[Elecraft] Polar Bear #1 Needs Help!

[Ed Findley]

You might want to get the Sony  DV Direct unit. Fry's sell them for $229 and
it comes with all the software you might need.  I assume you have a digital
camcorder but even if you don't the Sony unit has analog to Digital
conversion built it so you can even transfer vcr tapes to dvd.  Overall
probably the least expensive and most efficient way to do what you want to
do.

Ed Findley  WB2KUI
-----Original Message-----

What's the term firewire mean?
I keep seeing this word when referring to video.
Do you think that if I record from my camcorder into
an external dvd recorder it will work? I plan to just 
go out and buy a dvd recorder and input the video and 
sound onto a dvd  from my camcorder. Then buy a software package for
WinXP to edit the dvd.

Does anyone have a better idea? 

The DVD recorder should run me around $180. I have no idea what a
software editing package will cost. 

Does someone make just an external DVD Recorder? All I see in the stores
are VHS/DVD Recorders. I plan to edit more videos etc for the 
Polar Bears, AT hikes, ARCBS Events and ARLHS Events. It would be nice
to have a reasonably priced video recording studio in my shack.

72,
Ed, WA3WSJ
Polar Bear #1


-----Original Message-----
From: Lambs, Dick & Judy [mailto:rlamb at slamb.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:31 AM
To: Edward R. Breneiser
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Polar Bear #1 Needs Help!

One thing I forgot to mention in my last email:  Don't get one of the  
devices in the $50 to $100 class that  plug into a PC with USB, and  
take the video and audio out of the camcorder.  They work, but the  
quality is terrible in comparison to what you'd get with going  
directly into a PC with firewire, or into a digital DVD recorder with  
firewire.

Dick



On Dec 20, 2005, at 8:26 AM, Lambs, Dick & Judy wrote:

> I didn't see that you got a reply, so I'll offer some suggestions.   
> I've gone through the conversion process recently with both min-DV  
> and analog tapes.
>
> Your best bet is to use a Mac.  They come with the best software  
> for this purpose.
>
> If you don't have access to a Mac,  you'll need a PC with a  
> firewire port.  USB (and USB2) will not work except to give very  
> poor quality.  The instructions with cameras are often confusing on  
> this point.  You've got to have a firewire port.  But the good news  
> is that you can find them cheap online and at some stores.  Bestbuy  
> is very expensive.
>
> Next, you'll need special software.  XP usually comes with a low- 
> end package that will work well enough for transfer and some simple  
> editing.  The package, as I recall, is called "Move Maker" (or  
> something close), and is in the "accessory" group of software in  
> the programs menu.  I can give more specific directions if you need  
> them.  Right now I'm using a Mac, but I can fire up an XP machine  
> and give the exact steps.
>
> Another approach is to write directly from the camcorder to a DVD  
> recorder.  These have gone down in price lately:  I got one for  
> about $100.  You can't do much in the way of editing except to  
> pause the recorder while the camera plays scenes you don't want.
>
> Let me know if I can help.  Good luck.
>
> Dick, K0KK
>
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2005, at 2:20 PM, Edward R. Breneiser wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to take my camcorder tape
>> (mini-DV)and put it on a DVD or CD. I then need
>> some sort of software package to edit the video
>> and sound.
>> I recorded Ron's, WB3AAL, and myself, WA3WSJ's
>> hike up the mountain to Pulpit Rock etc. I now want
>> to create a video with sound. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> Please response directly to me.
>>
>> 72,
>> Ed, WA3WSJ
>>
>>
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