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How to do this video editing?

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VinY

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I want to know how to edit videos using my computer. I have a Panasonic PV-DV400 digital camcorder and it has an iLINK port on it. Is this a firewire port? I basically want to record a movie, run it into my computer, and edit it in Adobe Premiere or any other good video editing program. Can someone tell me how this is done? Also, if I ran the video into the system through a firewire card, can I run it out back onto my camcorder so that I can play it on a TV and such? I hope someone can give me instructions on how to do this because I've been wanting to for awhile. Thanks!.
 
What do you have for software?

Things that you should have: Virtual Dub and something else like Premiere.

What format have you captured your present video and audio?
 
I have just taped video using the camcorder. I need to know how to get it into my computer so I can edit it.
 
I think Maximum PC had a thing about that. Might go to their website and see if you can find anything on it. null Or probably you can do a search on yahoo or hotbot and find all types of guides and tutorials.😀
 
You are going to have to find some program that can edit it. Are you on broadband? What firewire card do you have? Do you have a burner? PM me with the answers.
 
I don't have a firewire card or anything. I just want someone to tell me how this is done 😀
 
Okay, here's a mini version of how it's done:

I-Link is FireWire. Find yourself a FireWire interface card at most computer/electronic stores. They run about $99.00 or less. I've see one for $39.99 or so, can't remember where.

Install the card and any drivers that come with the card.

Secondly, you will need to get a video editing package that can support the FireWire card or drivers that you have. Adobe Premiere is one, but it's really expensive. Check out Video Factory (was on sale for cheap at CompuUsa, I think), or VideoWave, or VideoSuite, etc.

Then, it's easy. You plug your camera into to FireWire port with a FireWire cable (kinda like USB), then run the software. You should then be able to control the camera and copy the video digitally to your hard drive. The software knows how to do this. It's similar to using a scanner to scan a picture into your photo-editing software.

Then, using the software, you edit the video that's on the hard drive to what you want. When you are done, pop in a new DV tape, and send the video back to the camcorder digitally. You can the play it on your TV, or record using it's analog output to a VHS recorder, if you like.

You can even convert the video to Video CD (VCD), burn a copy to CD-R, and play it on most DVD players. That is left as an exercise for the reader 😀

You will want to have a large, fast hard drive with gobs of free space. and plenty of RAM if you don't want you system to be really slow...

Hope this helps!

Danceman
 
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