Re: Which Firewire card?

Jason Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I'm looking at getting a firewire card for my PC, to transfer audio from 
> a DV camera and then back again.  Any recommendations?  Are there any 
> differences/options I should look for?
> 
> -Jason

A lot of them are a much of a muchness. A firewire card simply acts as
a socket for you to plug your firewire cable into - it doesn't have
"options" as such in the way that a proper video/audio capture card
has.

The ADC PyroDVs are pretty ubiquitous - Avid recommends them for use
with their Avid DV software, though they have one drawback - which is
that it's possible to plug a cable in upsidedown (the sockets are
loose enough) and doing so will fry the DV board on the camera
(replacing it that costs $100s) - I know I've done it and I'm not the
only one. Might be something to consider.

Dylan