[MacDV] Re: Stupid Question?

[Mark O'Brien]

On Sunday, March 23, 2003, at 07:44  AM, Steve Robertson wrote:

> Even if your camcorder doesn't have the "pass thru" function, you can 
> still use it as an analog to digital converter. Just insert a blank 
> tape in your digital camcorder and make a digital copy of your analog 
> VHS original. Since the video is converted to digital before it goes 
> onto the camcorder's tape, the camcorder's tape should not contribute 
> to any loss of quality. The only drawback is that this method takes 
> twice as much time as a "pass thru."
>

I'm not sure what constitutes "pass thru". I always thought that meant 
you didn't need to have a tape in the camcorder to digitize video 
through the firewire port to the computer. My Sony DCR-TRV110 (Digital 
8) doesn't do this - I have to have a tape in the camcorder, but I can 
capture the digital signal *simultaneous* to recording it on the D8 
tape. If I want to keep an archive copy, I keep the D8 tape. If I just 
wanted to get the digital signal to the computer, I can reuse the D8 
tape.

Mark