Combustion and DV Video . . .
Hello DudeKill ....
I have written a whole article about Combustion and hardware... It is here (as well as over at www.creativeCOW.net - Combustion Forum.
Link:
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/pfeiff...ware/index.html
Here is the pertinent section that I think answers your questions:
Combustion (Windows) Video Frame Buffers:
A note about Combustion on Windows with DV via Firewire: The support for DV and 1394 that is built into Windows uses Microsoft's DirectShow media system. Combustion windows version does NOT support DirectShow, and therefore, will not work. Combustion only supports Video-for-Windows and QuickTime. Therefore, a work around is required. By using third party software, such as Movie Maker, Vegas, or Premiere 6, you first capture and save the video files as Type-1 OpenDML DV AVI files using DirectShow. Again, Combustion can not read these as it does not read the DirectShow DV codec. Next, you export from Premiere or Vegas Video using either QuickTime (which includes a DV codec) or a third party Video-for-Windows-compatible DV codec, such as the one from MainConcept. Note: if you use the Video-for-Windows AVI route make sure you generate non-OpenDML AVI files. QuickTime 5 is probably the easiest route since you won't have to buy a codec. But, tests have proven that the MainConcept DV AVI codec performs very well. As for exporting still frames, it is easy to generate these from Vegas Video (using save snapshot) or Premiere (using export image). Some DV capture applications will also save stills directly to image files.
By the way, i cover this all in my new book... (see post above.)
regards,
Jack
Jack Pfeiffer
Secretary, Danish Discreet User Group-Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-Host: CreativeCOW.et Combustion and Edit Forums