cant conect my DV camcorder to my pc?

Question

hi i got a samsung mini DV Digital Cam vp-d361 pal. when i used the cable provided to conect to pc it didnt start up on my pc, no instalation disk came with it the cable conects to s-video

im using an s-video lead to conect to my pc. lead is comming from AV/S on my camcorder to S-VIDEO on my pc

Answer 1

Here is an answer from "blakegada..." to a similar question:

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***Assuming you have a MiniDV or DV Camera***

-For this process you will need a Firewire Cable (sometimes referred to as an IE 1394). This will be avaliable at most Electronics Store. For a laptop you will generally need a 4-pin (Laptop End) to 4-pin (Camera End) connector. For a Desktop it is generally a 6-pin (Desktop End) to 4-pin (Camera End).

-Once you have your camera hooked up, open a Video Editing Program on your computer. Generally Windows will come with Movie Maker (located under accesroies), or on a Mac you have IMovie.

-In either of these programs, depending on your Operating System, open the capture tool. If you have properly connected your camera, and have it turned on, in Playback Mode (VCR Mode), you should see it now on the computer.
***NOTE: It is usually best to turn plug in the camera, turn it on and put it in Playback mode before starting the capture tool in the program.

-Once you see it on the screen, you should have a button that either says record, or looks like the record button. Press this, and the camera should start playing and recording to your comptuer. If the camera does not automatically start playing, press play on it.

-Once you are finished bringing in files, hit stop on your PC. You now have these files on there, most likely in an AVI format (The Highest Quality).

-You can then edit and manipulate it however you want, and export it as a movie. To put longer movies on the internet or DVD, you will probably have to downsize it to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. This is another problem for another day.

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I believe this applies to your problem as well.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

u need th s-video software buddy. search for any s/w that comes with any TV tuner card. that would do. or else contact the DV camcoder manufacturer for the s/w.

Answer 3

have not tried yet have study from maximum solutions that the firewire to USB adapter would not artwork ... that's logical as those are diverse technologies... softwares neither. terrific could be to place in a firewire card.