# Firewire Video Output **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 26, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firewire-video-output/184463 "2003-06-26T05:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aehallh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aehallh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aehallh)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firewire-video-output/184463/1 "2003-06-26T05:04:56Z")
I have for a while now been quite happily using a DV camcorder that allows me to output my video that I take with it to my computer’s IEEE 1394 plug. I noticed, today, that by the plug on the camcorder was the label DV In/Out. I looked back at the manual, and it showed a connection between two identical little cameras. That got me to wondering, is there any way I can OUTPUT video and audio by the same firewire method? Such would be useful, as I could capture videos of my computer without the hassle and expense of computer S-Video out and audio out, to TV, to VCR, copyed from VHS to DVD-R, and then back to Computer. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firewire-video-output/184463/2 "2003-06-26T11:51:02Z")
What computer/OS? It should certainly be possible. Doing it without FireWire is asinine. What program(s) are you using? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firewire-video-output/184463/3 "2003-06-26T15:10:49Z")
Yes, 1394 is capable of carrying video and audio signals at the same time, so if the ends (i.e. the computer and the camera) send it, it should get there.