ok so i got some footage on a video camera i got a editing program and the cord that hooks up to your comp. is there anything else i need... because for some reason my comp doesnt seem like its downloading the footage from the video camera to the comp any help would be great my first time doin this... ive got another cord for my digital camera and they always pop up rite away??

 

The video cam normally comes w/ software. Do you have the software?

 

are you talking about the discs?? if so yeah and i already uploaded those on my comp..

 

Yes, the discs. If you already uploaded them, you should be good. If not, they sell editing software called Dazzle that uses the cord that probably came w/ your camera that has the headphone looking jack at one end and the three RCA jacks on the other. Basically, the Dazzle unit converts the RCA jacks to a USB plug. I'm fairly dumb when it comes to this ****, so that's all I know. Good luck!

 

i only uploaded one disc... you think i should upload the other one?? i already got a usb corad so im pretty sure i dont need the dazzle... but thanks the help bro anyone one else that has somethin please let me know to.. thank you.

 

I dont know if it is the best way, but I bought a firewire and fireware card for my comp. It is an IE994 cable or some ****. You can get it at Best Buy or Radio Shack. Once you have the card installed in your comp, you just hook the cable up to your camera and then plug into the card on your comp and use Windows Movie Maker or something like it. Total cost was around $100.

 

is there a certain setting i should have the camera itself on??

 

Okay first off, its not "upload" and "download" stuff onto your computer. Those terms generally refer to web-based actions like when you "download" pirated music. When putting software and video onto your computer, its called "installing software" and "capturing video."

Also, get a real program for editing like Avid or Premiere (I assume your on Win?) If you were on a Mac, I'd highly recommend Final Cut Pro. Then again, it seems like you're introducing yourself to video editing and production, so you might want to first do a ton of research on video formats, codecs, the basics of editing, and general cinematography.

Put your first real vid together in Win Movie Maker (or iMovie), and if you have any more questions, I'll be glad to help.

 

Do you have the instructions?

 

Oh, and when you are actually capturing the video, most apps will be playing back a low-framrate version of the footage as its being captured.

 

What'd the model of your video camera?

 

i gotta samsung... im capturing the video rite now as we speak.. im sure ill need more help in a lil bit... thanks for the help guys if i need more ill be back on.. thanks again

 

Please, I'd love to help out when it comes to the film process!

 

 

alrite i got ulead video software... and i captured the video on there and trimmed the video... but now its in a bunch of small clips and i want to put them together... anyone have this software and know how to do so..

 

Surely you have Windows Movie Maker? Comes preinstalled on virtually ever WinXP system ever.

 

calm down guy..

 

yes i do actually... should i use that instead... i already made a lil clip just dont know how to put it all together...

 

**** it **** this bullshit...

 

Haha......That's the way I felt...........just come back to it when you have an hour or two to burn.