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**NotEd** · 17 November 2000, 08:25

No answer? Not because I slighted the G200 is it? I did move up to a G400.

**wkulecz** · 18 November 2000, 07:14

No, I think like I did, most people who've dumped the Marvel have jumped straight into DV. I converted my in progress MJPEG project from MJPEG to DV in MSP6 and finished it there. The transition is easy now, but when I did it mack in March w2k and MSP wasn't working quite right :-(

--wally.

**NotEd** · 20 November 2000, 08:00

Unfortunately moving up to DV is not an option for me right now, as all my cameras are analog (2xold VHS and a Hi8). I know I could move up to a sony Digital 8 camcorder, but that just doesn't seem like it is worth doing for the few projects I have in Hi8 format.
What it comes down to is this, I got the DC30 for next to nothing and I am using it as an alternative until I have enough saved up for a new camera (looking at a GL-1) and capture card (probably a DV500, as I want to run Windows NT or 2000 and I do not want to be tied to the VGA card in the RT2000 like I was with the Marvel).
I guess my best get here is just to try it out and see what happens, right? Oh well, I guess I'll take the holiday weekend coming up to do the install. wish me luck!
-NotEd

**wkulecz** · 21 November 2000, 06:37

As long as your new improved DV camcorder had analog in you can "capture" your VHS and Hi8 clips by recording them to DV and downloading them over firewire to your editing software.

Analog In --> DV tape --> computer via firewire will be as good or better than the analog captures from your Marvel. The DC30 is in theory capable of 6+ MB/s MJPEG captures which should be a bit better than DV at its fixed 3.6 MB/s but in practice it certainly is a lot more hassle and you still end up with files in a non-portable hardware dependent codec. DV is standard hardware and software. No way will you see the difference from VHS originals, Hi8 perhaps if you know exactly what to look for.

--wally.

**NotEd** · 21 November 2000, 14:23

I am aware of this, wkulecz. The problem is I'd like to get this edited already and out of my hair. Since I already have the DC30 I might as well use it, right? I mean the way things are going I won't be able to afford the DV hardware I want for a while. By that time it'll probably all be obsolete anyway. Well at least I'll be able to buy it on clearance.
In the meantime, any other advice? I've got 48 hours until the holiday weekend, so i'd appreciated whatever I can get before it's too late.

**This_Idiot** · 21 November 2000, 14:57

Hi NotEd,

The main problem that you have is that the footage you have already captured will (presumably) have been compressed with Matrox own hardware MJPEG codec which will have to be removed before installing the DC30. Personally I'd go for a complete format and reinstall of the OS before trying to install the DC30.

The only thing that I can think of is installing a 3rd party software MJPEG codec and changing the clip headers to match - full info on doing this is contained in the "Idiots Guides" section of the main site (www.desktopvideoworld.com), but it is not up to date, so the position regarding soft codecs may have changed.

Otherwise you'll have to print the project out to tape using the Marvel before installing the DC30.

Cheers

Chris

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