? about Sony GV-D200

[JerryH]

I had a question about the Sony GV-D200:

Along with the regular tape conversions, could the GV-D200 be used simply as a real-time Analog-to-DV converter (and vice-versa)?

I know I could always dub from the VCR to a D8 tape, and then capture from the D8 to my computer, but if it could go straight through, that would save a step.

[wkulecz]

I looked at the GV-D200 and I believe it has the same menu selection to enable A/D "pass-thru" as does my D8 TRV-120. I opted to get a Canopus ADVC-100 instead as it was cheaper and had seperate in and out connections where the DV-D200 appeared to have bidirectional I/O meaning I still had to swap cables in addition to futzing with the menu when switching from In to Out and vice-versa.

For the price of this thing IMHO you are better off buying a second camcorder or the cheaper ADVC-100.

--wally.

[JerryH]

Ok, lemmee ask about the ADVC-100 then: (I'm waffling between that and the Sony device).

How do you access the ADVC-100? right now I have a TRV-310, and I use Premiere6 to capture from it. Would I use Premiere to capture from the ADVC-100 as well? Does it come with any kind of software/drivers?

Also, all the pictures I've seen make it look like a stand-alone box. Is it possible to install it into a drive bay, like the ADVC-50?

thanks.

[wkulecz]

Its a stand alone box. Doesn't look like it'd fit in a drive bay.

Comes with no software -- you use what you are using now as it IDs as MS DV cam device.

The ADVC-50 is good if you only need input, the ADVC-100 does in and out which is nice for preview on a TV monitor as well as making VHS or SVHS tapes.

--wally.