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I am using canon camera. i want to transfer the video in my computer but the CD installer for file transfer.?

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  1. I have written a guide with tips on doing just that, go check it out..


  2. WHICH Canon cam?

    If you want to transfer video, 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 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 or download from Canon.

    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 the camcorder is analog (hi8), you will need to get a 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.

  3. - If your OS is XP, most probably the drivers are already incorporated in you pc, also windows movie maker.

    - No mention of vcam type/model as there is a particular video transfer process fit for media type: miniDV tape, digi-8mm, miniDVD, HDD, flash media, non-digital 8mm tape, vhs.

    - Also no mention of supplied cable (USB or firewire) to connect vcam to pc for transfer and the available connection ports (firewire) @ vcam and pc.

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