<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_2_0.html" title="Connecting your DV camcorder to your computer">Previous</a> | <a href="1_5_4_0.html" title="Capturing video">Next</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a></div><h3 class="head1">Guidelines for connecting other sources</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Before DV camcorders were widely manufactured, most people used camcorders that recorded video onto VHS or 8mm tapes, among other tape formats. These formats are called <span class="Emphasis">analog</span> formats, and the video recorded and stored on them is called <span class="Emphasis">analog video</span>. </p><p class="paragraph">To use video from analog sources in your Adobe Premiere Elements project, you must first convert the footage to digital data, or <span class="Emphasis">digitize </span>it, because Adobe Premiere Elements only accepts direct input from digital sources. To digitize your footage, you can use either your DV camcorder or a standalone device that performs analog-to-digital conversion. You can perform a successful conversion by using one of the following methods:</p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">Use your DV camcorder to output a digital signal on-the-fly from an analog input. Connect the analog source to input jacks on your DV camcorder and connect the DV camcorder to the computer. Not all DV camcorders support this method. See your camcorder documentation for more information.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">Use your DV camcorder to record footage from your analog source. Connect your analog source's output to the analog inputs on your DV camcorder. Then, just record your analog footage to DV tape. When you are finished recording, Adobe Premiere Elements can then capture the footage from the DV camcorder. This is a very common procedure. See your camcorder documentation for more details on recording from analog sources. </li><li class="bullet" type="disc">Use an analog-to-digital converter to bridge the connection between your analog source and the computer. Connect the analog source to the converter and connect the converter to your computer. Adobe Premiere Elements will then capture the digitized footage. Analog-to-digital converters are available in many larger consumer electronics stores. </li></ul><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note:</span> If you capture using an analog-to-digital converter, you may have to capture without using device control. For information about device control, see <a href="1_5_4_1.html">Capturing video with device control</a>. For more information on capturing without device control, see <a href="1_5_4_2.html">Capturing clips without using device control</a>.</p></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_2_0.html" title="Connecting your DV camcorder to your computer">Previous</a> | <a href="1_5_4_0.html" title="Capturing video">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a></div></td></tr></table>
