Capturing analogue images into PC

Club_Med

Hi,

I just need a quick help in capturing analogue images into a PC.
I have a Hi8 camcorder with s-video output and a workstation Silicon Graphics 320 with a s-video input.
As editing software I will use either Movie Maker by Microsoft (….) or PowerDirector by Cyberlink.
Do you know if images will be automatically converted from analogue into digital by simply connecting the 2 devices together or I’ll need some sort of capturing device/card in order to make the format conversion ?

Thanks!

MrVestek

As long as you have s-video in the pc does all that automatically.

Club_Med

Thanks Achilles.
What software would you sugges to use, that support s video capture ?

MrVestek

Any video editing package will do it. If you're a newbie tho (which i can tell you are) i'd sugest starting off with windows movie maker 2. It comes with XP when updated via windows update or if you have service pack 2.

Club_Med

Thanks again.
I have been working with video editing for the past 2 years, but I’m a slow learner.
I always used DV cameras connected via firewire. Software: Adobe, Pinnacle, Cyberlink and Microsoft.
Never had any issue or problems.

This time is different because I am using a PC which is not mine and a quite old Hi8 camera.
The camera is recognized by the PC video proprieties, connected directly to s-video-in to the PC, but I cannot find any software recognizing the device.
When I start capturing, they all state: there is no device connected, please check connections…bla…bla..bla.

Anyway, I`ll tell my client to get a newer camera and make the recordings again !! 

litirspam

Ì am trying the same thing but the sound is not coming through to the recording on the PC. I am using Powercinema 2.5 to record. Can anyone help please?

lodgepole

litirspam wrote:

Ì am trying the same thing but the sound is not coming through to the recording on the PC. I am using Powercinema 2.5 to record. Can anyone help please?

If you're using the s-video cable, you should remember that audio doesn't travel over it, only video. You'll have to take a cable from the headphone jack on the camera to the input on your soundcard to recieve audio.

Owenw

Can you dub footage into your DV camcorder using the analogue AV / S-Video connections?

Takes a bit longer, but it's much easier to simply dub from analogue to DV and then capture on your PC via firewire.

litirspam

Thanks for help Lodgepole.