Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: stryker 07 on January 29, 2006, 11:47:42 AM
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I have a camcorder and want to load them to my computer.What cord do i need and where can i get one.Its a sony handycam and takes the small cassette type tapes......wanna make them on dvd disks.Thanks.
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Go down to London Drugs and ask for either a Pinnacle or Dazzle USB adaptor for an analog device like a VCR or Video Camera.
Use the software to transfer the video over to your computer and I would probably purchase better editing software like Adobe Premier Element or Pinnacle Studio to edit and burn to DVD.
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Steelieman: how much do the adaptors cost? Thanks.
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I have roxio platinum,would that be ok??
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Dazzle 85 or 90 goes for about 90-100. The Pinnacle version is a bit more($130-140) because of the better software that is included.
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http://pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Studio+500-USB+version+10.htm
Check this out...
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Remember, that site is in US dollar.
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hey james are you converting your homade porn to dvd.lol ;D ;D
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I got myself one of those DVD player/recorder from Best Buy in the Seattle for $83. I saved myself a lot of configuring the computer to convert my VHS/camcorder home movies to standard DVD. My Video tape player is now obsolete, I guess.
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Sea run....fish porn ;D ;D
Matuka Jack.....Do you plug your camcorder to the dvd recorder??Do you need special plug?
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Sea run....fish porn ;D ;D
You catch fish?? That is not what Searun has been saying!! ;D ;D :D Mind you, Searuns ego is almost as big as mine right now, as he has outfished me the last 2 times out!! Just between you and me, I had to sit back a bit, he was starting to get a bit cranky!! ;D ;D But now, I can open it up on him again next weekend!! He has hooked 6 landed 5 in his last 3 trips!! That is good enough for now!! I'll start fishing again next week, instead of just putting in time!! ;) ;D ;D :P
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Stryker does your Camcorder have a Video out plug? does your video card have a Video in plug (yellow RCA jack on both card & camcorder) If it does, then you can run an rca cable out from your cam to your computer, and an audio corder out from the cam to the line in on your computer. And from there you would need a conversion program to convert it from mpeg to dvd.
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You catch fish?? That is not what Searun has been saying!! ;D ;D :D Mind you, Searuns ego is almost as big as mine right now, as he has outfished me the last 2 times out!! Just between you and me, I had to sit back a bit, he was starting to get a bit cranky!!
sniff sniff... whats that smell.... Smells like bullchips to me :lol:
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Big Steel,maybe if i put in the same time you and searun have put in fishing this year,well the numbers would speak for themselves.I only get out every other sat due to the kids soccer ,baseball,family functions,so on so on.Is searun on diaper duty yet....maybe thats why he's getting cranky....LOL ;)
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if you have older computer, Pinnacle or Dazzle will be the best choice. they will provide basic editing software..
if you have newer computer with firewire(ieee1394) port , simply edit with "windows moviie maker" by connecting your camcorder's firewire jack.
you dont need to spend any money in this way.
you can possibly use "adobe premier" for better quality, however, it would cost too much for the software.
after you convert your video into file(.wmd or .avi), burn dvd with "nero burning rom". select " DVD vieo" in the menu. when you purchase blank dvd i strongly recommend "DVD-R". it wil run in any kind of dvd player.
dont forget to keep original tape. burned dvd or cd wouldnt last long. i lost my homemade **rn files in 5 years eventhough i used best quality blank media.
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I have a camcorder and want to load them to my computer.What cord do i need and where can i get one.Its a sony handycam and takes the small cassette type tapes......wanna make them on dvd disks.Thanks.
What is the model number of your handycam?
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dont forget to keep original tape. burned dvd or cd wouldnt last long. i lost my homemade **rn files in 5 years eventhough i used best quality blank media.
Our rule of thumb with Data on DVD/tape is to reburn new copies every 3 years and to make 3 copies.
B.
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Last year, I converted all of my 8mm camcorder tapes to DVD.
I did some research on the internet an opted for ADSTech DVD Xpress. It rated higher than Pinnacle or Dazzle for successful burns. You can buy DVD Xpress at Costco for about $80.
It is a time-consuming process. Make sure you switch off all other programs on your computer, especially anti-virus software and screen saver during the video capture process. If there are any breaks in the video (eg. gaps with video "snow") the video capture may stop. You just have to start the video capture after the gap. You can use software to splice the video together and to do edits. After that you can burn it on the DVD.
Another idea may be to buy a DVD recorder. It may cost a little more for the machine, but I have heard it is a bit easier to convert and you can always use the machine as a DVD player.
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I was not expecting to read that DVD data evaporates. Did I read it correctly? Why is this? I thought the digital format would last forever. Then an even more important questions is what medium stores the longest???
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I was not expecting to read that DVD data evaporates. Did I read it correctly? Why is this? I thought the digital format would last forever. Then an even more important questions is what medium stores the longest???
DVD's have a shelf life like all media, generally it's life is about 75 years. IF properly stored, keep dvd's away from direct sunlight, and keep the disks scratch free. Also plastic cases aren't always the best storage. I store all my disks in a "DiscGear" http://www.discgear.ca/ which are indestructable, and keep your disks dust, scratch and UV free.
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57995
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I got myself one of those DVD player/recorder from Best Buy in the Seattle for $83. I saved myself a lot of configuring the computer to convert my VHS/camcorder home movies to standard DVD. My Video tape player is now obsolete, I guess.
After much hair-pulling and figuring, that's the solution we came to as well. We used Firewire to get the digital video directly without converting to Analog. To do this, we needed a higher-end DVD player/recorder. Got a Sony for $350 CDN. Works great - just plug in the camcorder, pop in a blank DVD and press REC. :D
And yeah, it records TV, or your old VHS tapes (through a tape player) as well. AND you can do some fairly decent editing (like titles, chopping the video into chapters, moving them around...Can't put your head on Swarsenegger's body, though ;) )
druid
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stryker 07 ,
I just use standard cables on composite port (S-Video / A/V input/output) on my DVD Camcorder. I didn't have to buy any special cable.
My DVD Camcorder also have a LANC jack and a cable for it. I have no idea on what to use that for ???