March 2009
Beginner
720 pages
9h 55m
English
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46 LESSON 3 Video Capture and Import
Converting analog video
to digital video
Before DV camcorders were widely manufactured, most people used camcorders
that recorded analog video onto VHS, 8mm, or other analog tape formats. To use
video from analog sources in your Adobe Premiere Elements project, you must fi rst
convert (
digitize) the footage to digital data, because Adobe Premiere Elements
only accepts direct input from digital sources. To digitize your footage, you can use
either your digital camcorder or a standalone device that performs analog-to-digital
(AV DV) conv
ersion.
You can perform a successful conversion using the following methods ...