Why is 1394 good for video editing?
In the world of video editing, 1394-enabled cameras remove the need for costly analog-to-digital converters and frame buffers, otherwise known as “video capture” cards. 1394 also improves upon existing interfaces such as USB, traditionally used for external storage of digital video. 1394 provides higher speed, lower cost, and is more user-friendly than existing video interfaces. It also is far more efficient than USB in terms of the amount of processing power required. USB requires that the system processor service the network directly slowing down other applications such as video and audio editing. FireWire places a negligible burden on the processor leaving it free to run your application.
In the world of video editing, 1394-enabled cameras remove the need for costly analog-to-digital converters and frame buffers, otherwise known as “video capture” cards. 1394 also improves upon existing interfaces such as SCSI, traditionally used for the storage of digital video. 1394 provides higher speed, lower cost, and is more user-friendly than existing video interfaces.
