Right Firewire card?

[Geek King]

Cell phones have to generate "RFI" to operate.

Tell that to my heart when I'm playing Thief II (a very quiet stealth game) and my cell makes my speakers go, "POP!POP!POP!" when it tries to confirm signal with the tower.

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The USB connection didn't work because I don't have the software. Will Firewire work without the software?

Uh... No?

Uh... Maybe?

According to page 78 of the manual, to transfer video on this unit, you need the 1394 (Firewire). The USB chip inside is USB1.1, so it can only be used for transferring still pictures or use as a webcam.

I'm still trying to find the software (DVC Media 5.x/7.x) for download, but most of the sites are not what one would call "scrupulous". Even browsing Samsung's site is proving futile. However, all you really need is the driver for the camcorder, which Microsoft may have available through Windows Update, and you may be able to use Windows Movie Maker (or equivalent) to capture afterwards. That's a few "mays", to be sure. Thing is, we won't know until that card is shoved in there. If you plug in the camera, Windows should pop up and ask for the drivers, but will also allow you to have it check with WinUpdate - let it try, and cross your fingers.

Essentially, all you need is Windows to recognize that a video stream is being sent via 1394, and to have a program to capture the stream and encode into your preferred format (MP4, WMV, etc.). I'm not a video guy, so all I can do, for now, is get the thing up and running. I'll keep checking for the drivers/software and post back with any links when I find anything useful...

** As for RFI, since most, if not all, mobos use "Spread Spectrum" on their busses, the generated fields are quite small. I've had computers with NO cover plates on slots or drive bays not affect anything in the area. My experience has been that mobo design is getting really good at keeping the noise down, and the cases really don't have much work to do anymore.

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