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Thread: How do I transfer videos from a mini DV tape to my computer? |
    
noprayerfortheliving Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 05:35 pm: |
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Hi gromit!
I got a firewire card and cable and after some initial screw ups I finally got it working with amazing quality! When I capture longer clips with Video Studio, the audio comes out of sync with the video, however, this problem is fixed by windows media player. Can you think why this should happen though?
Cheers,
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New member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 08:59 pm: |
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Hi Gromit,
I have some fundamental doubt regarding PAL / NTSC system. I have a SONY DCR TRV 22 camcoder, and i guess it is og NTSC system; when i run the casette from the cancoderand connect to a TV, it works fine in both PAL as well as NTSC system TV. Now, by question is when i make the DVD, from the RAW footage of data, how can i make sure the DVD will work for both PAL and NTSC system or whether it will not work like that...
Like to know your sinsere opinion regarding this...
I am a novice in PAL / NTSC difference and after receiving your reply, i may shoot some pretty silly question... but i guess that will be ok with you...
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 09:13 am: |
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cdub,
Every time you transfer 1 hour of digital video, you use up 12G of disk space. If your computer is keeping temporary files of 12G, you will run out of disk space VERY quickly. Use "find file' to look for files over 1G, including hidden files etc. Delete the temps and you will recover your normal disk free space.
Transferring video FROM the PC TO the camcorder is sometimes a bit hairy. It often fails on me.
Cheers. |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 09:18 am: |
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noprayerfortheliving,
I think what you are seeing might be just an artifact of the capture process - I have observed the same in my system. But I think in both our cases, what we are seeing is an inability of either audio, or video, to keep up during capture MONITORING. What really counts is whether the actual file is synchronised - and I think you are telling me it is in your case, thank goodness!
Cheers. |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 09:21 am: |
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rajib,
Any DVD you make will, by definition, be either PAL or NTSC. If the system on which you will play the DVD does not support the original standard against which the tape was shot, use a video-editing package such as Ulead Videostudio to "render" the footage into the standard you need, prior to authoring the DVD.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 08:19 pm: |
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I just bought a Panasonic PV-DV202. I bought it off of Ebay so it did not come w/ a manual. I am trying to figure out if it is possible to transfer the whole entire video over to my pc rather then just the 30 second clip w/ Movie Messenger. I am recording it onto DV Tapes but I want to transfer the whole thing onto my computer. I am not sure if I have firewire ports. Is there anyway that I can find that out? I am doing it only by USB and it takes forever. I would like to buy a firewire thing if i need too asap. |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:44 am: |
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Gini,
Look for a port on your camcorder that will accept a cable like this:
And on your PC, a port that will accept a cable like this:
Sometimes, laptops also have the smaller style port like that used in camcorders.
If necessary, buy a firewire card/cable/software pakage for your PC.
Firewire transfers in real time, i.e. a 60 minute tape should take 60 minutes to transfer - using up around 12G of disk space, by the way. I normally only transfer 10 minute chunks at a time to be conservative as it is a bit frustrating to be 90% through a massive upload only to run out of disk space or encounter some other problem.
Hope that helps.
Cheers. |
Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:04 pm: |
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Yes that does help. Is it ok to transfer home videos to my computer-edit them and then burn them on to a cd or dvd? Is this bad for my computer? |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:17 pm: |
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Is there a place on my computer- such as device manager or whatever that I can look to see if I have a firewire port? I just bought a new computer w/ a dvd burner so would this be more likely to have a firewire port? |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:58 pm: |
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i just reread your message.... 12G of disk space???? My compuber only is 512 mb and 80 gb harddrive.... i dont wanna fill up the space... what should i do? i just want to be able to edit the videos and then transfer them on to cd or dvd and get them off my computer... any suggestions? |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 06:11 pm: |
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Hey
Er, can't say I see anything remotly like that.
What now?
Leah |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 08:27 pm: |
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Gini,
Using your computer for editing home movies and then burning to DVD does it no harm at all. I have been doing it for 4 years with no ill effects apart from my eyes going a bit square.
If your computer is firewire equipped, you will see some text including the magic word "IEEE 1394" somewhere in the top level of Device Manager. If not, you need to buy a card/cable/software package for about US$ 20.
Although 1 hour of DV occupies 12G of disk space, often you will transfer much shorter segments than that. Plus, after you finish making the DVD, you can delete all those big files from your hard disk, restoring it completely.
Cheers. |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 09:48 pm: |
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Leah,
I think you are saying that your PC does not have a firewire port (see just above for a picture of a cable that fits a firewire port on your PC). If so, then you need to buy a PCI firewire card with cable and software for about $20.
Cheers |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 09:54 pm: |
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Gromit
Oh no I definatly have one of those. I really don't know what to do! Gar!
Thanks
Leah |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:20 pm: |
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Leah,
In that case, connect your camcorder to your PC's firewire port (while the camcorder is switched off), and use a programme like Windows Moviemaker to transfer the video.
Also, see www.videohelp.com for "How to" guides.
Post again with more specific questions if you need to.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 06:30 am: |
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Hi gromit
i am having canon zr 200 and dont have firewire is it possible to transfer video using usb port? same cable made available along camcoder to transfer digital images from memory card |
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 11:56 am: |
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hi i have a samsung vp73 dv cam and none of my pc's will recignize it, ive had it working before, im using winxp SP2 and windows movie maker...the cam says "DV-IN" but pc doesnt see it, im using firewire cable to connect it, any help?
cheers |
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 08:14 pm: |
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hello...
i have made lots of DV captures .. and from my experience i can tell you fiew things..
need a NTFS partition as big as you can
good processor and good drivers installed into your pc
lots of patience
try to capure with canopus edius.. it has the best captured image i ever seen till now..
iuvcr is a good tool to caputre too
try to burn the movies captured .. with pinnacle it is very simple..
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 09:01 pm: |
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not sure this is the right forum... but now that i got the videos on my computer i am trying to burn them to a dvd. i cant seem to get it in the right file format... i need it to be in .bup, ifo, or .bop format. My videos are played in real player or windows media. Any suggestions on changing the file format? |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 09:22 pm: |
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kartik,
Video transfer using USB is possible so long as you have the correct drivers for your camera. However, many people experience quality issues with the result, which is why I and others recommend firewire, where the file is normally transferred with "native" DV quality.
PCI or PCMCIA firewire cards, packaged with cable and software, are widely available and very cheap.
Hope that helps |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 09:28 pm: |
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shaune,
Is your camcorder showing up in Device Manager under "Imaging Devices" which you switch it on?
Have you installed any new software recently, including plug-ins like Real Player?
Does your camera still work on PCs outside your household?
Have you checked to make sure the problem isn't isolated to one firewire card or cable?
I am currently in discussion with another user who might, just possibly, be affected by an XP SP2 automatic update. If so, that could have some wider implications. Please check out the things I mentioned above and/or sit tight while I debug the other user. Thanks.
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bj bird Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 09:11 pm: |
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Hi,
I'm using this software called "Click to DVD" from Sony to edit video. It seems the default date is set to 12/31/1969. I don't know how to change that date or get rid of it. Is there anybody out there that knows how to fix this problem?
Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 09:23 pm: |
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shaune,
One other thing that recently cropped up was the fact that SP2 might firewall block the firewire port. See the following link for a description of that plus some other issues:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/t112935.html
Please let me know if any of this helps.
Cheers. |
bj bird Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 01:43 pm: |
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Hi,
When I try to transfer edited video from my computer to the video camera it crashes. It would be about 48% done then an error would appear telling me that windows movie maker has to close. Is there any way of fixing the error so I would be able to complete the transfer?
Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 07:25 pm: |
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bj bird,
In my experience, transferring video back to your camcorder is less reliable than capture. Can you try transferring the video in smaller chunks?
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:26 pm: |
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Hi
I just purchased a Canon ZR200. My question is this...Can I use my camcorder as a webcam? It came with a USB cable but I do not know if that is streaming or what I need to do to use the ZR200 as a webcam or if it is even possible. The owners manual did not cover this. I went to Canon FAQ's and could not find the info. I do not have a firewire card in my computer, but will buy the card tomorrow and install. Thanks in advance for your help. Dave |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:35 pm: |
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Dave,
If your User Guide doesn't mention anything about webcam, it is probably not included in your camcorder. However, there are 3rd party software packages to achieve this:
http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/webcamdv.html
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:44 pm: |
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Thanks Gromit..
I just bookmarked that webcam site. I appreciate your help and have noticed that you seem to be the camcorder guru in here. Great site and thanks for your help to me and others. I am surprised that JVC, Sony, Samsung and some of the others advertise their camcorders are able to webcam and that Canon really makes no mention other than in BestBuys website....where it says "USB streaming capability allows camcorder to function as a webcam, but yet their tech support, FAQ's or Owners Guide makes no reference to it being possible or what to do. Thanks again. Dave |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 01:22 am: |
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Dave,
You're welcome, and thanks for the nice comments! Actually, there are other contributors whose knowledge (and actual contributions) are far beyond mine, but I'm pleased to help where I can.
