Having one with pass-through capabilities is getting more difficult. The digital video camera route is good, as one already owns it. The first two methods rely on one having a FireWire connection on the computer and will use the Capture module in the NLE software. That “something” can be a digital video camera with pass-through capabilities, a device, called a “bridge,” or a capture card inserted into a bus slot in the computer. That “something” serves two needs: mechanical connection of cables and the ability to convert the analog to digital for use in an NLE (Non Linear Editor). Since a VHS tape deck does not have an A-D (Analog to Digital) processor, and also does not have a a digital signal Out, one needs something in between it, and the computer. Though the analog signal could come from all sorts of devices, I’ll use a VHS tape deck in this example. One will need some method of getting the analog signals into digital form, and for connecting the analog output from their analog playback device to the computer. The process of getting this analog material into a digital form, is referred to as Capturing, and it is digitizing the analog material and writing it to a file, that can be edited. The output can be a DVD-Video, or other format, depending on what one wishes. As this material is below SD (Standard Definition) quality, I will address the methods for digitizing it, so that it can be best edited in a DV Project. Many users have analog material sitting around, and they would like to get it into digital form, so that it can be edited.
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