2 camera properties

[peacefrog]

Hi all,
I am a bit confused.....probably from doing too much reading (overload!)
i have a hi8 vid camera
and a friend's minidv.

when i capture , i am assuming i am getting analogue from hi8
and digital from the minidv?

If so...should this dictate the properties of my capture (just it seems when i try to change settings to audio capture MPEG,the resulting file has lpcm?)

cheers
froggy

[THoff]

when i capture , i am assuming i am getting analogue from hi8
and digital from the minidv?

That depends on how you connect them, you're going to have to be specific.

If the HI8 camera is connected to an analog capture device, yes, it's analog. If the MiniDV camcorder has pass-through encoding and you use that, then it's digital. If the MiniDV camcorder is connected using separate vidoe and left/right audio cables, then it's analog.

If you are trying to edit a two-camera shoot, I would suggest you stick to a single video format to avoid field-order problems.