I want to edit a movie but have been using USB forever. Quality is really bad when burned on a DVD. But looks good when not sent through computer. I have a camera that came out when firewire 400 was out so i guess its 1394a. Does the quality look better camera to computer to dvd. Or camera to computer to camera to dvd?
2007-02-22 07:17:23 · 6 answers · asked by Andy D 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Yes. Here's why. USB 2.0's top speed is 480 Mb/s. Firewire400 and 800, well it's pretty obvious. But firewire 400 (which is pretty much what all firewire is right now), is still better than USB 2.0 for transferring DV video, because it has a higher average data rate. So while USB 2.0 might hit 480 once in a while, firewire keeps transferring video at a constant high rate to maintain quality. Firewire 800 is backwards compatible so you'll be fine, but I don't think you'll be seeing any on camcorders yet (the only Firewire 800 interfaces I've seen are ports on newer computers). Hope this helps!
2007-02-22 08:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although firewire will work better for the transfer of data, I suspect your issue is with the editing software and how you are manipulating it. Go through all the options on resolution and format, etc. and tweak it out.
2007-02-22 07:28:17 · answer #2 · answered by Wurm™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB is much better for small files. But movies are not small files, and Firewire is much better for transfering bigger files faster. So for your home movie firewire would be a much better choice
2007-02-22 07:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 00:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by trickey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-22 08:16:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB can have drop frames, firewire can't.
2007-02-22 12:59:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