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Old 05-03-2007, 05:52 AM
Ashley M Ashley M is offline
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Default What are some Windows editing programs I can use with a camera that is not DV?

What are some Windows editing programs I can use with a camera that is not DV?
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Old 05-03-2007, 04:39 PM
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DV stands for "Digital Video", so I'm guessing that by "camera" you mean "video camera" or just "camcorder". And since your camcorder isn't dv, then it must be analog.So you have this analog camcorder, and you want to know what Windows editing programs you can use with it.Windows XP has one bundled with SP2 called "Windows Movie Maker". Go to start/run and type "moviemk". If it's on your system it will come up. If it's not on your system, you can download it from microsoft.If you want to spend money, I'd recommend Ulead VideoStudio. It does everything but walk your dog for you, but it can overwhelm an inexperienced user.The only problem you have now is how to get your video off your camcorder and onto your hard drive so that you can edit it.If your camcorder has a USB port on it, then you can use that. For this you need 3 other things:1) A USB cable.2) A USB port on your computer. It MUST be USB 2.0 for video transfer. 3) A USB video driver. Windows XP will automatically recognize many late-model and/or popular camcorders and install the driver for you. If windows doesn't recognize it, you'll have to dig one up somewhere. You can usually download them from your camcorder's manufacturer.If your camcorder does NOT have a USB port, then you'll have to use your "video out" jack (AKA: RCA jack).For this you'll need a video capture card. There's quite an array of these out there, ranging in price from around $40 up to hundreds of dollars. Popular, reliable, and reasonably performing capture card manufacturers are Hauppage and Pinnacle. I keep hearing about something called "Dazzle", too, but I don't know enough about it to vouch for it.You'll also need a video cable that plugs into your camera and the capture card. These cables often come bundled with the card itself. If not, you'll have to buy one.You won't need a driver for your camcorder with a capture card. Just install the software that comes with the card. Hope this helps. ;-).

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