Cheers. |
Shankar Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:15 am: |
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Gromit,
I bought SONY DCR-HC21 mini dv camcorder, and yesterday bought a firewire cable.
Now the question is, I recorded a video , and now looking to transfer it to my HardDisk. I used WMM to capture with firewire.. It made a mpg file of around 140 MB for 51 minutes of video.
I couldnt see a option for making an .avi
Burnt a VCD using pixela, and the quality was not good.. audio is superb but video is blurry and sometimes choppy...
Also, wanted to know, how to download perfect quality video from the Mini DV.
Not sure, if I am using the firewire in the right way..
Thanks in advance !!
Shankar |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 06:50 pm: |
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Shankar,
You should be aiming to capture as ".avi" or "DV". That will give you "perfect" quality, plus a file size of 12G per hour.
If you can't achieve this with WMM, try downloading a copy of Ulead VideoStudio or Roxio VideoWave.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 04:13 pm: |
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Hi,
Could someone please advice me a bit - I've tried most of the tricks for now but can't get things solved.
I have Sony DCR-PCxxx, PC with WinXP and 3-port FW1394 card and cable all set up. But when opening my capture sw, say MGI VideoWave > there is no 'video' device available - which means I cannot capture my DV to computer for further editing.
Anyone?
Things look fine under control |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 06:07 pm: |
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Pasi,
First thing to do is to check whether your camcorder appears under "Imaging Devices" in Device Manager when it is connected and turned on.
If YES, you have an application problem. Try re-installing your capture application or downloading/installing a different capture programme. If NO, you have a system hardware or Windows problem.
Please try it out and get back to me.
Always ensure that your camcorder is turned off when you are connecting the firewire cable.
Cheers. |
New member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 07:55 pm: |
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HI Gromit,
May be you dont remember, i disturbed you a lot about a lot of problems regarding DVD Capture and Editing and burning, finally i bought a laptop and tried all. However, i have few issues..
1) I captured the video from my handcam to the PC, using Windows Movie Maker, a 55 clip is of size 11 GB, . teh quality is pretty good.
2) I edited the clips and is now ready for the next step.
3) Here comes my problem, now i have to convert this .avi file to MPEG2 or MPEG4 ( may be ) . My software is converting at 8 mbps rate, the quality is compromised, the generating size of mpeg2 file is of 3 GB, it is almost 75 % compression.
My question is what will be configuration, like resolution , bps if we want to make a good quality video. What is the best option .. i have to convert the avi file to some other compressed format....
And, finally please tell me whatr is the best application available to convert avi to mpeg2 or mpeg4 ( is it better than mpeg2 ) , and is there a free version for thsi software..
Rgds,
Basu
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Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 07:58 pm: |
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Gromit,
One more quick question , as i mentioned in the previous mail, at 8mbps rate, the quality is not good, however i can afford to have a better rate, but my software does not allow that granularity...
Could you suggest me some software whoich convert avi to mpeg, with some configurable parameetr , like resolution or rate with smaller granularity..
and, if some free version are avilable.
Thanks again,
Basu |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 08:59 pm: |
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Rajib,
To make DVDs for playback on a set-top box, I use Ulead Moviefactory which is not free, but does do a good job converting to MPEG-2 (the coding used in DVds) and it handles all the menus etc.
In Ulead, I always use "best" quality, which equates to 7 Mbit/s. I chose Ulead after comparing several programmes for quality. Another contributor called "chico" also has some suggestions on this point.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 01:37 am: |
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Hi Gromit,
What is the format in which the camcoder stores the data.. is it divx or avi... What i mean is when i connect the camcoder to PC, one big file of size 11 ~ 12 GB for 1 hour casette had been created... what is the format of that created file is that divx or avi or something else ....
that will be the input of MPEG2 encoder ...
Did you heard about the ImTOO MPEG Encoder ? it is free and it sounds decent ..
Cheers,
Rajib |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 05:53 am: |
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Rajib,
The 12G per hour file saved when transferring DV to your PC is .avi. You can view that as "native" DV.
The .avi file is the input to the CODEC that makes the MPEG-2 files used in the DVD. However, the MPEG-2 files are multiplexed into a single file with a .vob extension. That is part of DVD "authoring".
See www.dvddemystified.com for more technical details
I never heard of ImTOO.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:31 am: |
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We (the Engineering Department) purchased a Canon Elura 65 for corporate-wide training and presentation videos. After the purchase, we found out that our I.S. department does not allow Firewire ports on corporate computers. Reasons being: too expensive, allows employees to gain access to corporate computers with personal devices, active policy that allows only USB 2.0 ports to be installed on corporate computers. Right now, I'm doing everything at home, but that's not sitting well with I.S. either. They have recommended that we purchase another camcorder that uses USB 2.0 video transfer.
Is there a good DV camcorder that is designed for USB video transfer? I have searched, but the ones I have found that mention USB are using it for still picture transfer. I welcome all comments and suggestions.
Thanks |
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:31 am: |
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We (the Engineering Department) purchased a Canon Elura 65 for corporate-wide training and presentation videos. After the purchase, we found out that our I.S. department does not allow Firewire ports on corporate computers. Reasons being: too expensive, allows employees to gain access to corporate computers with personal devices, active policy that allows only USB 2.0 ports to be installed on corporate computers. Right now, I'm doing everything at home, but that's not sitting well with I.S. either. They have recommended that we purchase another camcorder that uses USB 2.0 video transfer.
Is there a good DV camcorder that is designed for USB video transfer? I have searched, but the ones I have found that mention USB are using it for still picture transfer. I welcome all comments and suggestions.
Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 06:18 pm: |
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Bobatam,
You can equip more than 20 computers with firewire for the price of a new camcorder!
I am not much of a fan of USB transfer, although some people have found it very effective.
Assuming that your delivery medium will be DVD, it might be worth looking at DVD camcorders. Then, you don't need to connect it to the PC at all unless you want to do editing.
Hope that helps.
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New member Username: Bluepres
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:27 pm: |
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Here's the deal. My camcorders eat my mini DV tapes when I transfer them. They record fine, but rewind and transfer poorly. So I want to find the cheapest alternative to transfer mini DV cassettes to my computer without using my digital cameras. I've read about the GVD1000 but that's too much cash for me. Is there no other way to do this? I don't want to do anything but transfer digital film to my computer, but don't want to ruin my cassettes or cameras in the process.
Any suggestions???
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:53 pm: |
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Pres,
Apart from the GVD1000, I am also aware of a dual VHS/DV deck, but it's again rather pricy.
This may not be the message you want to hear, but if your camcorder is eating tapes on playback, then it is probably only a matter of time before it starts to demand a similar diet during recording as well. Mechanically, recording and playback are (as far as I know) identical.
My advice therefore is to try normal user-servicing tips like head-cleaning, and if that doesn't work, get a qote for professional repair - or bite the bullet and get a new camcorder. Buying equipment specifically for playback is probably only delaying the inevitable, and giving you an unnecessary intermediate expense.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:59 pm: |
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HI everybody ( definitely including Gromit ! ) ,
Does anybody know a decent and free avi to mpeg encoder , which may be available in the net... I downloaded Tmpg encoder and teh quality is fantastic, but unfortunately it is a trial version and will expire in a month...
Any help ...
And one more stuff, one good DVD burner ( of course Freely abvailable ) is also will be of much help..
Rgds,
Rajib.
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 04:31 am: |
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Rajib,
Re (1), I'm sure you will find something here: http://www.videohelp.com/convert#4;10
Re (2), sorry, can't help you, but didn't you get an app with your burner?
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 09:28 am: |
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Hi Gromit,
I finally got time to try my new toy (The model is IOGEAR 2-Port USB 2.0 and 2-Port FireWire/IEEE 1394 Combo PCMCIA Notebook Card Model: GUF202 ). I love it. I had no problem transfering my video to my laptop. Just want to get back to you. Again, thanks for your help on this.
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 06:15 pm: |
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Bee,
That's great to hear! And thanks for the feedback.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 08:13 pm: |
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HI Gromit,
Sorry to bother you again. Now, my problem is the burned DVD is not playing at my DVD Player, however it is playing at the notepc.
I have no clue whatsever for this...I make the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder form the encoded mpeg2 file, and i have no idea what i am doing wrong. Could you help?
Do you know , is it possible to play the DVD at my laptop and see it in the TV.My laptop Model is HP Pavillion DV4023 E.
Please take me through this final step of being a Movie maker.. will ya?
I am sure you will ... Thanks in advance..
Rgds,
basu.. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 08:55 pm: |
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Hi Gromit,
For your information, i am using Windows Movie Maker to capture, TMPG Encoder to convert to mpeg2, and TMPG DVD Editor to edit and burn..
may be this will help you to sort out my problem...what i mention in the previous mail..
