SPJ

I am trying to load some footage from an analogue video camera onto Windows Movie Maker on XP.
Do I need some sort of additional external device to be able to do this?

I was hoping that the PC had all I needed installed, and I just need to connect the camera to the PC, but it seems not.
The help menus do not seem clear enough for a PC illiterate like myself.

Any help gratefully received.

Steve

DazV

Ooh, you've opened a can of worms now, doh!

Welcome to the world of video capture - a huge subject, and you'll do well to read the articles I've left at the bottom.

Digital Camcorders connect to PCs via a firewire socket on the PC
Analogue Camcorders connect to PCs via special 'capture cards' that need to be bought and installed into your computer.

Introduction:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/video/0...524/index.html

Review of some Cards:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/video/0...801/index.html

Hope this helps,
-Darren

SPJ

Darren,

I'm so glad I asked the question!!

I'll try to decipher all that info sometime.Thanks for the help.


Steve