video stuff....

[gixxer750]

no, this is not a vid, its a question.

I've got a sony digital 8 handicam, and I'm doing USB streaming to the comp. With a 30 second drag racing clip, I'm getting a 500 mb file no matter what quality I end up using. What do I need to do to get these file sizes down. I'm coming out with AVI files, I'd like them to be mpegs...

 

[MK3Brent]

What software are you using?

 

[Reign_Maker]

What program are you using? I have a Sony Digital 8mm too and I cant figure out how to put it on my computer... Just wondering what program to use and where to get it...

 

[MK3Brent]

If you guys are using XP, I think Windows Video editor comes preinstalled..


Check it out under the start menu / programs / accessories /


check it out

 

[MK3Brent]

 

[gixxer750]

yeah, but the vid is so big, it freezes windows movie maker up.....haha

 

[MK3Brent]

yeah, but the vid is so big, it freezes windows movie maker up.....haha

You can capture from the software. (Starting from scratch)


PS... get a faster computer. :icon_razz

 

[gixxer750]

its a 3.2 ghz....lol down side.....its a laptop.... I wish I had my dual 3.0 ghz processor desktop with me....lol

 

[joeyd161]

i bought one of these a few weeks ago. its a dvd recorder and transfer video to your pc, it works really good and comes with a few different software choices.

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=535041

 

[MK3Brent]

its a 3.2 ghz....lol down side.....its a laptop.... I wish I had my dual 3.0 ghz processor desktop with me....lol

I do colossal video work with half the computing power of that, and I'm not slowed down.

Are you using some sort of video card breakout box to convert RCA to USB ?

 

[mkiii222]

Do you have the codecs installed? I did plenty of Sony MiniDV->PC encoding on an AMD 2100+. Even made a DVD and played around with MovieMaker2(which works nicely for minor editing and making quick clips from a large vid.
Go to http://www.doom9.org and poke around. They have all the codecs you need PLUS many tutorials. They mainly deal with DVD ripping type stuff, but it's still usefull for editing.

 

[gixxer750]

no brent, the digital 8 cam has a usb output.

 

[MK3Brent]

no brent, the digital 8 cam has a usb output.

Then capture straight into the window's video software... do parts at a time, and when you drag them into the time line they won't be so huge.

And make sure to delete the AVI's that they create once you've captured.

 

[gixxer750]

got them up...check the vids section....