Video/Camcorder Help?

[Bryanr]

I have recorded video onto the mini DV tape. Is there a way to get it from the tape to you tube or my computer? Or do I have to record it directly to my computer using a "firewire"? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Hollyrockartist]

Do you have a card reader? If there is an SD card in your camcorder, you can take it out, put it in the card reader and directly link it to your computer to upload. If you have cables, you can hook it up to the television, burn from there and then upload to the computer. Hope this helps...going to try that after my dd's next practice too!

 

[Ken Krause]

Bryanr, I have a mini DV camera as well. You're going to have to download it to your computer first. You can shoot with the camera and download it later, though. You don't have to have the computer present when you shoot to get it on there, if that was your question.

 

[Bryanr]

OK,
I'm still confused. I borrowed this camera and the owner does not know about it either. Anyway, I recorded to the mini tape, not to the SD card. from reading the books you can only take still shots to the SD card. So, I have footage on the tape. How do I get this from the tape to my computer? Holly you said "you can take it out, put it in the card reader and directly link it to your computer to upload" but the footage is not on the card but on the tape?? Any help would be great.

 

[Chris O'Leary]

OK,
I'm still confused. I borrowed this camera and the owner does not know about it either. Anyway, I recorded to the mini tape, not to the SD card. from reading the books you can only take still shots to the SD card. So, I have footage on the tape. How do I get this from the tape to my computer? Holly you said "you can take it out, put it in the card reader and directly link it to your computer to upload" but the footage is not on the card but on the tape?? Any help would be great.

You need to get the video from the camera to your computer with a firewire cable.

Turn on the camera, plug the firewire cable into the camera, and then plug the other end of the cable into your computer, which hopefully has a firewire port.

If your computer a Mac or PC?

 

[Bryanr]

PC,
There is another port just above where the firewire cable goes. I am using that and USB on the other end to plug to PC. This may not work?? Using this method I can access the SD card but the video is on the tape?

 

[MVLA Softball]

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[Chris O'Leary]

There is another port just above where the firewire cable goes. I am using that and USB on the other end to plug to PC. This may not work?? Using this method I can access the SD card but the video is on the tape?

That's the USB port, which allows you to access photos on the SD card but not the video on the tape. You have to use the firewire port and cable to get the video from the camera to your PC.

Is your camera a Canon?

 

[Bryanr]

OK,
yes it is a Canon. Ok, so I buy the firewire b/c it did not come with it. now what?

 

[Chris O'Leary]

OK,
yes it is a Canon. Ok, so I buy the firewire b/c it did not come with it. now what?

Have you located the firewire port on your PC?