How to import videos from a sony ccd-trv615 camcorder into the computer?

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soccerluvr

I have an old sony ccd-trv615 hi8 camcorder and recorded a video for my project. I want to edit it with my windows movie maker but I don't know how to import the videos from the camcorder into the computer. Can someone please help me?

Thank you

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Aunsoft Final Mate, a great and useful camcorder assistant software, has everything needed to directly capture/backup AVCHD (*.mts, *.m2ts), AVCHD Lite, AVCCAM, NXCAM, TOD, MOD recordings from Hard Disk Drive/SD Card Camcorders to PC, to import, edit and create spectacular movies on a timeline. It is also powerful enough to play/convert native 1080 60p/50p footages and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Export/convert edited camcorder video to other editors (Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, WMM, Pinnacle Studio, etc), media devices (iPad, iPhone4, droid x, nokia n8, galaxy s, hdtv, projector, etc), or common formats (mov, avi, wmv, mp4, mpg, mpeg-2, etc) with the high quality and least amount of clicks. Ultra extreme performance with support for NVIDIA® CUDATM and Intel while encoding.

you can google it and have a try .

Any recommendations for converting Hi8 videos to digital video I can watch on my PC?

ZX3R

I have a bunch of old video I recorded on my Hi8 camcorder. I'm switching over to digital and don't want to loose my old video. Is there an expansion card with software I can find that does it?

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I bought a device from circuit city for about $70, made by pinnacle. They are pretty well-known for these kinds of products and so far it has worked really well. I converted over a lot of hi8 stuff and was very pleased. If you do it in mpeg2 it doesn't even take up that much space. I'd probably stick with pinnacle, but shop around and find one that fits your specific needs. Here's a cheap one I found:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Pinnacle-Dazzle-DVD-Recorder-230100033/sem/rpsm/oid/150878/catOid/-12973/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

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what kind of camcorder do they use to film pro skateboard videos?

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coolkid999

the ones with the handles on top, I heard most of them are in SD not HD so doesnt that mean a canon vixia which is much less money and is HD is better? I just want the best picture quality I dont mind much about having a low maximum recording time or so many formats of video storage.

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It depends on who is doing the video capture.

"The ones with a handle on top" include the
Standard definition:
Sony DCR-VX1000 series, DCR-VX2000 series, Panasonic AG-DVX100 series and Canon GL series. Some are "prosumer". All record to low-compression DV format.
High Definition:
Sony HDR-FX1/FX1000, Canon XHA series, XLH series. While these are high definition camcorders, they can also record to DV format. All use miniDV tape. Same with the Sony HVR series pro camcorders - with one exception, noted below.

The reason most are Standard def is used to capture the video is because lots of compression and fast action do not get along well (and results in poor video).

For many different reasons, just because something is "new" does not mean it is "better"...

But the Canon Vixia HV40 can record in standard def and high def... and you *could* use a "Scorpion".

Please note, all of the above use digital tape. This means your computer MUST have a firewire port. USB won't work and USB-to-firewire cable/converter/adapter things don't work.

If flash memory is a requirement, then you have the Panasonic AG-HVX200 (P2 cards), Sony HVR-Z7 (SxS CompactFlash) and JVC GY-HM100 (SD memory cards).

There is no consumer-grade AVCHD camcorder that records to flash memory or hard disc drive that will provide "good" video of fast action sequences. There is no prosumer or pro camcorder that uses an internal hard disc drive. There are external hard disc drives (Sony, Focus Enhancements FireStore) that can attach to a prosumer or pro-grade camcorder if a hard drive is a requirements - they are expensive and also record low-compression DV or HDV format video.

How do I open up my files from the camcorder onto Windows Movie Maker?

goatherder

I have a Sony camcorder which records in the AVCHD format. So far I have been able to import the files onto the computer using the Sony Software from the CD I installed but every time I try to get these files onto any other program on my computer it says the files aren't supported. What do I do?

Oh, and I'm using Windows Vista.. HELPP!

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MovieMaker does not support AVCHD encoded files. You need to get a video editor that does. Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere always float to the top.

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