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Should you transfer your home movie tapes from a Hi8 camcorder using the ATI TV Wonder 600 capture card or the Sony MiniDV camcorder as a capture device? We compare the visual quality of three methods:

1. Hi8 camcorder --- ATI TV Wonder 600 (aka ATI 600)
2. Hi8 camcorder -- MiniDV camcorder in passthrough mode -- PC firewire card
3. Hi8 camcorder -- MiniDV camcorder record to tape -- transfer to PC firewire card

00:00 - Intro
01:19 - MiniDV passthrough vs. MiniDV tape
03:22 - MiniDV passthrough vs. ATI 600
04:09 - My preference and conclusion

The people who advocate the capture device method recommend specific devices like the ATI 600 we’re testing. They also argue that MiniDV method compresses color (4:1:1) and makes the videos look more drab.

But the people who advocate the MiniDV method say the video looks pretty much the same, so what’s the big deal? And it's much easier to find a MiniDV camcorder and it costs less money than these old ATI devices.

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