Rgds,
Basu ( Rajib basu actually ) |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 09:26 pm: |
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Rajib,
Explore a commercial DVD in your computer to understand the file structure. The MPEG-2 files are multiplexed into .vob files.
I do think you need a DVD authoring package - I'm not familiar with the features of TMPG DVD editor. Ulead Moviefactory is my recommendation.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:00 pm: |
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Thanx Gromit,
As you must be knowing, while DBD authoring AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS , 2 folders are created, my question is whether both need to be burned or only VIDEO_TS folder need to be burned.
And, in some literature, i found teh file size must not exceed 1 GB, do you know the meaning of that?
At last, is it possible to play the DVD at my PC ( it has a DVD player ) and see the picture at the TV....?
Rgds,
rajib |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 01:25 am: |
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Gromit,
And, one more thing, could you tell me the configuration you generally use to encode teh .avit to mpeg2, i mean the resolution, bit rat eand so on...
I am using the 8 mbps rate to make the mpeg2 file, can it be the possible reason why my DVD player cant play it ....
Rgds,
rajib Basu
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:03 am: |
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Rajib,
1) Video DVDs only have material in the VIDEO_TS folder. The AUDIO_TS folder is typically empty.
2) .vob files are normally limited to 1G. I believe that is convention rather than strict technical requirement.
3)If your PC has a video output (laptops typically have a s-video output), then you can play DVDs on your laptop and monitor on a TV
4) I think my DVD authoring package uses 7 Mbps encoding rate so you are at least in the right ball park.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:10 am: |
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Thanx Gromit,
But, still i cant figure out where i am going wrong, my burned DVD plays in my Laptop, but does not play at my DVD player....
Do you have any clue, or any check list.....
regarding anything.. from capture to encoding to authoring to burning...
Please.
rgds,
rajib basu |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 06:51 am: |
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Rajib,
When you play the DVD in your PC, are you using a "DVD player" application, or just exploring the disk and using (e.g.) Windows Media Viewer? If the former, it's good indication a DVD should play in a set top box. If the latter, no relevance.
You might need to check the spec for your set-top box. Not all models can play all DVDs burnt in PCs. Typical problems are format related: DVD+R, -R, etc.
Cheers. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 10:56 pm: |
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Gromit,
My bombardment continues, i am sorry for that.
If my laptop drive is DVD -RW and my media is DVD +RW, will it cause any problem? Will it be allowed to copy on that media or play on the PC player..
And, at last , what type of media generally u use for DVD authoring, DVD -R or _RW or +r or +RW..
I heard there are 2 type of media for DVD -R, one is DVD -R for authoring and DVD -R for general, and even DVD -R will ahve 2 size for authoring, one is 3.95 GB and another 4.7GB, which one is better...and which one u use ....
I heard that DVD -R is the most compatible on all DVD-player, what is your opinion.
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 11:38 pm: |
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rajib,
So far as I know, all single-layer blank DVDs have a capacity of 4.7 G.
Your DVD burner will state in its spec which type of disks are supported. Other types will NOT work, trust me on that.
I have seen conflicting reports of whether +R or -R is the more commonly supported standard on set-top boxes. +R disks tend to be a little more expensive, so I normally use -R, which do happen to work on my DVD player. It is certainly true that some DVD players might only support one standard, so check before you buy!
You will find everything you ever wanted to know about DVD technology at this website:
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
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Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 01:09 am: |
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Gromit,
Now, may be the last question to you, could you send me the configuration parameters you use in Ulead for avi to mpeg encoding, and any parameter if required to author and burn...?
may be i will try to download Ulead trial version for a month...
Or do you knao any free verison available at net.. not trial , but permanent version.
Rgds,
basu
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
Post Number: 570
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| Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 05:42 am: |
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rajib,
I am using Ulead Moviefactory. I simply choose the highest quality setting. The details are all filled in automatically.
I bought Ulead Moviefactory because I did not, at that time, identify any suitable free packages. Things may have changed since then, but as I have already made my investment, I have not attempted to keep up to date with new software.
Cheers
PS: By the way, due to me now starting a new job after a long period of sickness, effective immediately I shall no longer be contributing to these pages on such a frequent basis.
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| Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 11:44 pm: |
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I just purchased a canon optura 50 mini dv, and i am having problems transferring video to my laptop (powerbook g4 with osx). I took my computer in to be checked and all is fine with the firewire port and everything else. When I connect the firewire cable to the camera it gives the "dv-in" message as it should when connected, but nothing happens on my computer. Is there software that I need to make this connection happen? or is there sometype of malfunction?
Any suggestions? Thanks |
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| Posted on Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 11:12 pm: |
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I have a Panasonic nv-ds65 connected to my pc with a usb cable. please can anyone inform me how I can transfer the video images from the mini dv tape onto my hard drive, so that I can then burn a cd? if I use windows movie maker it will only recognise still images and not moving images! Anyone... |
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 07:15 pm: |
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Hi
I have a Panasonic NV-GS-120. I have lost the CD that supports this product and I have recently bought a new PC. Is there anywhere I can go to download software that will help me transfer my footage to my muvee autoproducer software? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 07:18 pm: |
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Hi
I have a Panasonic NV-GS-120. I have lost the CD that supports this product and I have recently bought a new PC. Is there anywhere I can go to download software that will help me transfer my footage to my muvee autoproducer software? |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 07:35 pm: |
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HI Gromit,
I am back again with another truckload of problems.
My problem is as follows.
I have an NTSC Camcoder, i transfer teh video from camcoder to PC, using Windows Movie Maker and capture it as .avi, and make NTSC Mpeg, the
quality is good.
But, i f i want to make PAL MPEG file from NTSC avi captured file, the video is jittery and in case of moving picture, it seems like stoppping
and playing.
Now, i know you use Ulead whereas i use TMPG, but what i wonder is the basic mechanism to convert to PAL from NTSC must be same, whatever software you use,
What you think ? ULead must be having some sort of MPEG Encoder, do you what is core encoder ULead use, i am asking this because a lot of Software actually in turn use core TMPG Encoder...
Just give me some clue how to make the VIDEO to correct the jitteriness and one mor euse is Audio is out of sync,, so i need to take care of the Audio rate change... i have some software, but never used, do you have something....
Any help, in case you cant help, could you let me knwo some suitable forum where i can forward this..
Rgds,
rajib Basu |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 10:33 am: |
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Rajib,
I would recommend to convert the NTSC .avi file to PAL .avi using Ulead VideoStudio (download an evaluation copy or find it free on the cover of PC mag) and THEN make the .mpg file. Check the PAL .avi file for quality/sound synchronisation before rendering to .mpg.
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Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:29 am: |
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Great Gromit,
Could you guide me about any setting required to do what u suggested -- converting NTSC avi to PAL
avi ...
That will be great ..
Rgds,
Basu |
Stew 627 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:49 am: |
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I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for this situation: I am able to successfully capture from my mini DV Sony camcorder to my computer via firewire port and using either WMM or Sonic My DVD. However regardless of the quality level I select, I am missing some frames here and there. A 60 minute tape fills up only about 38 minutes on the computer and the play back is jumpy. Any ideas? Thanks. |
Bronze Member Username: Basu
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:58 am: |
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HI Stew,
try Windows Movie Maker, leave enough free space at your drive, close all other application during capture, and disconnect from Internet ... if possible, switch off Virus Checking..
That should work..
Cheers !
basu
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Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 09:50 am: |
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Stew,
1) In Device Manager, click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" then click on the IDE channel where your HDD is located. Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure "DMA if available" is selected.
2) If your motherboard is supplied with a CD called "Chipset Utilities" or similar, run the programme. You may find massive improvements in real-time handling.
3) Use an OLD version of capture software that is less ambitious in what it is trying to do. For example, I can capture OK with Videowave III but not Ulead VideoStudio 6.
4) Disable the indexing service (the "findfast.exe" application). If that starts during capture, it will likely just completely jam.
5) Right click and close all apps in the System Tray. I even disable my firewall (Zone Alarm) AFTER disconnecting the computer from the internet
When you have done all this, run the system performance monitor during capture and check that your CPU utilisation is steady below 90%
Cheers |
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| Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 08:42 pm: |
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Hi I have one question what should I do If my PC canno't see my camera I installed Fire wire and all drivers to the cam but it still doasn't work.
Coud you help me please
and sory for my mistakes but I just start to lern english |
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 03:28 am: |
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Poor video quality after capturing from Sony HCR-HC42:
Hi Gromit,
I have recently bought Sony DCR-HC42 and am very unhappy with the result after I capture it in my Laptop. I have started with capturing using USB, but soon had to drop the idea due to inferior quality. I then Got a ordinary firewire (IEEE 1394) and transferred the data to my Laptop (Toshiba satellite with in built IEEE 1394 port). I have tried using various softwares like MS Movie maker, Inter DVD Creator, Pinnacle 9 but with whatever I use , I am getting a very poor quality picture. The colour seems to be totally washed out. I see a degradation of about 50% in the picture quality when I play the DVD (the colours seem to be totally lost) when compared to the same DV being played on TV directly. I see loss at every stage, the maximum while capturing and some degradation while compressing to mpeg format.
