• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  HDV difference with firewire 400/800?

  Posted by Sherry Daniel on March 15, 2008 at 4:22 pm

  Hello,
  It’s my first time working with the HDV format so please forgive me if this question is incredibly basic!

  Is there a difference in HDV image quality when capturing with Firewire 400 vs 800?

  I’m capturing into FCP 6.0 from a Sony V1U HDV camera. I’ve been using a Firewire 400 cable but I’m wondering if there is a considerable advantage to using Firewire 800 instead? I want to make sure that I’m not compromising any image quality with the 400.

  thanks for the help.

  Sherry Daniel replied 18 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  David Roth weiss

  March 15, 2008 at 4:27 pm

  The only difference is throughput speed. Using firewire 800 will give you more realtime performance during editing and faster file tranfer speeds, but the quality of the video captured is not affected by firewire speed.

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  Zane Barker

  March 15, 2008 at 4:27 pm

  [Sherry Daniel] “Is there a difference in HDV image quality when capturing with Firewire 400 vs 800? “

  NO

  There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
  Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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  Chris Poisson

  March 15, 2008 at 4:35 pm

  I don’t know that ANY camera gives the option of FW 800 out, but it wouldn’t make any difference anyway.

  Have a wonderful day.
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  Sherry Daniel

  March 15, 2008 at 4:37 pm

  David,
  Thanks so much for the quick answer and explanation!

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