[Awelch]

I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie
Maker here. Can I install it with this system?

Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera
that uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc
type be required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down.
Help!

[dickmr]

Hi Awelch...just a quick answer, i have to leave shortly....
Windows Movie Maker is not a separate program, but in the 'accessories'...
go to 'start' 'all programs' then 'accessories' and you will find it in
the group somewhere. The latest version is in the Service Pack 2 download,
but you may
already have it if you just bought your computer.

As far as the new 'camcorders', do a google search for 'how to buy
camcorder', and
read some of the recommendations that PCWorld has there.

Mini DV's are the best thing going right now, and I don't think the DVD
recorders are completely proven yet. I have a HC40 Sony (mini DV) and I
like it a lot, but now of course, I wish I had gotten a higher end
one....since I always like the newer stuff.
I found it to be very easy to import my movies into my computer using Movie
Maker and the firewire cable. Others can answer your question better, but I
think some of the '8mm' stuff says 'digital' 8......I don't think the
'analog' cuts it anymore.

My eyes are bigger than my wallet, but I'm drooling over the $3,700, (worlds
first high definition 1080i) consumer camera that Sony has!! Man, that
would be hot, but out of the price range. Good mini-DV's are probably
around $600 and up now i think.
Good luck!




>


"Awelch" wrote:

> I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
> operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie
> Maker here. Can I install it with this system?

> Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
> yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera
> that uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc
> type be required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down.
> Help!
>

[Steve]

For your current camcorder you would need an analog capture card to get your
movies into MM. What type of analog camcorder is it? VHS-C or 8mm? I bought a
Sony Handycam TRV-460 about a year or so ago. It is Digital 8 but backwards
compatible with 8mm. The Dig 8 quality is probably a little lower than DV
camcorders. I bought it for the price (<$400) and the 8mm compatability.
Picture on DVD is fine by me. I was able to recapture my old tapes at a
higher quality than previously captured with a Dazzle Digital Video Creator,
although for the old stuff the final DVD is only as good as the original,
which wasn't top of the line to start with. Once you make your choice, use
firewire to import and DV-AVI as the file format when saving if you plan to
go to DVD.

Good Luck!

Steve

"Awelch" wrote:

> I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
> operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie
> Maker here. Can I install it with this system?
>
> Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
> yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera
> that uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc
> type be required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down.
> Help!
>

[jd]

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1BBE142A-1834-49A0-B9A8-3B61CB804080@microsoft.com...
> For your current camcorder you would need an analog capture card to get
> your
> movies into MM. What type of analog camcorder is it? VHS-C or 8mm? I
> bought a
> Sony Handycam TRV-460 about a year or so ago. It is Digital 8 but
> backwards
> compatible with 8mm. The Dig 8 quality is probably a little lower than DV
> camcorders. I bought it for the price (<$400) and the 8mm compatability.
> Picture on DVD is fine by me. I was able to recapture my old tapes at a
> higher quality than previously captured with a Dazzle Digital Video
> Creator,
> although for the old stuff the final DVD is only as good as the original,
> which wasn't top of the line to start with. Once you make your choice, use
> firewire to import and DV-AVI as the file format when saving if you plan
> to
> go to DVD.
>
> Good Luck!

I have the same camera (sony trv-460)and I like it very much. It also works
as a analog converter for other cameras or Vhs recorders too.
Firewire is not hard to do install if you have room for the card and most do
these days. I use WinDV to capture my video from my camera and have never
had any problems yet (no dropped frames). I use MM to edit but have tried
ulead movie factory 2 which came with my dvd burner it has some hicups so
far so I use MM instead for now. Then I burn with ulead movie factory 2.

jim

[Steve]

jd,

I've read here all about dropped frames, but to tell you the truth, I don't
notice it at all when I watch my DVDs created from MM editing. The only
hiccups sometimes occur between movies. I use MyDVD version 4.5 so I make
small movies and import separately (pseudo chapters). Sometimes there is a
blip between movies but I haven't noticed anything within a movie.

