How can i upload videos from my dvd cam to my laptop?

Question

http://img.timeinc.net/time/gadget/images/photo_hitachi_dvd.jpg

thats the camera i have and i need to upload them to my laptop

how can i do it

help

please its

important asap

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

You will have to 'finalise' the mini DVD first - your camera manual will tell you how to do that - but you should note that once a DVD is finalised you cannot record any more video on it.

then try it this way

Use a programme called Ulead VideoStudio - you take the mini-disc out of your camcorder and put it into the DVD tray of your PC making sure it sits centrally in the little depression made for it.

Inside VideoStudio you select "Insert DVD" and point the programme at the DVD and follow the prompts and the video is copied from the disc into the timeline of VideoStudio so that you can edit it - add lots of different videos together - add titles/music/narration - make a file that you can e-mail or upload to 'Youtube' etc. and finally burn to a full size DVD to play in a standard player.

Full details and a one month free trial of VideoStudio from :-

www.Ulead.com

    

or

www.Ulead.co.uk

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