DJ140

Can someone please advise what I need to connect my JVC camcorder to a PC?

The camcorder has a DV output, my PC doesn't and I want to copy the video to DVD, again I don't yet have a DVD writer. I also require editing software, I assume?

Any help would be appreciated.

Dan

ScoobyDoo69

iTrader: (17)

well u definitely want to connect it through DV, so u need a firewire port, so if your pc doesnt have one then buy one of the cards, and a 4pin - 6pin firewire cable, this will link them up. i'm assuming that your DV out on the camera is 4pin (is it small?). you could use Windows Movie Maker.. but that isnt the best, i have Ulead Video Studio 5.0, some will say this isnt the best, but you can convert the files to any movie type, so it does the job. about putting it on DVD tho i wouldnt no. i'm not sure what file will be needed for it to play off the DVD. but i'm sure someone on here will know

ScoobyDoo69

bruce

iTrader: (5)

I bought a pci fire wire card from www.dabs.com a while back for £11.

sarahbee

I recently bought a DV board for my computer as I only had a USB connection.
Thought it was scary having to take bits of my computer off to get the board in but I managed

Works perfectly - just need to learn to use the software!!

[Edited by sarahbee - 1/5/2004 3:31:15 PM]

Geezer

Ulead DVD Movie Factory is simple and effective to use. Limited editing but good for taking capturing from camcorder and burning to DVD with simple menus and chapters.

Geezer

beemerboy

i use adobe premiere, but its a bit of a resource hog.

i believe the ULEAD one mentioned above is very good.

BB

hope you got a big hard disk and plenty of ram/processor!!

MattW

Don't bother with DVD, used Video CD format onto a CDR or CDRW. Most DVD players will play this format.

Suresh

A CD will take no more than 4 mins of full DV quality video, hence the need for DVD. Recommend a firewire card + Pinnacle studio DV deluxe, which is great for beginners like us. Make sure your PC has enough disk + RAM capacity first.

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/

Their message board is pretty good for trouble-shooting help and editing tips, too.


When editing your video budget for one hour of your time per one minute of final footage - this will take even more time initially as you learn the software.

Good luck.

Suresh

frankthetank

i just bought a jvc one too
which one did you get


email me if you need ANY software

ozzy

Just a point regarding disk space for DV editing. I've taken lots of footage and a 60min rip in Full DV (AVI format) will consume around 15-20GB of disk space.

I've created some CD's, but the footage needs to be converted to MPEG so that it has any chance of fitting on a single 800MB CD. Still lucky if I can get 30mins, but it all depends on the resolution of the MPEG you are converting too.

DVD is ideal simply because it offers much higher capacity on a single disc.

Prices are cheap enough that I wouldn't bother ripping to CD anymore. Just my 2p worth.

Stefan

DJ140

Thanks for the responses, it looks like I'll need to spend some cash on a firewire card and DVD writer.

The JVC model is GR-DV1800E, bought it from QVC for around £400, quality is excellent compared to my old SVHS panasonic.

Dan