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Evergreen ships
out their own feature
packed Fire Wire
(a.k.a. IEEE1394) adapter card to compliment their 20Gig HotDrive.
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Evergreen Fire Line IEEE1394 Adapter Card Review
Evergreen ships
out their own feature
packed Fire Wire
(a.k.a. IEEE1394) adapter card to complement their 20Gig HotDrive. IEEE1394 is a type of
peripheral connection which has similarities to that of USB, but
with substantially higher data transfer capabilities. Where USB can transfer up to
12Mbits/s, IEEE1394 can handle a whapping 400MBits/s. This large pipeline has
made Fire Wire an ideal choice for fast data transfer from
digital cameras or other multimedia devices. It is with
a digital video crowd in
mind that Evergree brought out this adapter card to appease and
complement their other IEEE1394 based products, such as the
HotDrive.
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| The Fire Line
IEEE1394/PCI adapter card comes with 4"
Fire Wire cable, digital device adapter, driver diskette, illustrated instructions, and a
copy of ULead's Video Studio Base SE
4.0 Software. All for about $60
US. | What you get for your money
Once we got into the box, the
focus on digital transfers became obvious. Included along with
the PCI card and translucent length of Fire Wire cable is a small
digital device adapter. The adapter allows the full size Fire Wire cable to connect on
one end, and allow a micro-IEEE1394 socket to connect to a digital video camera
or other Fire Wire compatible device. Video junkies with
brand new digital cameras also take note in the $60US price tag and
complementary copy of Ulead Video Studio Basic 4.0. There is no argument that this IEEE1394
card should be high on your list of things to get - unless of
course you have a Mac :)
A recent trip to
a camera store has made one thing clear, if
you are about to get a digital still or video camera that is
Fire Wire capable, chances are you going to have to get some accessories as well.
Those parts are going to be fairly expensive. Better deals will be had by
going through regular computer retail channels.
| Yes that's right, not only do you get the IEEE1394/PCI
adapter card but you also get your very own copy of ULead's Video Studio
basic 4.0 - runs on Win98SE, and Win2000. The software lets you
take an input from a video camera and do basic capture, and editing
techniques to the feed. |
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This little translucent adapter cable allows the big IEEE1394 jack to
plug into a mico-IEEE1394 jack. These connectors are commonly found on today's
high end digital video cameras, or similar multimedia
devices. |
Onto the nitty gritty!
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