by duncan » Thu Nov 13, 2003 3:06 am
Hi, Welcome to Agoraquest
I guess you are using a Camcorder?
Firewire has great capacity/speed allowing the raw DV info to be transmitted and the interfaces are designed to allow your PC apps to control the Camcorder too making the whole process very simple.
USB is really for Pictures only or webcam use, quite a few posts on here regarding no sound when trying to transfer video. The USB conectivity will show the camera as a drive letter (memory stick) or as a capture device, it is a pain to use (in comparision) with lower quality results.
In summary, use USB to get info from the memory sitck or use as a really expensive webcam, for video use firewire. Good Luck
Duncan