Can't begin to count the embarrassing things I've done and posted here :oops: #-o ::C The most embarrassing thing I've done on this forum was to post the same question on the Adobe forum as on the Muvipix forum. Steve was helping me on the Adobe forum and Chuck was helping me on the Muvipix forum. ...

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Steve Grisetti wrote:
All right?

S'all right.

Another one from the "way back machine."

Chuck Engels wrote:
https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Premiere-E ... 0672328534

I still have my copy.

I don't think that the current generation cares much about archiving significant (or even simple) events.

You want type 2 for Premiere Elements.

Bob wrote: Think about it. When's the last time you saw someone (other than yourself) shooting video with something other than their phone?

That's a good point.

John 'twosheds' McDonald wrote:Not quite obsolete for me yet.

I'm still shooting HDV, as almost all of my projects go on DVDs.
It took me a long time to go from 4:3 to 16:9.

HSA wrote:If one uses WinDV for capture, do you know what in what format it places the video file (AVI, etc.)?

input / output - capturing from DV device to AVI files (both type-1 and type-2 supported) and recording vice versa

From here:
http://windv.mourek.cz/

HSA wrote:So the heart of my question was what would one do if he did not have an old Windows XP (or perhaps Windows 7) machine having a built-in Firewire port?

As I said earlier:

There are also Firewire cards that can be added to a computer.

Separately, but very much related, I am aware that converters like the Canopus 110 (which later became Grass Valley) are no longer manufactured. Further, Firewire seems obsolete. So if one were starting today, how would one get the video from VHS into his computer? I keep several old computers aliv...

You can use these free programs for capture:

For DV: WinDV http://windv.mourek.cz/

For HDV: HDVSplit https://www.videohelp.com/software/HDVSplit

I use these for capture only. I never use Premiere Elements for capture.

sidd finch wrote:Chuck, Maybe it was because you were taking care of business that you ain't seen nothing yet....

Sidd

I hope you have some success. Let us know how it worked.