Capture video thats not finalized.?

Question

I have a sony handycam and i rec. some stuff but the disc wont finalize for some reason. So it doesn't play on the pc or anything. the only thing that it will play on is the camcorder.

I was wondering if i could play it on the camcorder and, via rca cable, connect it to my pc.

My pc has rca inputs on the front panel. (its a sony vaio).

*I have a wire that allows me to play videos from the camera to the tv, so i was wondering if i could do that but to the pc.

Also is there software that will allow me to do this because i don't think that the pc came with any software.

Answer 1

update yer software

Answer 2

If your computer has a drawer loading DVD optical drive, you can rip the DVD... You will need ISOBuster and HandBrake.

If your computer has a slot loading DVD optical drive, DO NOT put a minidisc in there - you will break the drive and scratch the disc. You will need to get an analog/digital bridge (Pinnacle Dazzle if you only have USB; Canopus is you have firewire) and use the AV cable that came with the camcorder.

If you just got the camera, take it back for a refund and replace it with either a miniDV tape based camcorder or hard drive based camcorder.

Even if you get the video off that DVD and into your computer, the quality will be bad. This is the camcorder's fault - not your computer. DVD based camcorders were a good idea - but the implementation was terrible. They should never have been released for sale.