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Uploading Camcorder Videos to a Computer

Fernando Posted Aug 17, 2008

Saving videos recorded on mini-DV tape to a PC?

I've got some really great home videos dating back a few years. Is there a way to upload videos recorded on tape to a computer? If there is, is there a certain cable I need to link the cam to my PC? The model of my camcorder is a JVC Mini-DV and it uses mini tapes. If anyone's dealt with this type of stuff, please post a message!! Thanks!

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    If your model has a DVi socket then couple it to a PC using the firewire connection on the PC (should it have one!) this socket is also known as DVi - Firewire or a IEEE1392 socket, they are all the same. Your PC has to have some form of video capture programme installed, like Windows movie maker etc, or Nero (which I use) but be warned, even 30 minutes of video from the camcorder can take up 6GB of hard drive space on your PC before editing, so its best to do things in batches. To be perfectly honest, its much easier to download camcorders video using the camcorders AV output socket into a DVD recorder set for a two hour burn, as DVD recorders generally have better quality compression facilities over a PC's editing programme, once the DVD is made load it into the PC for further editing. I realise that the signal is downloaded into the DVD recorder as an analogue one, but the end result once edited in the PC is as good as anything done where digital is kept all the way through, and I say this as a "very" quality wise type of person. (the statement referring to normal standard video)

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    When I first purchased the JVC GR-DVF10U I was told there was a (JLIP)cable that could be purchased to allow this upload to a computer, I have searched for it in the past and found nothing available at the time, if you can locate one please let me know where. Ray

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