How do you upload videos from a videos camera to the computer?

Question

My friends and I made these videos and we want to put them on the computer so we can send them to out other friends. We tryed a couple times but we can't figure it out. So can anyone help me??

Answer 1

You have not provided enough information.

If the camcorder uses miniDV or Digital8 tape, it uses the DV port (this is a 4-pin) and connects to the firewire port (not USB) of your computer. If you don't have a firewire port, install one. The port installed on the computer will be most likely 6-pin... but can be 4-pin. It depends what you have or decide to install. You need firewire400 (also known as i.Link or IEEE1394a). USB will only be used for web streaming (if the camcorder has the feature) or for transferring stills. If the firewire port is working correctly, no additional drivers are required. Use MovieMaker (Windows) or iMovie (Macintosh) to import the video.

If the camcorder is hard drive or flash memory based, it should mount using USB and appear as a USB mass storage device. If it does not, you need to install the drivers available on the CD in the box the camera came in or download from the driver from the camcorder manufacturer's support area.

If the camcorder is DVD based, you will need to have a drawer loading DVD drive on your computer and you will rip the DVD with something like HandBrake. If you have only a slot loader or the drive reads only CDs, you need an analog/digital bridge from Pinnacle or Canopus.

If the camera is for taking stills and happens to take highly compressed videos, take the memory card out of the camera and use a card reader to transfer the videos to the computer.

Answer 2

If you have a MiniDVD Camcoder, then insert the DVD made in it and put it in your computer. Then use a program like Adobe Elements to make a MPEG video.

If you have a Hard Drive Camcorder, attach it using the USB cable, and then go to My Computer on your desktop, and find the icon/directory that is your camera, enter it, and just drag the files there to the desktop and use a program like Adobe Elements to edit..

If you have Flash Memory Camcorder, use a USB cable as above, or insert the memory card into a card reader.

If you have a tape(MiniDV) camcorder, attach with Firewire cable and use a program like Windows Movie Maker or Adobe Elements to import and edit the movie.

Answer 3

Hey Meagen,

In order to do this your camera has to be connected to the computer via fire wire, check out my web page for more details on doing it....

Answer 4

If your camera is a minidv camcorder then..... 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.