JVC GR-D370U Camcorder????

Question

I own a JVC GR-D370U and a Dell Inspiron 1501 Laptop. I recently recorded some video on my camcorder onto the mini DV tapes that my camcorder uses and was wondering if I could transfer any of the footage I recorded onto my laptop. I heard of something called a firewire cable and wasn't sure if I could use that or not, or if there is another way.

Answer 1

JVC GR-D370U is a miniDV vcam. For video capture, it must be connected to a pc thru firewire IEEE1394 (4/6 pin?) using a video capture or video editing* application.

Video Editing Process

for starters, free Windows Movie Maker* (XP-wmm2 & Vista-wmm6) provides simple & easy way to learn the ropes < click help for details>.

Steps:

CAPTURE VIDEO: video stream from tape-based Vcam

a.) Connect miniDV vcam to pc via FIREWIRE

b.) Set vcam mode to playback, set for capture, pause

c.) Open wmm and set to TASKS pane

d.) Click Capture from video device; wmm controls vcam operations- on play, video stream is captured to wmm/COLLECTION

IMPORT FILES: from pc folder

e.) Import other video files

f.) Import other files: pics, music, narration

EDIT MOVIE: create project- movie

g.) Drag&drop video files from collection to TIMELINE chart below at the desired sequence

h.) Enhance movie: drag&drop music, effects, transition, filter; create titles…re-edit as you wish

FINISH MOVIE: render muvee file

i.) Render/Save MUVEE to pc and/ or share- CD; Save Project (work-in-progress) for future edits.

Finally, SHARE:

j.) Burn to DVD*** (wmm2 only on CD)

** Most video editing app include DVD authoring, otherwise, use DVD authoring programs, e.g., WinDVD, Nero,