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In order to capture video, you must connect cables from a device such as a camcorder, DVD player or VCR to either the computer firewire port or capture card. There are three types of cable connections to connect your device to the computer: firewire, S-Video, or RCA. Digital firewire delivers the best quality video/audio. Analog S-Video and RCA deliver good quality. Firewire is recommended whenever it is available. A specific type of connection may not be available on your device. For example, the DVD player may not have a Firewire port.

Print these directions to guide you through the process.

	Firewire: Firewire is the industry standard in digital video capture. Both video and audio are transferred simultaneously.
Locate the firewire port on the device. Connect the firewire cable to the device's firewire port. Locate the firewire port on the back of the computer on the sound card. Connect the other end of the firewire cable to the firewire port on the back of the computer on the sound card.

S-Video and Audio: Connects device to capture card to digitize high quality video. Audio must be captured separately via the RCA connections on the capture card.

Locate the S-Video port on the device.
Connect the S-Video cable to the device's S-Video port.
Locate the S-Video connector on the capture card breakout cable on the back of the computer.
Connect the other end of the S-Video cable to the S-Video connector on the capture card breakout cable on the back of the computer.
Locate the RCA output on the device. There are two different types of RCA output connections dependent on the type of device being utilized:
- mini A/V plug to a RCA composite (DV camcorder)
- RCA composite to RCA composite (VCR or DVD player)
Connect either the mini A/V plug to the device's A/V port or RCA cables to the red (right channel audio) and white (left channel audio) RCA outputs on the device.
Connect the RCA cables (red and white) to the RCA input connections (red and white) on the capture card breakout cable on the back of the computer.

RCA:Connects device to capture card to simulanteously digitize good quality video/audio.

Locate the RCA output on the device. There are two different types of RCA output connections dependent on the type of device being utilized:

mini A/V plug to a RCA composite (DV camcorder)
RCA composite to RCA composite (VCR or DVD player)

Connect either the mini A/V plug to the device's A/V port or RCA cables to the yellow (video), red (right channel audio) and white (left channel audio) RCA outputs on the device.
Connect the RCA cables (yellow, red and white) to the RCA input connections (yellow, red and white) on the capture card breakout cable on the back of the computer.