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Creating digital video with a non-digital camcorder

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Some people think that the digital age is leaving their perfectly fine analog camera in the dust to be junked with all of the other things that have become obsolete because of technology. This is not so. A non-digital camcorder, such as an 8mm, hi 8mm, VHS, VHS-C, or even Super VHS can be used to create nice looking video projects. There is a piece of equipment that is needed in order to create the digital information these dinosaur pieces of history have to offer. It is called a digital video creator. This piece of equipment takes the analog signal produced by the device and turns it into digital information that is then captured and compressed into a file on the computer. With this done, the file can then be processed further with editing, special effects, and eventually burned to a DVD. This is exciting news for people who want to preserve their old video tapes, or just don't feel like spending more money on a digital camcorder.

Dazzle Studios is the pioneer of analog video capture and have many outstanding products that can capture video and compress in a variety of formats. Dazzle was bought out by Pinnacle Studios who are well known for excellent home editing software. So now when a Dazzle digital video creator is purchased, great Pinnacle digital video editing software usually comes bundled with it. This is a super plus for someone who is new in video production, or even just handling digital video.

The way these devices work is really very simple. After plugging the analog cables into the camera, the cables are then plugged into the front of the digital video creater "box." The back of the box will most likely have either a firewire or a USB 2.0 cable that will then be plugged into the computer. When the computer recognizes that the analog capture device and the capture program recognizes the signals coming from the camera, then the tape can be played and the software can begin recording the analog signal onto the computer. Many capture programs will automatically sense cuts in the video and will split up the video into several files to make the possible prospect of editing easier in the future. Once the video is captured, it is reading to be viewed on the computer. Watch it and make sure that there aren't awkward clicks in the video or sound. If there are synchronization problems between the audio and the video, it may mean that you need to tweak and experiment with the compression format the capture program is using. Try different formats and see which one suits your computer the best. If the format that works the best has poor quality, it may be time to update the RAM on the computer to make the processing power greater.

After the video has been captured into the computer through the analog capture device, the video can now be edited in any program that supports its format. So be sure that the software you use and the format the video is captured with is the same otherwise it just isn't going to work, no matter how hard you yell and scream.

Make digital video isn't strictly reserved for digital video camcorders. The technology is being developed to empower people to do the things they need to do. Preserving analog signals into digital information is readily available and is a good option is video production.

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