video to computer

[hugoagogo]

how do i go about doing this?

at the mo i transfer from video camera to HD recorder, burn that onto DVD with very basic cuts, then transfer off that DVD onto the computer to make a proper home movie with titles etc

there is surely a very simple way of recording directly onto the computer?

[gregorio!]

What kind of video camera is it? If its digital (DV) one, then you usually only need a firewire card in your pc and a cable. Video editing software can import the footage straight from the camera.

[franv8]

I used an Archos (think it was the AV800) to copy the video from an analogue camcorder (or the svhs/composite video outputs on a DV) then plugged the unit into a PC - it sees it straight away as a hard disk, copy the AVI file and you're in business!

I thought the quality was pretty good too, but file is quite big.

[hugoagogo]

not HD digital camera, mini DV tapes

[gregorio!]

firewire

your pc may even have a firewire slot.
can you see one of these?

[hugoagogo]

nope, no firewire

what now?

[gregorio!]

Have a look on the camera for a firewire output socket like this:



If you have a windows pc, buy a pci firewire card (ebay £10) and a firewire cable (ebay £3)
If you have a windows laptop, buy a pcmcia firewire card (ebay £12) and a cable.

Install that, start your video editing software and look for options to Import or Capture and you're away

[hugoagogo]

gregorio! said:

Have a look on the camera for a firewire output socket like this:



If you have a windows pc, buy a pci firewire card (ebay £10) and a firewire cable (ebay £3)
If you have a windows laptop, buy a pcmcia firewire card (ebay £12) and a cable.

Install that, start your video editing software and look for options to Import or Capture and you're away

cheers, i was doing some looking-up elsewhere on tinternet and came to that too
i do have a DV/firewire output on the camcorder
then will i be able to import with nero7 or should i use windows movie maker?

i suppose i should have a look at what slots i have free in the pooter before buying summat tho

[hugoagogo]

got this sorted, bought a pci firewire card bundled with a 6/4 cable and adobe premiere elements

luvvly jubbly

[Vanya]

Chaps,

I have this relatively all bells and whistles Viao, top of the line except without the Blue Ray technology.

Tell me, is there a good chance this kit already has the 'stuff' (sorry, not exactly a power user here ) pre-installed and therefore no need for the PCMCIA firewire card?

It's running the XP Media centre thingy OS (TV tuner and all those gubbins) as opposed to the more business oriented straight XP OS.



Cheers,

V.

[Vanya]

Bumpsy daisy...

[gregorio!]

Vanya, if your pc has a socket on it that looks like either of the above pictures, then you have firewire. Your DV camera may have come with a firewire cable, in which case you're all set.

hugoagogo - glad to hear its all sorted!

[Vanya]

Thanks for that Gregorio.

I should've thought of that one, man do I feel stoopid now

If it's got the socket then it's got everything it needs

Jeez, I even printed the pics that were kindly posted too!!!

Oh well! Dickhead will check it properly tonight!


The camcorder definitely did not come with the firewire cable unfortunately, at least I remembered that anyway.

Cheers again,

V.