A possible dumb question - capture HDV

should i be able to hear the audio on the computer while doing capture from an HDV camcorder?
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Hi,
no the audio won't play during capture from your computer.
However you can hear it from the camcorder if there is the control to do so, but not from the computer.
Regards,
Armando.

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tracied wrote:
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A possible dumb question - capture HDV

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