VDRM53PP

[larjw]

I just purchased the panasonic DVD camcorder Model M53. Being new at this I did not no of the low light setting. Taking video of our d. reception parts of it came out too dark. Will I be able to edit the video with the software and is it fairly easy to do?

I am an newbie and need all the help anybody can pass on to me.

This camcorder does not have the fire wire port so I will have to install the DVD into my ROM drive and go from there. That's after I get a new computer that will recognize both CD ROM and RAM.

I used a DVD RAM to record the video. Double sided, rewritable.

Help please!!

[sjj1805]

Please view the following links:
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=27
and
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8959

The software has brightness and contrast adjustment filters and so depending upon how bad the light was you may be in luck.

Please update your system details on your user profile page.

[larjw]

I have windows 98 will this software work on this I have to upgrade or get a new computer because this camcorder will not plug into a computer. The dvd has to be inserted into the rom drive and my drive does not recognize ram nor burn dvd's. It's probably 10 years old so time for a new one.

Other then that, once I upgrade and insert the DVD RAM, the program should be fairly easy to run. The video is not that dark, maybe one area, but just so I can lighten it somewhat to be able to see them dancing. I guess the lighting on the dance floor was dimmer then what I thought. It looked ok thru the camcorder monitor tho. And not being familiar with the camcorder I did not have it set to indoor, low light.

[sjj1805]

You haven't completed your system specifications on your profile page.
You haven't stated which video softweare you are using
Video Studio, Movie Factory, Media Studio?

The following is taken from the ulead website as being minimum system requirements:

* Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher
* Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP
* 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
* 1.2 GB of available hard drive space for program installation
* 4 GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing
* Windows®-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution
* Windows®-compatible sound card

http://www.ulead.com/vs/sysreq.htm

These are the absolute minimum and even with these specifications you would find it a slow tedious slog.
My minimum specifications would be
512 MB RAM but 1GB recommended
20GB minimum free hard drive space - Hard Drives are so cheap now I would go out and get at least a 120GB drive.
Minimum Windows 2000, but XP is the recommended system.
Hard Drives formatted to the NTFS filing system. Windows 98 only supports the FAT filing system which restricts the size of your files.

Chipsets are a matter of choice, some prefer Pentium others prefer AMD
either way go for the fastest your pocket will allow. I noticed a tremendous improvement a few years ago when I upgraded my AMD 1800+ to an AMD 2400+ which at the time was the fastest on the market.
I now have the slowest computer in our house - all 3 of my sons have an AMD Athlon 3200+ each.

[larjw]

I was thinking of purchasing video studio 9 but wanted to make sure this is the proper software I would need to do the desired editing before buying it.
I have windows 98 SE pentium 111 processor 320.0MB RAM 12.1GB with 6.71GB free

I still have to upgrade my CD rom drive to read and burn DVD RAM unless I exchange my panasonic VDRM53PP dvd camcorder for a model that plugs into the computer. The M53 does not plug into the computer