Firewire Card?

[ROK]

I've got a Sony DCR-TRV315 Handycam with alot of home videos that were recorded on casette tapes. I'd like to get the full video files off the cassettes before the device dies, and I've been told that I'll need a firewire port on my pc. I have a second PC that's got a P67 Board with PCI/PCIe slots if I need a Firewire card.

 

My question is:

-Has anyone done something like this with the same or a similar handycam?

-Can someone recommend an (ideally) external firewire adaptor or a firewire card for this purpose? (I live in canada as well)

[FranktheDinosaur]

Do you know if its Firewire 400 or 800?

 

This guy should be OK for simple stuff and its pretty cheap. I think you'll also need a Firewire 400 6-Pin to 4-Pin cable if you don't have one already.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX43810

[Mixzzz]

I still got one old camera that uses casettes, I usually just connect it to my pc and copy everything to pc using movie maker.... It will take some time though, the first one I found on ebay and got myself.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Ports-Firewire-IEEE-1394-PCI-Card-4-6-Pin-for-MP3-PDA-/390791924740?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5afd038c04

[xox]

All you need is a firewire to MiniDV cable and a firewire card. Both can be bought cheaply.

 

Then go into Windows Live Movie Maker and hit 'import from device' and the footage will come flooding in.

[LogicalDrm]

WLMM is actually pretty nice for ripping videos from miniDV cams. I've used that method for few years. I only got really cheap VIA card but it still works great.