Transfer MiniDV to PC

Sha March 20, 2008 0

Since someone emailed me about my earlier minidv entry, here’s a quick guide to turn those MinidDV tapes to your PC

What you’ll need

  1. DV Camcorder (Digital Video) with firewire capability. Look out for the Firewire 4 pin hole at the camcorder

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  2. IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable. 6pin-4pin (for desktop) 4pin-4pin (for laptop)

    minidv-pc-2.jpg

  3. Laptop or Desktop with Firewire support. I bought my IEEE 1394 Firewire PCI slot for less than $20 dollars

    minidv-pc-4.jpg


Just plug and play

  1. Attach the firewire cable from camcorder to laptop/desktop
  2. Wait for your computer to detect the camcorder
  3. I simply used Windows Movie Maker to import the video and also edit it

Hope the above helps

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