Since C doesn't allow DV import on firewire systems that don't include certain codecs, what software do you use to import dv? do you encode it for storage?
Well, I see this is a hot topic... personally, I use Adobe Premiere to import, and then render it to full frames to my harddrive for editing.. There must be a better way though, so by all means- what is your process?
If you go to http://www.discreet.com/support/combustion you will find what DV files are supported with combustion.....
DV-type-1 files which use directshow is not supported but DV-type 2 files are... more detail on their site.
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