Need help copying a video file onto my computer and then onto myspace?

Question

I have no clue how to do any of this. It's a Samsung camcorder DVD and I just need to know how to copy it onto my desktop and then Myspace- because I am not good with computers. Thanks!

Answer 1

Read the manual that came with the camera. If you don't have one, you can download one from Samsung support.

Answer 2

If your computer has a drawer loading DVD drive, take the disc out of the camcorder and put it in your computer's drawer loading DVD. NEVER put a miniDVD in a slot loading optical drive. If the DVD starts auto-play, hit escape and quit out of the DVD player. You will need to rip the DVD using something like HandBrake:

http://handbrake.fr/

(Download and install the version appropriate for your computer.)

If your computer's optical drive is a slot loader OR is CD only (does not read DVDs), you can get an analog/digital converter:

If your computer has only USB:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...

If your computer has firewire:

http://canopus.com/products/videoconvers...

Using the AV cable that came with your camcorder, connect one end to the camcorder AV port and the other end to the A/D Bridge. The A/D bridge connects with USB or Firewire as appropriate.

Import or capture the video with your video editor. MovieMaker for Windows; iMovieHD for Macintosh.

Edit.

Save as a .mov (QuickTime) if you are in the Mac environment; Save as .avi if you are in the Windows environment. Compress it a lot.

Go to your MySpace account page and click upload. Follow the instructions and prompts.