Getting video on to the computer

[Hazarrd 1]

I have a Sony TRV17 video camera which uses MiniDV tapes. What would I need to get to be able to put videos on my computer? Thanks!

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[skyfly 0]

You would need:
1. a Firewire Card
2. a Firewire cable (to connect the camera to the PC)
3. a video editing software (that will allow you to import/capture the video from the camera to the PC)
4. Patience to learn how to work with the software

just my 2 cents.

Be Simple, Be Creative, Bee!
Sharon.

[Hazarrd 1]

any idea if vegas video would work??

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[skyfly 0]

Yes , Vegas Video should work, although I only took a quick look at it but never actually used to to edit- I hear many good things about it. simple to use (compare to other NLE software out there) and (hence) it's learning curve is faster compared to other solutions out there.

just out of curiousity - what version are you refering to ? (by the way - sony just bought the product from it's original developer SonicFoundry)

for more questions about Vegas Video - check out this forum :
Vegas Forum on CreativeCow.net

Be Simple, Be Creative, Bee!
Sharon.

[groundrushpull 0]

Vegas 4.0 and DVD architect 1.0 is a great editing software and DVD authoring software that I have been using for awhile now and is very powerful and easy to use. If you are a student or teacher you can pick it up for under $300 for both otherwise it is around $800.(Free demo download available http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/download/default.asp) The original company who wrote the program was Sonic Foundry and they were bought out last year by Sony.
Here is another site to check out http://www.wideopenwest.com/%7Ewvg/tutorial-menu.htm as well as the company site http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/vegasfamily.asp. There are also as you can see by searching these posts many other great software for capturing and editing video that are more or less expensive than Vegas!

If you have windows XP you can do basic editing and capturing on windows moviemaker for free.

John Maggio

[EDYDO 0]

I tried Studio 8 by Pinnacle. It never installed properly. My computer kept losing the CD and DVD drives. It was a real pain. You might want to stay away from that one. Anybody had any luck with this software?

Ed

[prepheckt 0]

Yeah, I have studio 8, it works great for me, it took me awhile to figure out how to use it well, still learning to this day. My first couple of videos kept getting cut off, it took some looking around on the Studio 8 forums and online help to figure out why...I think it is a great NLE program for newbies/intermediates.

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[skydance1954 0]

Or, if you happen to have an iMac, it already comes with iMovie software and a firewire cable to import the video into the machine and edit it. If you want to get very fancy, then you can purchase Final Cut Express, or Final Cut Pro and really go to town.

-Mike

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[RevJim 0]

I have Premiere and Studio 7 both on this computer. Premiere I cannot use to capture anything, period. I do use it for some manipulation, but I have found that Studio 7 handles the job just fine.

The cool part? Studio 7 captures, edits, renders, and wires back video without dropping a single frame. The best I ever got with Premiere was about a 50% drop rate.

Of course, when I actually have the $$$ to finish my new workstation I'll use Premiere more. For now though, Studio 7 is just what the video doctor ordered.

p.s. It's working smoothly on an old (98) Gateway, running Windows 2000 on a Pii 400 with 192 megs of RAM, and a little 60 gig HDD.

Damn, I really need to get this workstation running.

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[mdwhalen 0]

I have Sudio 8. They have come out with Studio 9 recently but I haven't purchased it yet though I plan to do so. I find Pinnacle easy to work with so it may be your connection. Its worth another try.

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[nbblood 0]

I have Studio 8 and I'm a real newbie, but I found it easy to use and learned a lot just screwing around with it. Just as a note, a lot of computers now come standard with firewire internal cards, mine does. That certainly simplifies things. It's tough to stay up to speed with technology, but sometimes upgrading your computer helps a lot....just not cheap.
Nathan

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