I want to transfer my footage from a Mini DV camera onto my computer to edit, but when I do, it loses quality. I usually capture it using an ATI, and sometimes record it on DVD and rip the DVD file. What is the professional way to do this in order to not lose quality?What is the best way to transfer Mini DV footage onto a PC without losing quality?yes, use a firewire card. And capture at 7 mb, it will be a choice in your capture software. This is the optimum data rate.What is the best way to transfer Mini DV footage onto a PC without losing quality?Do NOT - repeat NOT try to use USB - you will lose quality on the transfer. The ONLY way to get a high quality transfer to your PC is via 'Firewire' - recording via an ATI and then ripping the DVD is a recipe for disastrous results. If you do not have a firewire port on your PC they are quite cheap and very easy to fit - you can do it yourself. You will find a read of this article very useful and informative :- http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.p鈥?/a> The software being used is Ulead VideoStudio - you can download a free trial to see if it works for you from :- http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm or http://www.ulead.co.uk/vs/runme.htm ~What is the best way to transfer Mini DV footage onto a PC without losing quality?Many modern camcorders have a USB port. Did you try it that way?

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