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Uploading movies from you camcorder to your pc - 7/9/2006 10:18:58 AM

FelinePersuasion

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I have a cannon, I'd like to know what special cable or accessories do I need to upload video's off the cam corder onto my pc?

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RE: Uploading movies from you camcorder to your pc - 7/9/2006 10:23:12 AM

SirKenin

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Man, you have to be WAY more specific than that. There are about 1500 models of Canon camcorders, and they can interface in different ways.

The two main ways:

Get a TV Capture card with composite inputs, or use a composite to coax convertor. Composite to the camcorder outputs, coax to the capture card.

Firewire from the camcorder (usually DV camcorders) to either a firewire add-in card or a firewire port built in to either the front or back of the computer. Most new multimedia computers have one. They look similar to a USB port, just bigger. Certain sound cards, such as the Audigy 2 from Creative also have them built in.

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RE: Uploading movies from you camcorder to your pc - 7/9/2006 4:04:23 PM

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There is support on the Canon web site for that. But, I can tell you right off you are going to need a special cable. And software that will allow you to access the files you're creating. If you have a Macintosh, this will be a WHOLE LOT EASIER because you can use imovie as the software. If you have a Wibndows/PC, good luck.

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