Basic DV-cam into PC question

[[k]ar|]

I have a very basic question which I'm hoping someone can give me a quick & simple answer to. You see, I'm a video camera newbie

I was recently bought a Panasonic NV-GS50 video camera. It has all the usual connectors, plus a tiny DV socket, which looks like miniature Firewire.

What I want to do is shoot some footage, then load it onto the PC to edit - what do I need in terms of cables? Am I right in thinking I just need a mini-to-standard size Firewire lead, whack that into my PC's standard Firewire port, then replay my DV tape to be captured in Windows movie maker?

I tried using an old Hauppage card to capture analogue, but the quality was terrible. What I want to check is that I don't need something like one their special DV capture cards. If I can get away with 1 cable and a copy of something like Premiere or Vegas Video, I'll be happy

All help most appreciated!

[k]

[nighthawk]

yup, if you already have a FW port, connect the cam and turn on, the pc should see the cam straight away.

i would suggest a large amount of RAM and pinnacle studio 8

[viper_larry]

Try Windows Movie Maker 2 to start - it's free and does a reasonable job. Should automatically recognise the video if you connect via Firewire.

[ErnestM]

nighthawk said:

yup, if you already have a FW port, connect the cam and turn on, the pc should see the cam straight away. i would suggest a large amount of RAM and pinnacle studio 8

Studio 9 is better...


ErnestM

[bennno]

Windows XP makes this a lot easier, just plug it in and use the inbuilt software

Bennno

[nighthawk]

ErnestM said:

nighthawk said: yup, if you already have a FW port, connect the cam and turn on, the pc should see the cam straight away. i would suggest a large amount of RAM and pinnacle studio 8 Studio 9 is better... ErnestM

But that would involve the outlay of cash.........so for the time being......i'm sticking to 8

any new features in 9?

[[k]ar|]

Thanks for the help guys - I'll go get the cable I need.

[k]

[ErnestM]

nighthawk said:

ErnestM said: nighthawk said: yup, if you already have a FW port, connect the cam and turn on, the pc should see the cam straight away. i would suggest a large amount of RAM and pinnacle studio 8 Studio 9 is better... ErnestM But that would involve the outlay of cash.........so for the time being......i'm sticking to 8 any new features in 9?

Just little things like 5.1 surround sound and 16:9 widescreen support...

ErnestM