I need to hook a video out composite cable to firewire in videocamera is it possible?

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davismusic

I have a strange video camera with audio video composite out I need to hook it to a digital 8 camcorder with firewire in is this possible so I can use the Digital 8 as a video recorder for my other camera?

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In one word, NO.

Is there any way to transfer video from a samsung sc-d382 min dv camcorder to my iMac without using iMovie 09?

dcmediaman

I have a firewire 400 cable with a 400 to 800 adapter. My iMac is the 27in. version. I can record to iMovie 09 using the camcorder and firewire cable, but cannot send video from the camcorder to iMovie 09. Can I use a video coverter, Quicktime Pro, or other built-in app?

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When you are moving DV-format video from the miniDV camcorder to the computer, the computer Imports - or Captures - the video. DV format video is compressed and the camcorder's processor does the decompression and the video is saved to the iMovie (MOV) file format.

You are correct, the miniDV tape based camcorder does not "send" the DV format video to the computer - the computer takes the video from the camcorder.

QuickTime Pro won't do what you want, either.

Final Cut (Express or Pro) will behave the same way iMovie does...

I am not aware of any application that will just stream the DV-format video data (no importing, no decompression) straight from the camcorder to the computer. This is not platform-spacific - the same is the case for Windows video editing for miniDV tape based camcorders, too. Importing is a real-time activity when working with miniDV tape.

The only way I know of to do what I *think* you need in order to do what you want is to record the DV format video straight to a specialized external hard drive - Focus Enhancements makes the FireStore series. This way, the DV forrmat video data is written directly to the FireStore drive when you connect the camcorder to the FireStore with a firewire cable. When video aquisition is complete, power everything down, connect the FireStore external drive to the iMac, power up, and work with the DV format files... Sony has a external video storage unit, too - but I don't know if it will work with your Samsung miniDV camcorder. These specialized external storage devices are not inexpensive...

A regular external computer hard drive with no specialized DV-capture firmware will not work.

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How do I get my firewire cable to work?

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christianc

I have a firewire cable that has 4 pins on each side. I am trying to connect my Samsung Mini-DV to my Toshiba Satellite Laptop, but it is not working. I have used my camcorder with firewire before on my desktop and it worked fine. Why isn't my camcorder working with my laptop? I am using the iLink port on the laptop. I am trying to transfer videos to Windows Movie Maker. Please help me! Thanks!

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if you were able to connect successfully to the desktop, then that pretty much rules out the camcorder & firewire cable as the problem. Try to attach another firewire device (such as an external hard drive) to your laptop to confirm if the problem is with the firewire port on your laptop.

How do I stream video from a Sony camcorder through a streaming website without requiring a computer?

vjanand

I have a Sony MiniDV camcorder with Firewire or USB output. I'd like to stream this video live using a live streaming website such as livestream.com without having to hook up the camera to a computer. In other words, is there an appliance like the Slingbox that can take video from the camcorder, connect to the internet and directly stream it out or stream it through one of the live streaming sites?

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Since you did not tell us which Sony camcorder, we don't know if it supports USB streaming. Typically, the USB port is used only for trnasferring stills off a memory card.

I don't think the SlingBox supports firewire.

The other option that should work is to connect the camcorder's composite AV cable to one of the SlingBox's composite video (and audio) input...

Since we don't know what you will be using the camcorder's streamed video for, you need to know that video camcorders typically have an auto-power down mode that is designed to protect the camcorder's electronics... Many times, the timer on the automatic power down is not settable to "Never".

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