How come my vide camera won't work with my computer?

Question

i try to put my video on to windows movie maker and i have tried to put the video on a after effects program. it won't take the video though. on movie maker it come out as a audio. and it won't go on at all on the after effects. how can i make it work. do i need to convert it. if so to what format. the video starts in avi format. thanks. 10 points best answer

Answer 1

If you have a mini dv (cassette) camcorder….

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder. Make sure your camera is in playback mode.

Answer 2

try mpeg4. sorry but to make the best movies use iMovie on a Mac. Windows is trifling with video types and compression rate. Follow the link below and they can help.