Hi again.
I recently went from having a desktop pc to a laptop and I need to upload video from mini dv tapes to it. I used to do it via a firewire port if my memory is correct. Is there anyway to get them on to my laptop which does not have a firewire port?
Thanks again for all your help. You have no idea what it has meant to me.
Kind regards,
Mick.
Mini DV tapes onto my laptop?
Moderator: Ken Berry
-
MikeB51
- Posts: 72
- Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:37 am
- System_Drive: C
- 32bit or 64bit: 64 Bit
- motherboard: Foxconn - A75M
- processor: AMD A4-3300 APU X2
- ram: 8GB
- Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
- sound_card: High Definition Audio Device
- Hard_Drive_Capacity: 1TB
- Monitor/Display Make & Model: Samsung SyncMaster 23 vis
- Location: Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
-
Terfyn
- Posts: 795
- Joined: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:37 am
- System_Drive: C
- 32bit or 64bit: 64 Bit
- motherboard: ASUSTeK P8H61-MX
- processor: Intel Corei5-2320
- ram: 8Gb
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 210
- sound_card: NVIDIA High Def Audio
- Hard_Drive_Capacity: 1000 Gb
- Monitor/Display Make & Model: Acer & LG
- Corel programs: VS X10 and PSP X8
- Location: North Wales
Re: Mini DV tapes onto my laptop?
Download them onto your old tower system and transfer using DVD or SD card.
This is a classic reason why tower systems are more flexible. I had mine fitted with a FireWire card just for that purpose. Or you could buy a more up to date camera that uses SD cards. Plus I run two screens, one for the editing and a 16:9 for the preview window.
This is a classic reason why tower systems are more flexible. I had mine fitted with a FireWire card just for that purpose. Or you could buy a more up to date camera that uses SD cards. Plus I run two screens, one for the editing and a 16:9 for the preview window.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
-
lata
- Site Admin
- Posts: 14280
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:21 am
- System_Drive: C
- 32bit or 64bit: 64 Bit
- motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC A88XM-A USB 3 1 Rev X 0x
- processor: 4 10 gigahertz AMD A10-7890K Radeon R7
- ram: 16 gb
- Video Card: on board
- sound_card: Realtek High Definition Audio
- Hard_Drive_Capacity: 500 SSD
- Monitor/Display Make & Model: LG W2242 [Monitor]
- Corel programs: CVSX, 19, 20, 22 PSP2023, PI, MS3D
- Location: UK
- Contact:
Re: Mini DV tapes onto my laptop?
Hi Mick
There are some Firewire adapters that can connect to your laptop, provided the laptop has the appropriate terminals. (ExpressCard ports?)
If your camera has Mini USB terminal you could try using that. Older USB was quite slow but maybe the latest will do the job without dropped frames, you can view dropped frames whilst capturing.
Worth a try anyway!
What version of Video Studio are you using?
There are some Firewire adapters that can connect to your laptop, provided the laptop has the appropriate terminals. (ExpressCard ports?)
If your camera has Mini USB terminal you could try using that. Older USB was quite slow but maybe the latest will do the job without dropped frames, you can view dropped frames whilst capturing.
Worth a try anyway!
What version of Video Studio are you using?