videobear
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Jun 13, 2006, 10:51 AM
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Re: [digexpressions] HD capture options
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Vegas WILL capture HDV without any additional software. When setting up the capture, select "external capture application". You can only capture native HDV .m2t files, which (even though Vegas can handle them) are NOT easy to edit with.
You can also try Cineform's ConnectHD, which has a 30 day free trial. This little application has three options: Capture .m2t, convert on the fly and capture an intermediate version .avi, or do both. (Or you can capture as .m2t and convert afterwards, a process which adds another lengthy step to the capture process). I have not managed to get the "combined" option to work consistently; my computer, although pretty much state of the art, bogs down and stops the capture after a couple of minutes. The other drawback I've found with ConnectHD is that there is no video display window, so you can't "see" what's going on during the capture.
Regards,
Doug Graham
Panda Productions
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