The sony picture package software that came with the handycam is simply worse. It is very unfortunate that sony cannot even provide a decent software to campture movie from miniDV. The software only supports USB transfer...pathetic..It does not support firewire transfer. It does not even support DVD creation.
Could anyone tell me where I am doing wrong. Is it possible that my firewire could be a problem. I still hold the opinion that Sony HC-42 is a not suitable handycam if you indend to write to DVD although I saw reviews of customer being very satisfied. I feel it is only good if I do not intend to do any editing and just play from my DV directly to TV.
Thanks in advance.
Chow
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| Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 11:15 am: |
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Hi Grommit. I have a JVC GR-DVX78 it has a Firewire port on it but the manual says it is for use with another camcorder. this my seem really dumb but i am curious as to whether this means i can also conect it to my computer. i dont have a IEEE1394 adapter or card or anything but before i go out and purchase and install all this, because my camera has the firewire port does that mean i can connect it to my computer? thank you for any help it will be most appreciated. thankyou regards Justin. |
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| Posted on Monday, September 05, 2005 - 10:16 am: |
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Hi all,
I recently bought a Sony HC-42E from Germany. When I tried to transfer the video to my PC, the camcoder does not copy the whole video. It gets cut in between or only some portions are getting transfered. Then I tried burning a CD directly from the camcoder, but the result is the same: only some portions are getting transfered. Is this because of any wrong camcoder settings or is it because of the low disk space? I am using standard Sony software (Picture Package) for this purpose.
Another issue is the amount of disk space taken by the copied video. It is really huge. A small video clip takes gigabytes of disk space. :-( (in .avi format). How can I change the format?
Which is the perfect software for this purpose, so that I could get a normal movie which a decent amount of disk space?
Thanks and regards,
Sudu. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 10:17 am: |
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I have a client that wants me to put his 30-minute video online each week and will supply a raw mini DV. Can anyone tell me how to convert to Quicktime for web-viewing? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 06:51 pm: |
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i have an older JVC camcorder that uses mini DV cassettes that i have just come across. we have since upgraded our camcorder to a Sony that uses mini DVD-R which is the greatest ever! my question is i would like to xfer the footage from my MiniDV cassettes to my PC. there is a firewire port on the JVC. is that all i need? for editing i have Pinnacle Studio Plus. will it be able to recognize the mini cassettes?
Any help is appreciated! thanks! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - 05:40 am: |
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I have just bought a panasonic cam NV GS3, XP sp2, 1394, having problems with OS detecting cam, gotten "AV/Subunit" "Virtual AV" and recently nothing.....any help will be so appreciated....thanks in advance |
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| Posted on Friday, September 09, 2005 - 07:13 am: |
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i have brought a jvc cam and am having problems with saving my video to the computer, i have also tried using a sd card to save my video but this still does not work and windows tell me that i need a audio codec. my cam is a jvc gr-dvp3 and am not sure if it is able to transfer the video.
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My Sony DCR-HC40 digital camcorder DV (firewire) port does not seem to be working. I have tried switching to a different computer and bought new cable too without success. I am able to import video using the USB port and also able to download images with the firewire- but no video. It used to work before. Any thoughts ? Thanks |
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| Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 02:11 pm: |
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My Sony DCR-HC40 digital camcorder DV (firewire) port does not seem to be working. I have tried switching to a different computer and bought new cable too without success. I am able to import video using the USB port and also able to download images with the firewire- but no video. It used to work before. Any thoughts ? Thanks |
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| Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 04:59 pm: |
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I have a Panasonic DV camcorder with Firewire and am able to use WMM to capture and playback video. I simply want to view in real-time the tape being played on my PC monitor in full screen, without having to capture it. Any ideas? |
Please Respond Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 10:37 am: |
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Hi everyone,
Hope someone can please help me, I have a JVC mini DVCAM with a lot of tapes I wish to download to my new PC which has XP Pro installed.
When I go to capture the tape using a firewire card same as I did on my old PC I get every few frames a nice menagerie of coloured blocks ranging from a couple of blocks to large amounts sometimes.
I have tried so many different configurations and the only major difference between the new and old PC is the new one has a Winfast A340 AGP graphics card.
I have tried various software to capture the film using Adobe Premiere, WMM as well as the bundled software that came with the camcorder.
Going balder by the second as I have now started to pull my hair out, can anybody please help !!?? |
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| Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 01:11 pm: |
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Hi...
I just bought samsung VP-D351 mini dv camcorder, but i cant transfer videos 2 my pc , can somebody PLZZZZZZZZZZ guide me how to tranfer videos 2 my pc ????? |
annie843 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:36 am: |
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I have a PV-DV202 video recorder. I don't have the software to put movie messenger in my computer. Can anyone tell me how I can get a copy of this cd? Thanks, Ann |
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| Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 02:14 pm: |
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Gromit, I sure hope you can help me.
I have a Sony Handycam DCR-HC32. My laptop is a Sony Vaio without a DVD Burner and my roommates computer is an HP with a DVD Burner.
My parents recorded my college graduation (ran over onto three tapes) and I'd like to burn this onto a few DVDs for safe keeping.
I connected my camcorder via the cradle to my Sony Laptop and began to capture using the provided software, however I'm only able to capture 10 minutes before my computer ran out of space! I tried to decrease the resolution but with so many pixels, I might as well just copy it onto VHS.
Can you please help me figure this out?
Also, Im recording onto tapes, as I said, but should I buy a produo card to record onto instead?
I can design an entire hazardous waste treatment plant, but I can't get a file from one machine to the other....  |
mikecheah Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 03, 2005 - 06:06 am: |
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Hi all
I have a strange problem and hope someone can help.
Up until last week, my Panasonic DV camcorder (NV-DS55) works fine in recording/playback and with Windows Movie Maker in transferring to PC. And then, without warning, it started to playback without sound and worse, in chunky, blocky bits. Picture will look normal in slow motion; but at normal speed, the streaky blocks will appear again. Initially, I thought that it's the tapes but this problems affects every single tape I have. Have tried to clean the video head to no avail. Now here comes the strange part - works fine for newly recorded footage! That is, up to that point in time last week, everythings screwed up. From that point onwards, no issues whatsoever! I borrowed a friend's Sony DV camcorder, and all tapes play back fine and transfer to PC fine. Thanks for thoughts/ideas.
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jamieON Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 12:08 pm: |
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hey just wonderin rite y it says that its copying to my tape but its not actually doing it. n i really want it to. any suggestions would be appriatiated(cant spell) email on00jh2@hotmail.com |
Aman Kapoor Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 05:17 pm: |
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Hi,
I bought a panaosnic NV-GS11 but when i try to install it using USB cable it says found new hardware DVC and does not install the software. I have tried to do all possible steps using the DV Studio cd but unable to find the right drivers. I have bought it from grey market and he just gave me one cd does it come with any other cd. I am using windows XP SP2 and a acer laptop. Any help will be greatly appericated.
Thanks
Aman |
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| Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 02:16 pm: |
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Dear Gromit (if you're still around), or anyone else willing to help,
I'm quite aware that not many people in here are fans of USB transfer, but it doesn't hurt to ask.I used to have a JVC GR-DVL320EA Mini-DV camera that came with Digital Photo Navigator 1.0 which you could use to browse & capture stills from a Mini-DV tape by means of USB (to my understanding the later versions of Digital Photo Navigator do not include this function, I don't know why). As my JVC camera broke I recently purchased a Canon MV830i, which came with Canon PhotoRecord and Canon Utilities, none of which could capture stills from Mini-DV tapes. I'm quite happy to ask your recommendation for any software which will allow me to use the Canon MV830i to capture still images from Mini-DV tapes by USB cable. However I've read above many times that you can also do video transfer using USB, and yes I'm quite aware of the quality and limitations mentioned above. I'm definitely sure that I personally would like to use USB rather than FireWire. Please advise me of my options. Thanks for your time. |
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| Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 05:25 pm: |
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Just bought a new HP Media Center PC with Windows XP, Movie Maker,Muvee and Sonic software, to use with my Sony DV Handycam. Could not capture DV video using MM (apparently they are not compatible formats). Thus, I captured the video using Muvee software, imported it to MM, made my movie in MM and tried to save it to DVD. MM made me save it to my computer first, which I did. After the 2 hour saving process, the Sonic prompt stated the "record speed was not supported." I tried all speeds, no luck. Oddly, the movie I saved to my hard drive then disappeared after I viewed it. I saved it again, and it disappeared a second time. Any ideas: 1) What is causing the file to disappear (I searched, it is definitely gone); and 2) How I can get this file (2.2 gigs) to a DVD? (I have over 30 hours invested). Thanks |
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| Posted on Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 05:26 pm: |
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I cannot get video to show from my Panasonic camcorder (GS31) on Movie Maker. I get audio but not video. I am using USB cable. I do get still shots. I'm not sure if my computer (HP Pavilion 750c) has a DV port or a firewire port. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 06:47 pm: |
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Hi everyone,
I have a Canon Elora 65, how can transfer video from Mini DVs to my computer in order to burn DVDs? I guess I have to install a firewire port in my computer, is this correct?. I have a Dell computer with DVD burner. I will really appreciate it if somebody can give me hand with this; I am new in the digital video World. Thanks.
