Canon MiniDV Camcorder Help - Page 3

PCBruiser · 01-16-2005, 03:04 PM

Skater Boi, I have already answered this question for you - 4 times in fact in this thread. See #2, #4, #6 and #18.

BlendNo27 · 01-16-2005, 03:04 PM

If you don't have a plug like this in your comp, your SOL. You have to buy a pci firewire card or the audigy soundcard comes with them already.

Skater Boi · 01-16-2005, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlendNo27

If you don't have a plug like this in your comp, your SOL. You have to buy a pci firewire card or the audigy soundcard comes with them already.

Well, where would that plug be?!!! i dont understand where are my plugs for the mouse, keyboard, ect! where would it be located! im soo confused!

BlendNo27 · 01-16-2005, 03:13 PM

If it is an emachine, you probably don't have it as emachines are targeted towards cheap computing and having firewire means that gateway has to pay apple some royalty fees and such. You have to get a dedicated firewire card.

Skater Boi · 01-16-2005, 03:43 PM

alright thank u BlendNo27

georgiacz · 01-16-2005, 04:19 PM

Skater Boi,

from what I could see, your PC doesn't have 1394/firewire. Therefore, if you don't feel like getting one and installing it by yourself, there's my advice.

Go to nearest Best Buy, or any store that offers installation of purchased item FREE and get IEEE 1394 PCI Host Card or any other PCI IEEE 1394/Firewire card and let them install it for you.

Good luck and don't stress yourself too much

Skater Boi · 01-16-2005, 04:33 PM

ahah ok thx very much georgiacz. before u wrote this post i went to teh best buy website and found these 2 things in order to hook up my camcorder to my computer! check em out: oh, and i do kno how to install these cards! (somewhat)

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ronbo 613 · 01-16-2005, 06:41 PM

Those items should work. Why don't you look around a bit more and find a firewire card like this one that has the cable and editing software included?
Also, you might want to check out this website I made for my friends to help with their digital video questions and problems. Some of the stuff is for Dell computers but most of the info works with any PC.

Skater Boi · 01-16-2005, 07:14 PM

ok thank you ronbo!

Skater Boi · 02-21-2005, 09:48 PM

ok. i have one question about the MiniDV cassettes. i was wondering how many times i can re-tape on one cassette before it starts losing resolution. if any1 has any ideas, that would be great

Skater Boi · 02-23-2005, 10:04 PM

^^ please. ( i get this feelin people don't want me here...mayb im not smart enough)

ronbo 613 · 02-24-2005, 11:44 AM

You can use a DV tape at least 10-20 times to record something on it. Keep in mind that the more you use it(don't forget the times you run it through the camera for editing), the more of the particles that are on the tape wear off due to the friction between the tape heads and rollers. This residue sticks on your camera parts and can cause problems. Pros only record on the tapes once, personally, I would not record on a DV tape more than five or six times if it was anything important.

Skater Boi · 02-24-2005, 06:25 PM

ok thank u ronbo

BoWevil_abx · 02-25-2005, 02:54 AM

If your operating system is Windows XP, it has Movie Maker II already installed. You can use that software to capture, edit and make movies from the video you take with your camera. Actually, it is pretty good software, it is easy to use, and it allows you to make movies with different special effects, add music or sound effects, etc.

Skater Boi · 02-28-2005, 08:19 PM

thx for the info BoWevil

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01-16-2005, 03:04 PM	#32
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01-16-2005, 03:13 PM	#34
BlendNo27 Last of the Northwood's! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sea-town Posts: 638	If it is an emachine, you probably don't have it as emachines are targeted towards cheap computing and having firewire means that gateway has to pay apple some royalty fees and such. You have to get a dedicated firewire card. __________________ New Hotness P5K-E/Wifi-AP \| C2D E6750 @ 3.2 \| 4GB CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-8500C5D \| Diamond HD4870 1GB and ASUS EAH2900XT \| 2x36.7G WD Raptors Raid0 \| Audigy2ZS \| Vista 64 Ultimate Old and Busted P4C800-ED rev 1.02 \| P4 3.4C @ 3.8 1:1 Ratio D1 \| GEIL Golden Dragon PC3500 2x512 \| Visiontek X1950Pro \| 160G/80G WD Caviar \| Swiftech H20-8501 \| XP Pro SP3
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01-16-2005, 03:43 PM	#35
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01-16-2005, 04:19 PM	#36
georgiacz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5	Skater Boi, from what I could see, your PC doesn't have 1394/firewire. Therefore, if you don't feel like getting one and installing it by yourself, there's my advice. Go to nearest Best Buy, or any store that offers installation of purchased item FREE and get IEEE 1394 PCI Host Card or any other PCI IEEE 1394/Firewire card and let them install it for you. Good luck and don't stress yourself too much
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01-16-2005, 04:33 PM	#37
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	ahah ok thx very much georgiacz. before u wrote this post i went to teh best buy website and found these 2 things in order to hook up my camcorder to my computer! check em out: oh, and i do kno how to install these cards! (somewhat) 1 2 __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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01-16-2005, 06:41 PM	#38
ronbo 613 Computer User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,642	Those items should work. Why don't you look around a bit more and find a firewire card like this one that has the cable and editing software included? Also, you might want to check out this website I made for my friends to help with their digital video questions and problems. Some of the stuff is for Dell computers but most of the info works with any PC.
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01-16-2005, 07:14 PM	#39
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	ok thank you ronbo! __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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02-21-2005, 09:48 PM	#40
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	ok. i have one question about the MiniDV cassettes. i was wondering how many times i can re-tape on one cassette before it starts losing resolution. if any1 has any ideas, that would be great __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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02-23-2005, 10:04 PM	#41
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	^^ please. ( i get this feelin people don't want me here...mayb im not smart enough) __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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02-24-2005, 11:44 AM	#42
ronbo 613 Computer User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,642	You can use a DV tape at least 10-20 times to record something on it. Keep in mind that the more you use it(don't forget the times you run it through the camera for editing), the more of the particles that are on the tape wear off due to the friction between the tape heads and rollers. This residue sticks on your camera parts and can cause problems. Pros only record on the tapes once, personally, I would not record on a DV tape more than five or six times if it was anything important.
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02-24-2005, 06:25 PM	#43
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	ok thank u ronbo __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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02-25-2005, 02:54 AM	#44
BoWevil_abx Non-expert Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Traveling full time Posts: 1,865	If your operating system is Windows XP, it has Movie Maker II already installed. You can use that software to capture, edit and make movies from the video you take with your camera. Actually, it is pretty good software, it is easy to use, and it allows you to make movies with different special effects, add music or sound effects, etc.
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02-28-2005, 08:19 PM	#45
Skater Boi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 260	thx for the info BoWevil __________________ ~sKaTeR bOi~
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