What is the best way to record to your laptop? After all this time, I haven't tried it yet and I just want to get an idea of what I am doing before I do it. Do I record through my editing program? Is there another program to use? Do I have to use a program at all? After typing this, I feel very stupid...but you gotta learn somehow! ;D
Best ways to record in-camera and laptop
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TC
Resident Agitator
Re: Best ways to record in-camera and laptop
The only way to learn is to ask questions... or wait until a trainee asks it for ya.
The best way is to use the program called DV Rack, there is tons of discussion about it on this form. Just try searching. You can try it free for a week.
The only way to learn is to ask questions... or wait until a trainee asks it for ya.
The best way is to use the program called DV Rack, there is tons of discussion about it on this form. Just try searching. You can try it free for a week.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Best ways to record in-camera and laptop
DV Rack is definitely the best way.
Other ways would be to just capture video through your editing program... but DV Rack was designed for it, and even captures "pre-roll" so it'll start capturing BEFORE you hit the record button. Plus you get a quality monitor, waveform & vectorscope, preview monitor, audio monitor... all sorts of other handy tools...
DV Rack is definitely the best way.
Other ways would be to just capture video through your editing program... but DV Rack was designed for it, and even captures "pre-roll" so it'll start capturing BEFORE you hit the record button. Plus you get a quality monitor, waveform & vectorscope, preview monitor, audio monitor... all sorts of other handy tools...
XCheck
Veteran
Re: Best ways to record in-camera and laptop
Yes, I used to do it through Vegas capture, but ever since I gor DV Rack I'll never look back. Last weekend I downloaded an update that lets me to set the field monitor to a 16:9 aspect ratio, and my laptop (one of those tiny Sony VAIO toys) has a wide screen format, so you just hit Alt+Enter and you have a full screen, 10" field monitor. It's not a CRT, but it works great for me.
Yes, I used to do it through Vegas capture, but ever since I gor DV Rack I'll never look back. Last weekend I downloaded an update that lets me to set the field monitor to a 16:9 aspect ratio, and my laptop (one of those tiny Sony VAIO toys) has a wide screen format, so you just hit Alt+Enter and you have a full screen, 10" field monitor. It's not a CRT, but it works great for me.