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OKreceipt Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 05:52 am: |
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I have a Sony HC32, am using Meida XP on a brand new computer, have tried to install the USB cable and driver but not certain the HC is being recognized by the computer yet ---- beyond that, how do I copy from the tape in my HC32 to my hard drive? For the life of me I cannot figure it out, and the grandparents are itching to see movies! Thanks |
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| Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 09:39 pm: |
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I am trying to connect panasonic PV GS55 mini DV to my desktop to copy minivd to DVD. I bought the firewire, the cable (4 pin to 6 pin) and am using Sonicrecord to try and copy. Message I get is "No video signal detected". I tried other software but the same result. I checked the firewire port of the PC and it indicated that it is working propoerly. I turned the devises on and off, I tried the play function on the camcorder, all without success. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?? |
New member Username: Sudhi916
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 03:17 am: |
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Hi,
I am facing a problem with transferring my beta files to my computer...
I am working in Oman. we are doing some video documentaries...Right now what we are doing is after we shoot the files in Beta cam, we will transfer it to a DVD though a beta to DVD device and then i got to transfer this dvd VOB files to AVI for editting in Premiere. And so Of cource the quality is going.And i know this is not the convenient method of doing all this...
So how its doing in the movies and all.What are the machines using in high end films.
Somebody suggest me a MATROX CARD can be useful.
I would like to know which is the best way of Taking a BETA file to Computer and putting it back to a DVD or TApe itself after editting...?
Please give me the best solution...
Thanks
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| Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 01:44 am: |
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I have Cannon ZR 200 Digital camcorder. I have not been able to transfer images from the Mini DV tape to my PC. I have tried using the USB cable. However images on card, I am able to trasfer using the same USB cable. When put to "tape", the PC does not recognise the camcorder at all. Do I require any different cable? Require help to resolve this. |
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| Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 08:16 pm: |
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i have a samsung Sc-D353 DV
and i downloaded the software from samsung.com and i install it and it didnt work it said something cant open so yeah and i wondering if i can download it somewhere else or just get a diffrent software from www.download.com plz help |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 08:20 pm: |
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I have a JVC Mini DV camcorder. It has a S-video port and some other little one labelled "DV" with "i" written beside it. My Sony laptop has an "i-link S400" port on it. How do I go about uploading video onto my computer? Is it as simple as buying a lead to connect the two, or do I need firewire and drivers? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 02:36 pm: |
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Hi all, i need some help, i brogt a sony handy cam DCR-HC42E, and i used a firewire cable to transfer a video using pict bridge softwere, and the quality is very bad, its almost like me using a web cam.
ive tryed using media player to play it and quick time and windvd ect but nothing.
can anyone help me as its realy fraustrationg.
thanks! |
New member Username: Pvpiano
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 03:37 pm: |
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HELP!! 1. I am trying to convert my hi 8 analog video tapes to my media center PC. I have the ports in the front and the back rca, s video, fire wire. need help on the best way to do this. I have Muvee maker as the software. I can capture the video but not the sound.
2. I bought pinnacle media suite vesion 10 I cant capture video or adio in pinnacle. Please help. |
Periscope Phe Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 01:19 am: |
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Spetz, I have a Sony DCR-HC30E recently. I use USB to transfer memory card's "still images" and "video clip" to my latop computer. And I use 4 pins to 4 pins DV FireWire cable(optional from sony) to transfer my Mini DV tape movie to latop computer and write to VCD/DVD. note: DV FireWire is the best way to transfer tape video for editing and burn to CD.. Try it out. Good luck. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 01:36 pm: |
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Hi there everyone,
I bought a Sony HC21 and I took 8 mini DV tapes-worth of video in Australia and Africa. This is a lot of video to transfer to my laptop's hard drive so I am thinking of an external hard drive. Can I do the transfer direct to the hard drive or do I have to transfer to the laptop, then move the file to the external? And what firewire cables will I need? Obviously this is all new to me so thank you so much! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:43 pm: |
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Hi Julie tessler,
you can USB cable to transfer memory card's "still images" and "video clip" to latop computer. And try to use 4 pins to 4 pins DV FireWire cable(optional from sony) to transfer Mini DV video tape to latop computer or external hard drive (200G or more on the market now)and write to a VCD/DVD CD. note: DV FireWire is the best way to transfer tape video for editing if you like with some edting softwares and burn to CD..in VCD or DVD format. Try it out. Good luck. |
New member Username: Panauser
Pune
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 07:27 am: |
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Hi,
I have a Panasonic NV-GS15 camcorder. Can anyone guide me on how to download DV onto the PC for burning a CD. The camcorder has been supplied with a software for downloading still pictures from the SD card. How do I download the movie recorded on the digital tape ? |
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| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 03:52 pm: |
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I got my firewire "i-Link" cable and can capture video into movie-maker. at first i tried it capturing at "best possible quality" but having edited the footage by the time i'd converted it to a wmv and played it in media player the bit rate WAS very high 2.1mbps but the picture jumped. and looking at the statistics of the file it said that depsite the best possible rate being 30frames a second the video i had made was doing only 9.
what could have affected this? is there a better way of capturing into windows movie maker?, as when using "best possible quality" (according to my pc) it comes out as good pic quality but poor frame rate. and jerky in other parts.
any suggestions? |
Rajeswari.V Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 04:37 am: |
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Hi Everyone,
I have got a JVC GR-DX57 camcorder with Digital Video tapes for capturing videos.I want to transfer the captured videos to computer.The default software which came with the camcorder was IMAGE MIXER 1.7.But this specifies the details of transfering only using a memory card.Can anyone please suggest me a software to transfer the captured videos to PC.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Raji.V |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 12:56 pm: |
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Hi,
Good Day to you all.
This might sound repetitive. Please bear with me.
I have a JVC GR-D270 camcorder. I want to transfer the video files recorded on Mini DV tapes on to my computer. Unfortunately the Image Mixer 1.7 software that I have, does not recognise the camcorder. The interface is USB. I do not have a firewire cable or firewire port on my computer. Is there a solution available using the USB?
Thankyou |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 05:51 am: |
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Hi Gromit,
I have an Old JVC GR-SXM61 Handycam. Is there a way I can transfer the video onto my computer.
Thanks for your help.
Anand |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 06:15 am: |
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Cannot Transfer from PC to DV Tape, Any Ideas?
I have a Canon MV830i, have transfered via firewire and ulead mediastudio Pro 7 to the PC done my edit now cannot transfer back. The camcorder goes to dv in, it says it is recording, the pc says its sending the pictures, but nothing goes on the tape.
Anyone got any good ideas.
Thanks |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 12:41 am: |
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Hi all,
I recently bought a Sony handy cam. When I tried to transfer the video to my PC, the camcoder does not copy the whole video. It gets cut in between or only some portions are getting transfered. Is this because of any wrong camcoder settings or is it because of the low disk space? I am using standard Sony software (Picture Package) for this purpose.
Another issue is the amount of disk space taken by the copied video. It is really huge. A small video clip takes gigabytes of disk space. (in .avi format). How can I change the format?
Which is the perfect software for this purpose, so that I could get a normal movie which a decent amount of disk space?
Thanks and regards,
Pankaj. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:31 pm: |
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I JUST PURCHASE AN PANASONIC PV-G150 MiniDV CAMCORD WITH A FIREWIRE CABLE 4 PIN TO 6 PIN AND I BOUGHT A EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WITH A FIREWIRE 6 PIN PORT MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I GET THE VIDEO FROM THE MINIDV TAPE OR CAMCORDTO THE HARD DRIVE? |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:30 am: |
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What kind of Ext HD is it? Did you read the manual on it, like backing up data? Is it even capable of backing up direct from a camcorder? |
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| Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 11:33 am: |
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PPankaj,
I have pretty much the same setup,, ditch the sony software and get yourself a copy of Ulead VidioStudio 9,, make sure you have a firewire card and simply plug into the camera, Follow the capturing instructions for Ulead. As for the change of format,, don't even think about it,, AVI at the present time is best format for your PC and DVD burning. |
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| Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 05:10 pm: |
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Is there anything on the market that you can put your mini dv tapes in and play them because my camcorder wont play tapes it just records them |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 03:50 pm: |
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I have a SC-D353 Samsung camcorder and a brand new computer. I can import the video files from both tape and a memory stick, but when I try to edit the video in either movie maker or ulead video studio 7 it all crashes. Any suggestions. |
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| Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 01:21 am: |
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I have a SC-D353 Samsung camcorder and the cam says "DV-IN" but pc doesnt see it, im using firewire cable to connect it, i just bought new card and wire and nothing.
also i have sp2 and i went to try that trick but i don't have the old sp1 installed, pc came with sp2
any help please please please.
post back on here or in email- yukker@comcast.net
or im me at simplyf0rg0tten. PLEASE HELP |
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| Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 08:02 pm: |
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I have a Sony handycam and use Pinnacle 9 software to capture video to my computer. The software tells me that I can only capture 17 minutes on my hard drive... thats ok so being on a net work I source another computer which has a larger capacity hard drive and select it. Pinnacle tells me that it will allow 45 mins of capture. My problem is that capture still stops at 17 minutes. Why is this? Could it be that because Pinnacle deafults to the capacity of my hard drive when actually capturing??? If so is there a work around? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 05:27 am: |
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Hi Mike,
Please check ur hardisk first, whether it have NTFS or FAT32 file system. FAT32 have a limitation of 4GB data only.... for video editing, better to use hardisk/partition with NTFS file system...
p/s: Sorry for my bad english. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 10:16 am: |
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Just to clarify for the post. Pal is 25 frames per second NTSC is 30 frames per second. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 04:57 pm: |
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Anybody can google that information. Who are you clarifying that for? Are you trying to impress us with your knowledge? Guess what, its not working... people are asking for help not useless comments. Help more brag less. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 08:52 pm: |
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Hmmm...
