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Name: rkmalik2005
Date: October 25, 2006 at 00:03:42 Pacific
OS: window XP
CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:

Can anyone help me in transferring videos from my Sony Handycam (Model HC30) to my PC.? I have a USB cable.



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Response Number 1
Name: dosser
Date: October 25, 2006 at 02:51:07 Pacific
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Response Number 2
Name: Ray Peate
Date: October 25, 2006 at 13:13:12 Pacific
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Since you have WinXP then you also have Windows Movie Maker - this is a simple, user friendly capture program.

It is easier if you have a firewire connection since this will enable you to control the camcorder fron your PC while you transfer tape footage.

Be aware that capturing and editing video will take up a LOT of room on your HD!!!


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Response Number 3
Name: blackbill
Date: October 25, 2006 at 18:09:48 Pacific
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First, As above, you are better to use the firewire port for cpaturing... usb isn't really used anymore for capturing video (not fast enough)

Second... Movie maker can be used, but if you want to do any REAL capturing/editing/burning then you need a product like Pinnacle studio, or Avid liquid. Studio is a good choice... not too expensive and you can do a lot with it.


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Response Number 4
Name: blackbill
Date: October 25, 2006 at 18:14:15 Pacific
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ADDED: Ray Peate is right, a capture and edit requires a fair bit of HDD.

An hour of DV is about 13gig and it is recommended that you have twice that for editing purposes


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Response Number 5
Name: Bryco
Date: October 26, 2006 at 10:14:39 Pacific
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Note: USB2 is faster than Firewire by the numbers.

In the real world they are about the same.

I like Firewire over USB2 because I can control the Camcorder using the PC's keyboard and mouse.
I have done both using the same PC and same camcorder and other than the above reason I see no difference.

Bryan


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Response Number 6
Name: Bryco
Date: October 26, 2006 at 10:15:37 Pacific
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...and I am using Pinnacle Studio 9.4 to do either.

Bryan


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Response Number 7
Name: blackbill
Date: October 26, 2006 at 15:37:17 Pacific
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"USB is faster by the numbers"

Yes this is true, but usb data has to be processed, whereas firewire is a straight through feed... no processing involved. This is why firewire is prefered over usb for video work.

BTW: Studio 9.4 is a GOOD program... still use it a lot... But you should consider upgrading to studio 10. It was pretty bad in the beginning but if updated to 10.6 it's pretty dependable. A 10.7 beta is out and being tested now, and it will fix most of the left over problems. 10.7 is also come with an HD plugin that allows you to burn HD to a standard dvd for playback in the toshiba HD-DVD player... works GREAT!!!


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