I want to edit my holiday footage using windows movie maker or something else that i might buy but i cant seem to capture the movie from my camcorder onto my pc. is there some kind of cable i need to buy? i connected it with the USB cable and left the camera on. Any advice appreciated.
2007-02-08 00:50:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
I recently bought a camcorder and had the same issue. Your PC will probably need USB drivers to identify the camera and were not supplied! You had to buy the software! Mine failed to recognise when attached, so I use firewire connection instead. The PC immediately sees the camera and in Moviemaker 2 choose Capture from Video device. You can then choose to import all or parts of the video. A firewire cable will cost around £8 and take your camera with you to the shop as the cables are supplied in 4 and 6 pin formats mine was 4.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-08 01:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by James Mack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are on the right track but there are a few other things you need to check. Did the camera come with a CD of programs for you to load? You may need to install a driver for the cam for it to 'talk' to the PC. If you have done that and nothing happens, check your usb port or the cable. Normally, in Windows, if all is working properly, you should see a little icon on the right bottom corner showing that some usb device has been plugged in. If not, they are not communicating and you could have a faulty usb port(s) or cable. Try it with a different PC if you can.
Your cam may not have firewire, and in many cases usb is fine. Your PC should also be up to the job if you want to edit your video as the clips will take up many GBs of space. Old PCs will also take a long time to render and burn on to DVD.
If your cam did not come with drivers, check out www.usb-drivers.com.
2007-02-08 01:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB is not really much good to capture video. You really need a firewire connection - a cable should have come with your camera. You will then find that Windows Movie maker will 'see' your camera and you can control the download. If you don't have a firewire port on your computer, you will need to get a card and have it added to your computer. They aren't very expensive.
2007-02-08 00:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avoid USB for video capture - you can end up with the audio and video out of synch. Video cards generaly produce a compressed file of poor quality, and it's not realy suitable for editing. If you haven't already got one, a firewire card and cable shouldn't cost more than £20 and can be installed in less than 5 minutes.
2007-02-08 22:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a video card to read the info from the camcorder ,i had same problem untill i got 2 port card &cable and all was well .The usb cable is silver wrapped .good luck.
2007-02-08 10:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by not a mused 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you installed the necessary soft ware for the pc to read whats on the camcorder?it should have come with it, if not go to the makers home site and down load id, it then should work if you've the data transfer cable
2007-02-08 02:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in accordance to Google, that distinctive digicam is a MiniDV kind - so the suggestion of utilising a USB cable won't artwork. you elect get right of entry to to a working laptop or laptop with what's familiar as a FireWire port (additionally familiar as IEEE 1394), a FireWire cable and ideal application for shooting MiniDV video. in case you experience as much as the job, you are able to in advantageous condition your laptop with a FireWire port from someplace like Maplin, yet lots of photographic shops and studios grant an all-in-one provider the place they are in a position to transform any source format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Hi8, MiniDV) to DVD for you. that's the simplest path.
2016-11-02 21:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have got a cable with the camcorder that connects it to a PC if not if you go into curry's and talk to one of the staff there really helpful and help you find the right one.xx
2007-02-08 06:58:54 · answer #8 · answered by deliciousde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a Pinnacle Systems - Dazzle Digital Video Creator from BestBuy. It lets you transfer any type of video (VHS included) to your computer for digital storage and editing.
You can then store video on flash or DVD if you have a burner.
Costs about $80-$100
2007-02-08 07:55:15 · answer #9 · answered by Cameron L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