Robert Smith, that last post is not mine...
p/s: Sorry for my bad English |
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 08:41 am: |
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HELP!!!!
I have a Sony HC30 Camcorder and I am using the Picture Package software that came with it to create VCD's
Here is what happens.
I open Picture Package VCD Maker from Desktop.
I choose "BURN VCD" in my camcorder LCD and then choose EXEC on LCD
It says "Insert a recordable CR-R disc" on LCD.
The software says "There is no disc in the destination drive" when there already is a disc in there.
Does anyone else have the same problem and have you found a way to get round this???
Thank you
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 02:03 pm: |
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Hi Gromit,
I have a Canon ZR65 Mini DV. I am have problems with it being detected on my computer so I can't upload video or capture video. It can detect it when I'm uploading pictures but not video. I am using a firewire cable. Please help.
Thank You |
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Hi Gromit,
I have a Canon ZR65 Mini DV. I am have problems with it being detected on my computer so I can't upload video or capture video. It can detect it when I'm uploading pictures but not video. I am using a firewire cable. Please help.
Thank You |
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Hi Gromit,
I have a Canon ZR65 Mini DV. I am have problems with it being detected on my computer so I can't upload video or capture video. It can detect it when I'm uploading pictures but not video. I am using a firewire cable. Please help.
Thank You |
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| Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 03:24 pm: |
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Hi
I have bought a panasonic NV DS37B. I am having problems with trying to transfer my video footage onto pc, the camera came with an ieee firewire cable (9 pin) which is the older version but no software. I ahev been told different things by different people, some say I just need any indows media packgae others say i need to install a firewire pci card into my pc. Please can you help as I am very confused of what I need to do. I can find software to down load still but not the videos. your help very much appreciated. Cheers |
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| Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 03:52 pm: |
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hi and help
fistly i live in uk,have a acer travelmate 4000wlmi it states that it has dvd-dual(support+-rw)want to convert and burn mpg movies to disc,i have tried various software but no sucsess.i have both dvd-rw/r and dvd+rw/r machines to play back on.
thanks in advance |
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| Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 03:18 pm: |
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I get the same message as the person with the Sony HC30 camcorder. I have a DCR-TRV460. Why does it keep saying there is no disk in the drive? It is driving me crazy, no pun intended. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:10 am: |
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Is there any other software that can be used to transfer video from sony dcr hc42e.
please help me. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 03:02 pm: |
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Can anybody here give me some advice on how to choose disc format?I just bought a panasonic mini dvd camcorder and im using dvd-rw disc.when i put the disc the first time they ask me to format it which i did but i need to choose between V(video)or VR(video recording)the manual doesnt explain much the difference between the two maybe you guys can explain me specifically and tell me what should i use.THANKS.. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 05:28 pm: |
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Bibin, there are plenty of video editing software on the market. Do you own research instead of asking for a hand out all the time. |
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| Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 12:48 pm: |
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Gromit
I have a sony dcr-tvr140 camcorder and need software. I downloaded the proper driver from Sony but Can't find Pixela. I was wondering since I keep reading what garbage Pixela is if there is any other compatible software that can be download free. Maybe you can help me with this.
Thanks,
Jason |
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| Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 12:49 pm: |
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Gromit
I have a sony dcr-tvr140 camcorder and need software. I downloaded the proper driver from Sony but Can't find Pixela. I was wondering since I keep reading what garbage Pixela is if there is any other compatible software that can be download free. Maybe you can help me with this.
Thanks,
Jason |
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| Posted on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 03:24 pm: |
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Nargis
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Hi
I have bought a panasonic NV DS37B. I am having problems with trying to transfer my video footage onto pc, the camera came with an ieee firewire cable (9 pin) which is the older version but no software. I ahev been told different things by different people, some say I just need any indows media packgae others say i need to install a firewire pci card into my pc. Please can you help as I am very confused of what I need to do. I can find software to down load still but not the videos. your help very much appreciated. Cheers |
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| Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 03:34 pm: |
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Hi, I recently purchased a JVC GR-D270 camcorder. It uses mini DV tapes and I can also use SD memory cards. I am having the hardest time figuring out how to transfer my videos from the tape to my pc. I have firewire capability but currently no cable. I have been trying to use usb 2.0. When I plug the camcorder into my pc it basically does nothing as if I havent done a thing. If I put the memory card in the camcorder then it says mass storage device but will only allow my take and transfer still photos. The software that came with my camcorder is more or less useless. I have been accessing everything from my computer as it shows up as a remove-able drive. Is there anyone that can better explain what I need and how to get this to work. Thanks, Josh |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 02:05 pm: |
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Ran into this same issue on my Canon ZR700. USB only works with the SD memory card. You have to use Fire Wire to get the image off the DV tape. So I ran up to Worst Buy to get a fire wire card and cable. Cheapest I could get was $80 plus tax. I refused to do and and orderd from newegg.com for $42 total with 2 day shipping. Why does anyone buy from local shops anymore? |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 12:22 am: |
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Because it is there. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 08:50 am: |
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I have a Panasonic NV-GS27GC Mini DV, and tried transferring video from my Mini DV through a USB cable using MotionDV Studie LE, but could not succeed. Can anyone plz.explain what am I suppose to do for capturing video from my Mini DV ? |
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| Posted on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 04:24 pm: |
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You have to use a fire wire cable... If your camcorder supports it. Its fairly simple you just turn on your camcorder to the play back video mode plug in the firewire cable and you can actually take all the video off your mini DV tape using the capture video feature in Windows Movie Maker. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 07:48 pm: |
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The Firewire side of my Panasonic Camcorder stopped working... it is just past warranty status, I have doubt checked my firewre cards and cables and tried the camcorder on another computer... the computer does not even recognize that it s plugged in. I tried a friends camcorder and it worked fine... soooo, because I don't want to buy a new camcorder to transfer mini DV tapes (I have a ton and do video editting as a hobby)... Everything else works fine on the camcorder and it is not really worth replacing...
is there a mini DV deck or something out there that has a sole purpose of connecting to a computer for transfering tapes?
some that would as simple as inserting the tape and accessing it on the computer (like putting a DVD in the computer)... or is this just a professional thing that is way too expensive for a hobby guy like me?
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| Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 08:46 am: |
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Just wanted to chime in on how EASY it is to use Windows Movie maker with a DV camcorder and fire wire.
I had no idea when connected it would rewind the tape and stop recording by itself (if you chose so) when the video stops on the tape!
The only thing I wish it had would be a burn to DVD option vs only a burn to CD option  |
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| Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 05:52 pm: |
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i use Adobe Premiere... and I have 560 Gigs of hard drive space... I just dump the full tape on to the hard drive each time I did editing.... at least before my firewire port on my camcorder stopped working... |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 04:13 pm: |
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I have been using my PVGS 120 for a year now and have bunch of mini DV's that I would like to burn on DVDs as back ups. My questions are as follows?
1. The software provided with the camera does not let me capture video, only stills. Is that correct or am I understanding that incorrectly?
2. If I need another piece of software for capturing video, which one should I get? Recommendations?
3. Can I use USB 2.0 for capturing the video onto my PC or do I need to use fire wire? I have both options available on my PC.
4. Is there any software that is recommended for editing the video?
5. Are there any recommendations for DVD media to use to last me for years?
Thanks,
GSS |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 07:27 pm: |
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Hi there i got a canon cam and i can upload pics form teh memory card but how to i upload vids fromt eh dv tape it has a DV ports in cam and comp but where do i get the cable for such events and will this deff put the vids onto my comp for editing? |
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| Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 06:08 pm: |
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Hi, Gromit.
I have a Sony Handycam that records onto DV Tapes. I really want to upload them onto my computer but I don't know what hardware I should have or what software I need or where to start.
