Capturing Video

After you have your footage on tape, you then need to transfer it to your computer so that you can edit it and then convert it to streaming media. The first step is to capture it. You can use either your camera or a DV tape deck to play the tape, and you'll need a capture card (for more information on this, see the What You Need section of the tutorial). We highly recommend using a FireWire connection for better quality and control.

Capturing video is very similar to recording something on a cassette deck or VCR. You simply start the tape and press record. The only real difference is that you have to determine where to save the file.

The video on the left shows the process using Canopus DV Capture.