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- DVTransfer 1.0.2 beta
- (Official site: http://www.badchicken.com/DVTransfer)
-
- 0. First things first--the standard disclaimer:
- These tools are freeware, and I accept no responsibility for anything
- they may do to damage your equipment.
-
- 1. Introduction:
- DVTransfer utility that archives files to DV tape. Data integrity is
- not provided for, but some error reporting is provided. The propose of
- the tool is to archive and restore data that is resilient to frame loss
- and packet corruption.
-
- 2. Requirements:
- A D8 or MiniDV Camcorder or Deck with an IEEE1394 interface is
- required, as well as an IEEE1394 host controller on the PC that is
- to run DVTransfer.
-
- DirectX 8.0 is also required. It may by downloaded from
- http://www.microsoft.com/directx
-
- 3. Installation:
- Unzip the files into a folder and run DVTransfer.exe. If this is the
- first time of running, DVTransfer will detect that its DirectShow
- filters are not registered and will attempt to register them.
- If registration fails, or if you have a previous version of DVTransfer
- in a separate folder, you may need to register DVTransfer.ax manually.
- Manual registration is done something like this from a command prompt:
-
- c:\windows\system\Regsrv32 DVTransfer.ax
-
- 4. Acknowledgements:
- My every thanks goes out to Andy Kromkamp (kromkamp@my-deja.com) for his
- help in this endeavor. Most of the credit for this tool belongs to him.
- He did the work of figuring this whole thing out and I just put some of
- the pieces together to build this tool.
-
- 5. Feedback:
- Please send all comments and concerns to mrpinky@iglou.com. I'll be happy
- to entertain ideas on features and other requirements. I've currently got
- a plateful of stuff to do but any thoughts or ideas are more than welcome.
-
- 6. Compatibility:
- This is a beta, so expect problems. I'd love to hear from anyone about
- the devices they've tried this with. I've got an older model Sony
- (DCR-TRV310) that all of this stuff developed and tested with. Certainly
- all of the other Sony D8's and MiniDV's should work. Others have reported
- various success and failures with other make of cameras using the AVI
- files that DVSpoof created. I'd be interested to know if this tool does
- any better in that area.
-
- 7. Fix List:
- 1.0.2 - 7/31/2001
- * New UI
- * Camera control (FF/REW/STOP & Direct Seek)
- * Auto-registration if DVTransfer.ax is not registered.
- * Added configurable read-ahead buffer for the archive mode.
- Defaults to 2 second minimum and 3 second maximum.
- * Set the frame sample stop time to better match the DV record
- speed. Results in fewer repeated frames.
- * Added log to file mode to keep track of errors.
-
-
- 1.0.1 - 7/26/2001
- * Added Win95/ME support.
- * Added -verbose option for more diagnostics on camera setup.
-