Adding firewire (it's ilink...) was 20 bucks on my desktop machine and would answer this.
Then you can try Movie Maker on Windows or Virtual Dub to see.
Some expect a series of DIGITAL CAMERA quality images, but for those it's a lesson about how ratty video really is.
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I recently purchased a Sony mini-DV camcorder and I've been trying to get some of the video onto my PC. I've been able to do so with some trial versions of Ulead and other software but the resulting video on my PC has been low-res compared to what I've been seeing on my camera and TV when I view the video.
I've been using the USB interface for the capture and was wondering if that was the reason.
Is USB limited in the resolution it can capture because of bandwidth? Should I try to use Firewire instead?
With limited usage of Sony products, is iLink the same as Firewire?
Could it be the trial software versions I've been using? Although they list the capture res at 640x480.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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