"jd" wrote:

>
> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1BBE142A-1834-49A0-B9A8-3B61CB804080@microsoft.com...
> > For your current camcorder you would need an analog capture card to get
> > your
> > movies into MM. What type of analog camcorder is it? VHS-C or 8mm? I
> > bought a
> > Sony Handycam TRV-460 about a year or so ago. It is Digital 8 but
> > backwards
> > compatible with 8mm. The Dig 8 quality is probably a little lower than DV
> > camcorders. I bought it for the price (<$400) and the 8mm compatability.
> > Picture on DVD is fine by me. I was able to recapture my old tapes at a
> > higher quality than previously captured with a Dazzle Digital Video
> > Creator,
> > although for the old stuff the final DVD is only as good as the original,
> > which wasn't top of the line to start with. Once you make your choice, use
> > firewire to import and DV-AVI as the file format when saving if you plan
> > to
> > go to DVD.
> >
> > Good Luck!
>
> I have the same camera (sony trv-460)and I like it very much. It also works
> as a analog converter for other cameras or Vhs recorders too.
> Firewire is not hard to do install if you have room for the card and most do
> these days. I use WinDV to capture my video from my camera and have never
> had any problems yet (no dropped frames). I use MM to edit but have tried
> ulead movie factory 2 which came with my dvd burner it has some hicups so
> far so I use MM instead for now. Then I burn with ulead movie factory 2.
>
> jim
>
>
>

[Awelch]

Well, I was surprised to find Movie Maker lying in the program files.
It was not listed under accessories as it was supposed to be.

My thanks to those who've offered advice here1




dickmr wrote:
> Hi Awelch...just a quick answer, i have to leave shortly....
> Windows Movie Maker is not a separate program, but in the 'accessories'...
> go to 'start' 'all programs' then 'accessories' and you will find it in
> the group somewhere. The latest version is in the Service Pack 2 download,
> but you may
> already have it if you just bought your computer.
>
> As far as the new 'camcorders', do a google search for 'how to buy
> camcorder', and
> read some of the recommendations that PCWorld has there.
>
> Mini DV's are the best thing going right now, and I don't think the DVD
> recorders are completely proven yet. I have a HC40 Sony (mini DV) and I
> like it a lot, but now of course, I wish I had gotten a higher end
> one....since I always like the newer stuff.
> I found it to be very easy to import my movies into my computer using Movie
> Maker and the firewire cable. Others can answer your question better, but I
> think some of the '8mm' stuff says 'digital' 8......I don't think the
> 'analog' cuts it anymore.
>
> My eyes are bigger than my wallet, but I'm drooling over the $3,700, (worlds
> first high definition 1080i) consumer camera that Sony has!! Man, that
> would be hot, but out of the price range. Good mini-DV's are probably
> around $600 and up now i think.
> Good luck!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Awelch" wrote:
>
>
>>I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
>>operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie
>>Maker here. Can I install it with this system?
>
>
> > Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
>
>>yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera
>>that uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc
>>type be required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down.
>> Help!
>>

[Graham Hughes]

Steve, you should find that Digital 8 and Mini dv shown on the same tv via
the camcorders gives the same results as they both save to the tape as a dv
file in exactly the same manner. Differences will come into play when
captured to pc and then with the way different apps handle the file and what
settings/file types are used, but if these are identical, then there should
again be no difference.

