getting digital video onto the computer

[banshee84]

my canon video camera didn't come with software to upload videos onto computers. It has a usb connection. Is there any cheap software (or free) that will work good? It is a Canon zr45mc. It is like 4 years old, and it records onto mini dv tapes.

[sly400ex]

You may have to get a FireWire interface, I had to for my DV recorder.

[banshee84]

Originally posted by sly400ex
You may have to get a FireWire interface, I had to for my DV recorder.
What is that? hardware or software? How much does it cost?

[sly400ex]

Hardware, around $50

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Originally posted by banshee84
my canon video camera didn't come with software to upload videos onto computers. It has a usb connection. Is there any cheap software (or free) that will work good? It is a Canon zr45mc. It is like 4 years old, and it records onto mini dv tapes.

if you plug it in, does your PC recognize it?.. if so, it should set it up as a removable storage device in your [my computer]..

click on your camera and open it up, then copy/cut and paste it to where you want.

[banshee84]

I will look into that hardware. I can plug it into the computer but I had to install some software to get the pics that it takes off. The pics store onto a memory stick where as the video saves onto mini dv tapes. It doesn;t give me an option to copy/paste

Thanks for the help