Re: Using my DV camcorder with Windows XP

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Georgew6 wrote:
Hi,

Before asking anything specific, could anyone recommend
an understandable book or books on th subject? I have an
older JVC camcorder that took wonderful pictures, but at
the time, transferring and editing them into useful films
seemed too difficult or time-consuming. Now I have
Windows XP-Professional and a good computer, both with
most bells and whistles. I have a bunch of older manuals
and some specialized software, other than MS Movie Maker,
too.

I want to be able to edit my DVRs into usable films that
I can transfer to a DVD and give away or show.

I want to use the camcorder for conversations on the
Internet and found the little camcorders sold in all the
stores to be awful quality and easily broken, so I hope
the good JVC camcorder will work to transmit live,
realtime video to the PC and that I will be able to chat,
or whatever is done, to talk to others.

Similar to above I would use the above direct connection
to the PC, to record, instead of having to record first
on tape and then transfer this to the PC for use.
This, I am not sure can even be done.

If you have suggestions on reading, I will be able to get
started and forego any detailed questions now.

Your help is appreciated. If I should be posting on
another group, please tell me which one.

Thanks, George
========================
If you search Google for: "camcorder as webcam"
You'll find some useful ideas.

And, I think you can record directly
from your Camcorder to your computer
if you install a TV Tuner Graphics Card:
Some examples:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3001_7-5141977-1.html

Maybe the following articles will get you started on your DVDs.

Movie Maker 2 - Importing AVI Files
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html

Turn your Movie Maker 2 video into a DVD
http://tinyurl.com/4k97d

Wojo's Web...DVD Creation
http://tinyurl.com/g64gb

Burn a Movie Maker Project to DVD
http://tinyurl.com/644me

How do I make a DVD http://www.rehanfx.org/faq.htm

Windows Movie Maker Forums
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/

Movie Maker 2 and DVD Burning Software
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-DVD.html

Burning DVDs With Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/jqfz

How do I save my movie as a
DV-AVI file in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/8ktlw


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