Response to Digital Video NLE on Laptop ?

I will like to share my experience on editing DV video on my Toshiba laptop. I have Toshiba Satellite 2450-S420, its has a built in IEEE1394 Firewire port. I grabed DV footage from Sony DCRTRV18E mini DV Cam. I first tried capturing video through Avid DV which runs on my Windows XP platform..but it wasn't successful as the software was unable to detect the Camera itself. Then tried same with Premier6 and was quite successful. Luckily there was no frame drops and I could play back my footage in 720x576 (DV-PAL)resolution real time. Editing is smother and simpler in Premier if u r not too ambitious with u'r edit here. I exported my edit timeline as movie and took the avi file to After effects for final CC and some effect. I am quite new to Premier and haven't explored it much..u can probably try effects in Premier itself....Ya if u have not already started u'r set up...check on u'r laptop which Firewire port u have got..there is normally 4pin port on most of the laptop...on PC's u can get 6pin port..if u have only 4 pin port buy the Belkin 4pin to 4 pin Firewire cable they r the best one in my knowledge. I am still experimenting many thing on editting with Premier....any one can guide me wht is the best way to get High quality DVD from Premier Output. Thanx all --sanjay prasad (prasadcom@yahoo.com)

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