Video camcorder help?

Question

i have a Samsung SCL700 and it is prtty old like from5-6 years ago i believe i have all the cords but how can i connect it to the computer to import video

Answer 1

its kinda expensive, but get the pinnacle studio movie box. you plug your a/v cords right into this little box and it converts it. you can then add ttitles, menus, use a reen screen, all that jazz. i got the top package for 150$

Answer 2

You would need a firewire cable and a firewire port on your PC.

Answer 3

Samsung SCL700 is an analog hi-8 vcam, being not digital it doesn't have any firewire port but possibly the analog rca/s-video connectors.

Before analog video can be imported by a video capture/editing application, the video stream must first be converted to digital w/c can be done thru a video capture card similar to dazzle, kworld or some really good tv tuner cards attached as a go-between vcam and pc.

And now the tricky part- capturing & editing your video..

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>. Upgrade to other video editing app ( http://video-editing-software-review.top... ) accdg. to need & skill level.

Steps:

CAPTURE VIDEO:  video stream from tape-based Vcam

a.) Connect vcam to pc

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

c.) Open wmm and set to TASK 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 files: pics, music, narration

EDIT MOVIE:  create project- movie  

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

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

FINISH MOVIE: render muvee file

h.) Render/Save MUVEE to pc and/ or share- CD; Save project file (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, etc.