So, what equipment and software do I need and what do I do? It'd be much appreciated if you could answer me, or email me at grungy@hotmail.co.uk.
Thanks,
Kurdt69 |
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| Posted on Friday, September 08, 2006 - 07:50 pm: |
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Josh,
$30 should get you a firewire card and cable for your desktop PC if it does not already have one on the motherboard. It will likely be supplied with basic transfer software. Windows Moviemaker also works fine. Most laptops already have a firewire port meaning that all you need is a cable. If you scan through these pages you'll find a lot of posts from me describing in more detail. Good luck! |
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| Posted on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 03:06 pm: |
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Is there any way to capture the video from the mini dv camera to the computer if it doesn't see it once I plug it through the firewire?
My laptop wouldn't recognize the camcorder and does not show any messages. |
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| Posted on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 07:39 pm: |
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Nick,
If Device Manager isn't showing the camcorder, the applications won't be able to capture from it. Get the basic connection debugged first, then the rest is relatively easy. Can you find my "connection cookbook" on other pages?
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 12:26 pm: |
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windows 2000 operating system, canon zr500 mini dv camcorder, loaded and hooked up internal AFW 4300 host adapter card, loaded firewire software, and cord between pc and camera, device manager lists IEEE 1394 bus host controller and camera under imaging devices...working properly...loaded Nero editing software which came with firewire adapter. trying to move tape on mini dv to pc...camera is not listed in the explorer list to add....is there another free editing software available? can find free "windows movie maker", but appears to be only compatable for XP...is there free software for w2000? or...any ideas why camera is not listed on the available drive listing? |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 09:06 pm: |
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Amigo,
Your DV camera won't be listed as a "drive" in the same way as an HDD. It shows up as a device that video capture programmes can import from.
Windows Movie Maker is only available for XP. If you look at common PC magazines that come supplied with software CDs, you might find copies of things like Ulead Videostudio free of charge, although probably not full or latest versions.
Hope that helps |
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| Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 05:40 am: |
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hi all and i must say u all r doin gr8 job helpin oderz
well from all dis i understood dat no matter wich ever camera it iz, no matter wich ever software you use, use FIREWIRE for convertion.
Well im havin Panasonic NV-GS47. itz gud. i myself use USB cable n d bundled software SweetMovieLife. i have some questions to ask plz help me out
1. i have a laptop wich has a firewire port but d lap iz 1.8 Ghz n 256 memory whereaz im havin a computer in office 3.2 Ghz 1 GB memory widout d firewire card. so wot do u recommend do i buy a firewire card for office computer n convert d moviez dere or latop will also give gud results.
2. iz dere any gud software u recommend for d conversion process or d bundled softwarez r also gud?
3. wen i convert thru USB cable d converted movie iz in GBz. so will d size decrese wen i will use firewire cable? because i use another software to convert d avi 2 dvd or vcd.
4. wen i convert using USB cable d date and time are not shown in d converted movie whereaz wen i watch it in camera, it shows both date and time.
5. and lastly wich firewire card iz gud i mean in terms of quality and also wich firewire cable?
Thanks alot. Hope to hear soon so i can buy deze stuff. |
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| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 09:39 pm: |
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Hi Adilj
1) First, try uploading DV video to your laptop. If you can transfer without losing frames, you do not need to involve your office computer. Some companies might not be very happy about you doing that in any case.
2) Software bundled with firewire cards, or Windows Movie Maker should work fine for video transfer and editing. Personally, I use MGI Videowave II (now owned by Roxio). When you buy your DVD burner, make sure it is supplied with DVD authoring software.
3) Probably, your file size will INCREASE when you transfer via firewire, as it is automatically saved in "native" format. File size is 12G per hour normally.
4) Date and time is not transferred when you upload digital video to your computer. It's just a fact.
5) I bought my firewire card and cable purely on price ($30 approx). It works fine. Just check the cable is made reasonably well.
Cheers |
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| Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 04:32 am: |
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Thanx Gromit for ur valuable advice. Really thnx. I waited all these days so I can view your reply and take the next step. Well your point 3, what shall I do when the native is saved in 12 GB, i mean how shall i convert it to DVD then. Please recommend a good software as 12 GB is going to be reduced to 4.7 GB.
Point 4, is there no way to print date and time. I mean whats the use of using a digital camera if no date and time. I know if we transfer via VHS date and time will come so you are sure no way
Finally the quality will increase if we transfer via Firewire? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 05:03 am: |
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Adilj,
To convert to DVD, I use Ulead MovieFactory. I tested several DVD authoring packages and concluded that MovieFactory gave the best result in terms of video quality. Video quality was important to me as I use the camcorder to film my kids at a very special age. MovieFactory does allow one hour of DV (12G) to fit onto a single-sided DVD (4.7 G)
Point 4: The point of digital is that it is transferable, can be manipulated, readily copied, edited, improved and archived. If you want to check the filming date, look at the original file details. Or, when you make a DVD, include the date and time in the menu.
If your transfer from camcorder to PC using USB results in an .avi file sized at 12G per hour, then your camcorder must be able to transfer DV via USB, and no improvement will be gained by using firewire. Last time I investigated (1 year ago), this didn't seem to be an available option on camcorders.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 05:32 am: |
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Thanx again for your reply
Well many of my confusion are cleared.
The last question which is on my mind, shall I buy the Firewire cable or not. My camcorder supports both. So shall I buy it (for improved results) or USB results are also the same??? |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 11:02 pm: |
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Adilj,
Download exactly 5 minutes of video using USB. Then post me again, specifying the file size and the file suffix (e.g. .avi, .wmv, etc). You might have to play around with your folder options to see the suffix.
If you can do that, I'll be able to state whether there is any performance benefit to be gained using firewire.
Cheers.
(PS: if you can transfer full quality DV using USB, you are lucky! Firewire, although best quality, is a little hairy sometimes) |
New member Username: Adilj
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| Posted on Saturday, November 04, 2006 - 03:52 am: |
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Thnx again for ur reply
Well I have downloaded 7:40 and its on 1.62 GB and its avi file format. Now whats next that I should do?
And what did u meant full full quality DV? |
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| Posted on Sunday, November 05, 2006 - 11:40 pm: |
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Adilj,
My file size calculations indicate that your camcorder is capable of transferring native quality video over USB. You are a lucky guy! You don't need to delve into firewire.
By "full quality" or "native quality" I mean that if you transfer the file FROM your PC back into the DV camcorder, then the quality will be identical to the file that was originally uploaded from the camcorder, i.e. the trip to the PC and back made no difference to the quality.
Most experts agree that .avi files are best for editing as they do not have compression inter-frame. That makes it much easier for editing programmes to cut down to a specific frame.
Cheers. |
New member Username: Adilj
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| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 12:57 am: |
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Thnx for the feedback.
So its all set, no firewire right.
Actually I was concerned about firewire because the video which I transfered from camcorder had some minute horizontal lines, a bit noticable. But the sound is awesome, no frame delays. So I thought maybe this problem will be solved by Firewire.
Can you comment on this? |
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| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 04:48 am: |
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Adilj,
Unless you have easy access to a low cost firewire card, I'd be inclined to try some other avenues first, such as:
1) If you taker a short .avi file that you uploaded and transfer it onto a friend's computer, do you get the same problem?
2) Are you absolutely sure that when you play back direct from your camcorder to the TV, those lines aren't there?
3) What happens when you use USB to transfer a short file to a different computer?
4) Can your computer play other .avi files perfectly?
If the results of the above point towards trying firewire, it's not a big deal. They only cost $30 or so and are normally a breeze to install. But please let me know what happens next!
Cheers. |
New member Username: Adilj
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| Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 07:04 am: |
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Hi GROMIT how r u well im sorry i was outta town and couldnt reply
by the way i bought forewire...but still the horizontal lines are there.
4) Yes my computer can play other .avi files perfectly
3) Same horizontal lines
1) i never uploaded any file...i always downloaded from handycam to pc
2) this i will chk today and answer u
thnx |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 05:29 pm: |
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Sorry, I didn't word my original questions very well. What I meant was:
1) If you use USB to transfer a small file to your computer, then copy that file onto a friend's PC (maybe via CD), do THEY also see those annoying lines?
However, your answer to question 3 appears to supercede the need for step 1, i.e. one could expect the same problem to exist.
Can you use your video editing programme to extract a frame that exhibits the lines and post it here?
By the way, there is an artifact known as "combing" where you get lots of little VERTICAL lines, due to most systems not being inherently progressive scan. I don't suppose that is your problem, is it?
Cheers. |
New member Username: Adilj
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 06:42 am: |
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Hi Gromit
Well i just confirmed that my friendz PC is not showing those lines. My office PC and my home PC both are showing. Now what can be the problem.
And your last line, just went over my head. Didnt understand a word.
And I try PRINTSCREEN button to capture the image but itz not working. Can you help???
And you use ULEAD to transfer 12 GB to a DVD??? |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 07:51 am: |
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Adilj,
Is this the sort of thing you are seeing?
