editing/production? With all of the various formats available (mov, avi, mpg, etc), it's a bit confusing.
Thank you for your help. Links to informative threads are also welcome as my searches didn't turn up the answers I am seeking.
1. If I use a new DV/1394 camcorder to input the video into my PC (using my analog Hi8 tapes), will the camera convert the video to digital, or do I need an analog capture device attached to the PC? If not, are there external 'DACs' that could perform this function readily available?
2. Right now I am only interested in getting the raw footage backed up and into my PC/onto DVD. What format (MPEG2, etc) would you recommend that I save the footage in which would allow the greatest quality and flexibility in later editing/production? With all of the various formats available (mov, avi, mpg, etc), it's a bit confusing.
Thank you for your help. Links to informative threads are also welcome as my searches didn't turn up the answers I am seeking.