Is fire Wire the only way to import video

and does make a difference in the quality of the resulting video?

I have:

Panasonic PV-GS500

Window 7 64 bit

Adobe Premiere Elements 10

Desktop Dell XPS 8300 (8 MB RAM)

I don't have a son of the late on the computer connection. I still managed to import my DV via USB (using various programs) and bought the PE10 due notice ("best editor"). I am able to import video, but the output quality is not as good as when I play just the DV on the computer. (I'm also struggling to learn the software - it's quite different than those I've used in the past (Roxio))

When I do a serarch for "fire wire" on support for windows, I get this message:

This version of Windows does not support using IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link, or Lynx, also known under the name) for the Networking.

Does this mean that Windows 7 does not support IEEE 1394 at all?  (I realize that this is probably not a question specifically for Adobe, but I don't know where else to ask about importing video files using wire fire vs USB.)

It is important, because I want to be able to import the old videos and 8mm video from an older camcorder.

If Fire Wire is a MUST for importing video, I'll have to find a way (when it exists) to install a FireWire card and whether or not Windows 7 64 bit is supported.

Frustrating, since I bought this computer for video editing.  Any help/advice/commiseration will be greatly appreciated.

-Linda

Linda,

Unfortunately, you have filed for the subforum tips & tricks, which is essentially a repository for articles about how to do things in the meadow. Maybe our tireless MOD, Steve Grisetti, going to it on the main forum, where many people see.

As for IEEE-1394, you would NOT use it for networking. More modern MoBo with an IEEE-1394 controller chip, but almost any card of FW 400 add-on will have those too. At least XP, Windows included support FW 400.

Today, cards add-on begin at about US $8 and go up to around US $60. What you get, as the price climbs, will be more ports, separate controller chips, ideally a / port and then possibly other ports, say USB. I like the SIIG cards, but there are also many other good brands.

With regard to the Capture, which is the process of importing data on mini-DV cassettes, it must be done via FW 400 (a IEEE-1394), to pre. However, other programs may offer alternatives, and as long as there is a DV - AVI file, things should be fine. These DV - AVI files and then just is imported into a project of ger.

Good luck

Hunt

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