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Hello,
I borrowed a SONY DCR-PC105E camcorder without a manual
on this camcorder there were some photos and 2 videos
with the USB cable and the software I downloaded everything to my PC
my problem is I filmed a baptism on Sunday I can view the video on the camcorder but I can't transfer it
on this type of equipment there is a card and a cassette I think I filmed on the cassette
how do I transfer it
thank you for your help
alain
I borrowed a SONY DCR-PC105E camcorder without a manual
on this camcorder there were some photos and 2 videos
with the USB cable and the software I downloaded everything to my PC
my problem is I filmed a baptism on Sunday I can view the video on the camcorder but I can't transfer it
on this type of equipment there is a card and a cassette I think I filmed on the cassette
how do I transfer it
thank you for your help
alain
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To start with video.
The initial request: “I recorded a mini DV or DVCAM tape and I’m looking to transfer the video from the camcorder to my computer (PC or MAC) to edit. How should I set up the computer to capture the video onto a hard drive?”
- 1. Prerequisite. The computer must be equipped with a firewire connector (or ilink or IEEE1394 or DV, it’s the same thing) *. There are two possibilities. Either the computer has one and everything is fine, or it doesn’t, and in that case, you need to add this connector to the computer. On PCs, quality recent motherboards always have at least one. But, if necessary, installing one is actually simple to do and doesn’t cost much (10 €). You open the case and insert the card equipped with a firewire connector into one of the free PCI slots on the motherboard. Warning: do not use the USB cable provided with the device to capture the video onto the computer. The USB connection should only be used for transferring photos or low-definition video. To achieve good definition, without loss, only firewire connectors (or ilink or IEEE1394 or DV) should be used.
- 2. Connect the camcorder to the computer with the appropriate firewire cable. Depending on the case, this cable will be either a 4/4 or a 6/4, meaning it has a connector that fits on one side to the camcorder and on the other to the computer (the camcorder equipped with DV IN uses the same DV connector to transfer videos (OUT) and receive them (IN)).
- 3. The computer recognizes the camcorder when it is connected or when it is set to VCR mode. At this point, what should you respond to the Windows prompt on a PC? Answer: nothing. Why? Because sometimes you need to configure the software the first time you use it. Therefore, if this hasn’t already been done, open your acquisition/editing software and look for its capture interface. If the capture software hasn’t been configured yet or has already been used for a capture via USB connectors, you need to configure it for DV capture. The appropriate settings in Europe, with a DV camcorder in PAL, are: DV PAL, 720 X 576, 25 frames per second.
- 4. Then, either you start the capture and let the computer transfer the captured file into a directory set by default, or you prefer to make other settings to send the video to a different hard drive than the one planned by the OS (Windows XP on PC). In any case, you are now able to control the capture of the video from the camcorder. You can further refine the settings (capture the tape in one go, or in segments, or by doing a rough cut with scene detection). Avoid capturing in low definition, as today hard drives are large enough that you don’t need to redo the work and capture in full definition.
- 5. Finally, you can dive into editing on the computer. Open the editing interface, transfer the captured sequences from the bin or hard drive to the source window or directly onto the timeline, and then manipulate them as you wish (non-linear) according to your imagination and project. In the end, you can create a DV master of your edit by sending a copy back to a DV tape of the camcorder, via the same DV connector used during the capture. It is only after taking precautions to save the edit that I recommend moving on to authoring, a prerequisite for burning the video onto a DVD for playback on a standalone DVD player.
The initial request: “I recorded a mini DV or DVCAM tape and I’m looking to transfer the video from the camcorder to my computer (PC or MAC) to edit. How should I set up the computer to capture the video onto a hard drive?”
- 1. Prerequisite. The computer must be equipped with a firewire connector (or ilink or IEEE1394 or DV, it’s the same thing) *. There are two possibilities. Either the computer has one and everything is fine, or it doesn’t, and in that case, you need to add this connector to the computer. On PCs, quality recent motherboards always have at least one. But, if necessary, installing one is actually simple to do and doesn’t cost much (10 €). You open the case and insert the card equipped with a firewire connector into one of the free PCI slots on the motherboard. Warning: do not use the USB cable provided with the device to capture the video onto the computer. The USB connection should only be used for transferring photos or low-definition video. To achieve good definition, without loss, only firewire connectors (or ilink or IEEE1394 or DV) should be used.