Graham

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1BBE142A-1834-49A0-B9A8-3B61CB804080@microsoft.com...
> For your current camcorder you would need an analog capture card to get
> your
> movies into MM. What type of analog camcorder is it? VHS-C or 8mm? I
> bought a
> Sony Handycam TRV-460 about a year or so ago. It is Digital 8 but
> backwards
> compatible with 8mm. The Dig 8 quality is probably a little lower than DV
> camcorders. I bought it for the price (<$400) and the 8mm compatability.
> Picture on DVD is fine by me. I was able to recapture my old tapes at a
> higher quality than previously captured with a Dazzle Digital Video
> Creator,
> although for the old stuff the final DVD is only as good as the original,
> which wasn't top of the line to start with. Once you make your choice, use
> firewire to import and DV-AVI as the file format when saving if you plan
> to
> go to DVD.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Steve
>
> "Awelch" wrote:
>
>> I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
>> operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie
>> Maker here. Can I install it with this system?
>>
>> Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
>> yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera
>> that uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc
>> type be required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down.
>> Help!
>>

[Graham Hughes]

As has been suggested by Steve an option is to buy a digital 8 cam which
will play your old Hi 8/Video 8 tapes. Beware though as they don't all do
so.
Another option is to get a minidv cam, which will keep you up to date a
little more, D8 is slowly dying off, but buy a cam which has ANALOGUE IN,
then you can use the cam as a pass through device, connect the old cam to
the new one and the new one to the pc.
You could also as suggested buy an analogue capture card, or an external
analogue to digital convertor, cheap ones like the dazzle sometimes have
sync problems, better ones like canopus or miglia have chips which hold the
video and audio together, but obviously cost much more!!
Don't buy a dvd cam unless you just want to record and watch the dvds. It is
very hard to edit the movies from these cam s at present.

Graham

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Awelch" <bozo2@ticon.net> wrote in message
news:429fc0d0$0$80850$18feec2b@news.ticon.net...
>I bought a DEll 300 with DVD writer and IEE1363? connector. But, the
>operating system is Win XP Home Edition. I don't see Windows Movie Maker
>here. Can I install it with this system?
>
> Another issue- My old camcorder has no output connections other than the
> yellow/white audio/video TV connector. I think I'd like a new camera that
> uses the IEEE stuff. Would a Hi8 be OK or would the digital disc type be
> required? I want to get good results while keeping costs down. Help!

[Awelch]

Maybe mini-dv is capable of higher resolution. However, the average joe
out here still uses a crt television. We have come to accept less than
perfect clarity in TV over the years. Also, sharpness is limited by the
quality of the lens and lighting conditions. Therefore, for my needs I
think the digital8 Sony suggested would best meet my needs. I do have
some older 8 mm stuff i'd like to edit into a movie also.
Has anyone odered from CAMERAFORLESS.COM?



Graham Hughes wrote:
> Steve, you should find that Digital 8 and Mini dv shown on the same tv via
> the camcorders gives the same results as they both save to the tape as a dv
> file in exactly the same manner. Differences will come into play when
> captured to pc and then with the way different apps handle the file and what
> settings/file types are used, but if these are identical, then there should
> again be no difference.
>
> Graham
>

[Graham Hughes]

The resolution of the recorded picture is 720x576 PAL and is the same for
all cameras (exc HD). You will of course get a difference between a camera
costing £0,000's and one costing £000's in the Optics and ccd quality etc
but at the end of the day the movie on both D8 and minidv tapes is a dv
file.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Awelch" <bozo2@ticon.net> wrote in message
news:42a1d73d$0$19750$18feec2b@news.ticon.net...
> Maybe mini-dv is capable of higher resolution. However, the average joe
> out here still uses a crt television. We have come to accept less than
> perfect clarity in TV over the years. Also, sharpness is limited by the
> quality of the lens and lighting conditions. Therefore, for my needs I
> think the digital8 Sony suggested would best meet my needs. I do have
> some older 8 mm stuff i'd like to edit into a movie also.
> Has anyone odered from CAMERAFORLESS.COM?
>
>
>
> Graham Hughes wrote:
>> Steve, you should find that Digital 8 and Mini dv shown on the same tv
>> via the camcorders gives the same results as they both save to the tape
>> as a dv file in exactly the same manner. Differences will come into play
>> when captured to pc and then with the way different apps handle the file
>> and what settings/file types are used, but if these are identical, then
>> there should again be no difference.
>>
>> Graham
>>