i have old family home videos that I would like to put on my pc, I'm a bit dopey when it comes to technical stuff, so any easy remedy would be appreciated
2006-12-24 00:24:18 · 8 answers · asked by wendy e 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
You'll want something like this.
2006-12-24 00:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by thisisnovaprospekt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is unfortunately no easy remedy. You will need a video capture card (or similar device) something along the lines of Leadtek WinFast VC100XP (assuming you have Windows XP although it does claim to work with all versions of Windows from 98SE up). All the software and stuff is in the box and these can be picked up fairly cheaply on Ebay. Or you could try another PC shop!
But, one word of warning, the transfer takes time and is not of the same quality as the original but would be OK for TV or Internet.
2006-12-24 08:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use a firewire, for most digital video cameras now days have a firewire port, and just put into your video editing, et. program. With the PC, you may have Adobe Premier, or with mac, you might have iMOVIE, iDVD, or After Effects,etc. Quicktime is for use afterwords, also the new flash will take video, any number of proggies will. Try amazon, Egghead, Apple, etc. you'll find something that fits you and your budget and good luck they'res a lot of stuff out they're but the FIREWIRE IS KING for quick Vid transfer and the like. You'll be fine. Now, if you mean you wish to take vidoes that are already on cassette, they're are transfer protocols you can use. you may IM me or email anytime, explain your total sitch and I'll get your straight COOL? I do this all the time with people JUST as nervous as you and YOU're NOT dopey, stop even thinking that..right? This is new stuff and as I'm writing it's changing so dont' be so hard on yourself, it's NOT as hard at all as it sounds and with the effects MANY very cheap vid proggies have you can add titles, special effects, you'd be shocked at what you can do, this year just to be different I sent out EVERYONE a personalised (to the extent I had the time) DVD with video on it...for me uncle who is NOT a BUsh fan, I exploded him REAL good at the end...I showed my goofy cousin how to make a perfect black and tan, I mean it was a BLAST and if you learn it (and it's NOT hard dear, it will be a blast for you, it sure makes regular Christmas cards seem lame,m becuase think about it..you're taking memories, restoring them, and you can have a TON of fun doing it...cool? coo., I'd wish you good luck but you don't need it...just tell me what you're moving to what...ie. from a vidoe camera? is it digital, if not that's not a prob either...from a VCR??? it's all good don't fret.. IT is going to BE OKAY...(sound like stuart smalley here)
2006-12-24 08:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by gazzabecks61 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What format r ur home videos in? Assuming that they r in non-digital format, u need a player first, like VHS player if they r in VHS video tape format.
Next u require a frame-grabber card and a driver which comes along with the card. U need just to plug in the card, install the driver-***-software and u r ready to go.
Play the video on player, and select "record" menu from the software.
Ask ur local computer vendor to get this hardware for u and get this software installed as well, if u r 'a bit dopey' about these things.
enjoy.
2006-12-24 08:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by ravish2006 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On your camcorder or if on VHS, it should have White, Red and Yellow plugs, known as Composite and Aux In.
If you only have yellow and either red or yellow, thats Ok, your sound is in Mono.
You computer may have sockets where you can attatch them to your camcorder/VHS.
If it doesn't, you can buy a lead that converts them to USB, to attach to your computer.
Than open Windows Movie Maker, and click on capture from video device. Start up your camcorder/vhs, click record, than save to CD, computer, whatever you like.
2006-12-24 08:36:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. You will need and adopter to do that.
2. you will need a device that you put in your computer, and that device will allow you to capture video, if you go to a compute shop they will tell you
2006-12-24 08:35:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go to best buy and ask them about a dvd recorder.i have one that has dvdr on one side and vcr on the other side.i got my one for $199us.after that you just put it in your pc and it will ask what you want to do whit it.click save and creat file name.this is the easyest i know.good luck
2006-12-24 08:32:54 · answer #7 · answered by emilneon2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a computer consultunt or see that in any web sites
2006-12-24 08:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by montathra 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