Can anyone reccomend a good video uploading program for camcorders?

Question

i just bought a cannon camcorder, it runs on those little casset type things and has a usb cord to connect to my computer, but i just found out after reading the instructions that i can only transfer still photographs using the software cannon included......(i'd like to meet the idiot who made that decision)

anyways, i'm not like totaly out of luck am i? i mean, if i can't upload it to my comp, then it's kinda like, what's the point of having this camcorder when i can only play stuff back on it's little 2.3" screen, the salesmen told me i had everything i needed in the box >.<

any reccomendations as to software that would help me would be appreciated, if they are free and you can provide a link then that's even better, could i DL something off limewire?

-10 points for best, thankyou!

Answer 1

Microsoft Movie Maker is a free software that you can use to upload your movies from the Camcorder.

It is either already on your computer or you can download it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using...

I upload my videos from the camcorder using Movie Maker and it works effectively every time. You can either do it manually by starting and stopping it yourself. Or you can set it to do it automatically. This feature varies depending on the length of the video that you will be putting on your computer.

Of course it is best to either have a large hard drive or an external hard drive to hold your video. I find a external hard drive easier thus I can work on the video on that computer or another one - once I have uploaded it to the computer.

http://www.papajohn.org/

Check this website out. It is a guy who calls himself PapaJohn - he has become quite proficient in using Microsoft Movie Maker. He has written articles and tutorials on MS Movie maker and other software titles. I have found the site helpful.

Answer 2

pretty sure firewire is the only way.