I do use Ulead Moviefactory to convert .avi files up to 12G to DVD. It works fine.
Cheers
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New member Username: Adilj
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| Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 07:39 am: |
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HI Gromit
Well these are the exact lines I see during playback.
So I am pretty sure that you have a remedy for this... |
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| Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 06:29 pm: |
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Hi Gromit,
I just got a JVC GR-D347U and I recorded a freinds wedding last night and am looking for some options on how to transfer from the mini DV tape to my computer. I want to download clips of about 5-10 mins into the computer to be used in a video. I think I have a sufficent editor (WinDVD Creator) but am not sure how to get the clips onto my computer so that I can edit them. I'm trying to make a dvd of the clips for the couple but am not sure how much I can fit onto a disc. Please help me with what I need to download or buy to make this happen. I'm confused as to how to edit the video together. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 03:35 am: |
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Adilj,
You need to take a look at this website:
http://www.avdeals.ca/classroom/Proscanexplained.htm
I managed to reduce interleaving distortion on playback on my computer by running the chipset utility CD ROM which includes a graphics accelerator. But I believe it is impossible to remove it completely as you will appreciate from the above link....
By the way, you might want to experiment with CODECs designed for computer playback as they may be progressive scan by definition. But if DVDs are your end objective, that would mean two versions of every clip.
Cheers. |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 03:43 am: |
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Kimberly,
To start this project, you will probably need to buy one or two things (all specific products are just suggestions - each person has their own preferences):
1) A firewire card to connect your camcorder to your PC.
Don't try to use USB unless there is absolutely no alternative. Firewire cards are very cheap (approx $20) and normally come bundled with a cable and video editing software. The editing software is also used for transferring the video to your PC. Both PCI and PCMCIA versions are readily available. For JVC camcorders, use of firewire cards made with TI chipsets is recommended. An unconfirmed list of PCI cards with TI chipset is:
ADS Tech-PYRO PCI 64 (Circuit City)
Belkin F5U503 (Wal Mart, Comp USA)
Pinnacle DVClip
Pinnacle DV/AV
Syba VIA (pcimicro.com)
An unconfirmed list of PCMCIA cards with TI chipset is:
Belkin F5U513
ADS Tech-Pyro 1394DV for Notebooks
2) A DVD burner
The more expensive models will normally come equipped with quite decent software for making DVDs. By "making DVDs" I mean the way you set up menus, file structures etc. This process is also know as "authoring".
3) Some software
Ulead make a suite of programmes that will cover all your needs. It's easy to use and actually comes bundled with some DVD burners, such as Pioneer. There are two types of software: capture/edit and DVD authoring.
Capture/edit:
Ulead VideoStudio: supplied with Pioneer DVD burners (retail version), many firewire cards, and can sometimes be found free on the cover of PC Magazines.
Roxio VideoWave (the one I usually use). I got mine supplied with a firewire card, but normally I think you have to buy this one
Moviemaker: supplied as part of Windows XP.
Authoring:
Ulead Moviefactory: supplied with Pioneer DVD burners (retail version) or can be bought on-line
Just FYI, the basic steps of making home DVDs are:
1) connect the camera using firewire (you only need to buy a card if your PC is not already equipped with firewire ports) and capture the raw footage. An important note here: make sure at least the camcorder, and preferably the PC is turned off when you connect the cable into your camcorder. This is to prevent possible damage to the camcorder firewire port.
2) edit the raw footage into useable video clips
3) drag and drop the clips into a DVD authoring package and burn the DVD
You can check out this guide for assistance on using Ulead VideoStudio to transfer video from your camcorder to your PC:http://www.jonesgroup.net/media/vsone.htm
A lot of the information in the above guide is superfluous though - if you just read the first and last pages you probably have enough to get you started.
I don't have a "how to" reference for MovieFactory but it is quite intuitive to use. You can also find a lot of “how to” guides at www.videohelp.com.
Hope that helps. |
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 03:36 am: |
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Grommit,
Thanks so much for your help it turns out that all I needed was a 4pin to 4pin firewire cord and once I plugged it in my computer prompted me to inport the video using InterVideo WinDVD Creator and that was it! Thanks SO MUCH! |
Silver Member Username: Gromit
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 04:51 pm: |
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Glad it worked out. Post again if you have other questions, although I am starting a new job next week so I might not be reading this web page so much in the future.
Cheers. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 07:00 am: |
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go to this url about http://www.sharewareguide.net/article/Guide/transfer-mini-dv-to-dvd-tool-easy-wa y-to-transfer-mini-dv-to-dvd.html |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 10:39 pm: |
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Hi Gromit,
I was wondering if you might be able to help me.
I recently purchased a Canon Elura 100 Mini DV camcorder. I would like to transfer videos I have taken to my PC. I purchased a firewire card and DV cable and these seem to work (I can see my camcorder icon show up in My Computer).
However, I have no idea how to access video. I see no video files in My Computer, and I am using Windows Movie Maker. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
David |
New member Username: Jontynz
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| Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 05:28 am: |
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hi guys, love your work here.
i've read about half the internet trying to fix a problem i'm having with connecting my Sony DSCTRV22E DV camcorder with my PowerBook G4. I have the firewire cable, and i used to import the DV onto my eMac with no hassles. But now this new, 1.67GHz, 2GB Rammed-up piece of crap gets overloaded after importing a measley 3 or 4 seconds of DV.
I'm using iMovie to import, and when it chokes, the screen goes blank and says "camcorder not connected".
There's about 25 GB of space on here. Can you tell me why it might be getting choked up when importing?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Jonty |
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| Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 09:25 am: |
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TO ANYONE THAT CAN HELP
I have got a Panasonic NV-GS27EB 
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and all i want to do is transfer video that i have on my minidv tape on to my computer with the same high quality i have the usb cable but when i connect the cable and use a program to transfer a video they say no device is connected or somthing but only window movie maker allows me to transfer off it but it compresses its movie quality. Anyone know what i am ment to do????????????????????????
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New member Username: Reggie6966
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| Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 12:11 am: |
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Hi R.L
I have a panasonic NV-GS27GN.
I have downloaded all my movies onto my PC using the USB cable and windows movie maker programme on my PC.
I have made some good movies but... I have also lost the quality and I dont know why.
Is the quality being lost by using windows movie maker programme? do i need a better programme?? or is it because i'm downloading thru USB instead of Firewire? I do not know, but it is frustrating and I also need to sort out this issue.
any info is appreciated,
Thanks |
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| Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 09:34 am: |
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It's because you are using USB. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 09:08 pm: |
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hi everyone
I am very new in all this I just bought SONY DCR-HC96E and was looking how to transfer video from camcoder to pc beacouse I was transfering it at begining at very simple way ! I plug camcoder to TV and press play and then I press rec on my DVD PLAYER_RECORDER so I burn the damn dvd in 1-2 hours without pc but I was wondering can I do it quicker? |
New member Username: Worldtron
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| Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 09:32 am: |
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Yellow everyone !! I brought this Sony DCR-HC96E camcoder from UK. The problem is, My computer is unable to recongnzie it when i connect my camcoder using the firewire, im using WIN XP Pro. Connection through USB works fine, but i want to BURN DVD not VCD. Somebody please help. I cant figure out whats the problem. Any expert here. my email: malik@go4b.net.pk |
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| Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 04:00 pm: |
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c is for cookie??? |
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| Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 05:12 am: |
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Hi Gromit!
Can you please help me with this!
I have a Samsung Digital Cam VP-D372WH and have footage on the DV tapes that I need to transfer to my PC. There is no USB connection on the camera. There is DV output but that is all.
Any suggestions???? |
New member Username: Ravikiranvk
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 03:53 am: |
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how to transfer video from my analog handy cam having an output of audio and video jack to my computer |
New member Username: Cat78
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| Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 - 09:01 am: |
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Any help please!
I have a Samsung Digital Cam VP-D372WH and have footage on the DV tapes that I need to transfer to my PC. There is no USB connection on the camera. There is DV output but that is all.
I tried to import my footage using a DV deck on an Apple mac and the footage was all sped up, i am confused?? I have a presentation in a week and need to edit this footage using Final cut pro - how do i import my dv tapes and is it compatible? any suggestions???? Much thanks |
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| Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 11:42 am: |
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Well along with every one else i am also have some troubles i have bought a firewire port and i have a cable and it came with a disk that i installed it was ulead VS8 so now with failed atempts i got it working...no when i capture the video i get lines and when i stop the capture and go to edit to veiw it it has like wigglely lines on every thing that is moving is there something i am doing wrong |
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| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 01:42 am: |
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i bought sony camcoder hdr ux5
initially i recorded some videos on mini dvd n it was transferd to my computer but for last week whatever i recorded on same n new mini dvd is visible only on camcorder but when i try to connect to PC it keep showing "connecting" status. when i try to copy it vie dvd burner, it do not read the mini dvd at all.
it goes with so many computers.
i have proper codecs installed on my PC
plz help me |
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