- 2. Connect the camcorder to the computer with the appropriate firewire cable. Depending on the case, this cable will be either a 4/4 or a 6/4, meaning it has a connector that fits on one side to the camcorder and on the other to the computer (the camcorder equipped with DV IN uses the same DV connector to transfer videos (OUT) and receive them (IN)).
- 3. The computer recognizes the camcorder when it is connected or when it is set to VCR mode. At this point, what should you respond to the Windows prompt on a PC? Answer: nothing. Why? Because sometimes you need to configure the software the first time you use it. Therefore, if this hasn’t already been done, open your acquisition/editing software and look for its capture interface. If the capture software hasn’t been configured yet or has already been used for a capture via USB connectors, you need to configure it for DV capture. The appropriate settings in Europe, with a DV camcorder in PAL, are: DV PAL, 720 X 576, 25 frames per second.
- 4. Then, either you start the capture and let the computer transfer the captured file into a directory set by default, or you prefer to make other settings to send the video to a different hard drive than the one planned by the OS (Windows XP on PC). In any case, you are now able to control the capture of the video from the camcorder. You can further refine the settings (capture the tape in one go, or in segments, or by doing a rough cut with scene detection). Avoid capturing in low definition, as today hard drives are large enough that you don’t need to redo the work and capture in full definition.
- 5. Finally, you can dive into editing on the computer. Open the editing interface, transfer the captured sequences from the bin or hard drive to the source window or directly onto the timeline, and then manipulate them as you wish (non-linear) according to your imagination and project. In the end, you can create a DV master of your edit by sending a copy back to a DV tape of the camcorder, via the same DV connector used during the capture. It is only after taking precautions to save the edit that I recommend moving on to authoring, a prerequisite for burning the video onto a DVD for playback on a standalone DVD player.
I don't have a CD
I downloaded a software
the photos and videos are on the card, I took it out and checked on my reader
so the baptism is indeed on the tape
I connected the camcorder with the USB cable, I set it to memory
but now I'm only transferring from the card
I downloaded a software
the photos and videos are on the card, I took it out and checked on my reader
so the baptism is indeed on the tape
I connected the camcorder with the USB cable, I set it to memory
but now I'm only transferring from the card
Hello, I lost the software for my camera and I can't retrieve the tape to be able to burn it, thank you.
Hello,
I also have this camcorder, and I can't send my videos to my PC... Actually, my videos were recorded without the memory card, so they didn't get stored on it when I added it.
When I connect the camcorder to my PC, I only see the contents of my memory card...
How can I transfer them to the card so that I can then upload them to my PC? Please help me, it's quite urgent. :/
Thanks!
I also have this camcorder, and I can't send my videos to my PC... Actually, my videos were recorded without the memory card, so they didn't get stored on it when I added it.
When I connect the camcorder to my PC, I only see the contents of my memory card...
How can I transfer them to the card so that I can then upload them to my PC? Please help me, it's quite urgent. :/
Thanks!
hello
Normally, when you read the CD delivered with the camcorder, it asks you to install Picture Package Menu.
Then Picture Package Menu asks you to connect the camcorder to the PC and make your capture settings (USB stream).
On this model, you do indeed have a card and the Mini-DV, make sure you have recorded on the Mini-DV, if it's on the card, that's unfortunate because you'll have very poor quality.
First of all, make sure to properly connect the station (camcorder support) to the PC and check that the function is not locked (there's a small button on your station).
Normally, when you read the CD delivered with the camcorder, it asks you to install Picture Package Menu.
Then Picture Package Menu asks you to connect the camcorder to the PC and make your capture settings (USB stream).
On this model, you do indeed have a card and the Mini-DV, make sure you have recorded on the Mini-DV, if it's on the card, that's unfortunate because you'll have very poor quality.
First of all, make sure to properly connect the station (camcorder support) to the PC and check that the function is not locked (there's a small button on your station).
Good evening
thank you for all your advice
starting tomorrow I will buy the cable, my computer is equipped with an IEEE1394 port
and I will do some tests
my niece can't find the CD that was provided with the camcorder when it was purchased, so...
I'm keeping my fingers crossed
best regards
Alain
thank you for all your advice
starting tomorrow I will buy the cable, my computer is equipped with an IEEE1394 port
and I will do some tests
my niece can't find the CD that was provided with the camcorder when it was purchased, so...
I'm keeping my fingers crossed
best regards
Alain
and here it is, everything is great and works very well
thank you for taking the time to explain everything in detail
I have retrieved my baptism video
best regards
Alain