How can I upload video film from a camcorder to a disk?

Question

I have a JVC camcorder then took video footage of an event but the problem is I do not know how to put the video to a cd, yet the camcorder have a cd program of video creation so how could I input them all in the computer? Do I still needed some equipment to do this?

Answer 1

Read the manual.

If the camcorder is miniDV tape, only firewire will work. Firewire, IEEE1394 and i.Link are all the same thing. Use the DV port on the camera, a firewire cable (most likely 4-pin to 6-pin) and the firewire port on your computer. USB will not work.

If the camcorder is hard drive or flash memory based, it will likely use a USB cable. You may need to install drivers (from jvc.com). Some hard drive or flash memory based JVC cameras have firewire too (in the docking station).

If the camcorder is DVD based, put the DVD in the drawer loading optical DVD drive of your computer. Do not put a minidisc in a slot loading drive - ever. You will need to rip the minidisc DVD with something like HandBrake. You may also need ISOBuster is your computer's DVD drive cannot read the mini disc.

Then, throw the camcorder away and replace it with a miniDV tape based or hard drive based or flash memory based camcorder - video quality from DVD based camcorders is bad, especially for editing. They compress too much. These DVD based camcorders should not be on the market. The manufacturers should recall them and you should get your money back.

Since you did not tell us what computer you use: Windows has MovieMaker. Macintosh has iMovie. After editing, Windows burns DVDs using WinDVD. Macintosh uses iDVD. Burning video to a CD is not a good idea - they do not hold enough data. CDs can hold up to 800 meg. Single layer DVDs hold 4.7 gig and double layer DVDs hold 8.5 gig. If you want to play this video on a normal DVD player, yuo need to burn out to DVD files (.VOB) and the DVD burning program will take care of that for you.

Answer 2

Your best bet is to get Nero 7 or 8 ultra (you can buy it and download it from EBay for like $15) and then import that video into your PC - which Nero will then turn into a DVD compliant source... if your camera supports both firewire and USB then you can use either.. if it only has firewire than that really is your only option. Most cameras will have either the firewire, USB or both... just plug your cable from the camera to the computer and away you go!

Answer 3

just connect your camcorder to the usb / firewire . the manual which came with the cam should have a description of which is which ..

load windows movie maker (which is free with Win XP) and set your camera to play/edit position . it should detect and WMM should give you the dialogue box where you can start recording it ..

the software on cd , propably has some drivers and some software to edit your video (special effects etc) so I suggest you try that first !

hope this helps