I have the sony trv 480. When capturing from firewire to the computer the output is pixilated, faded, and just bad looking. I've tried different capture programs and different settings with no results. If the camcorder is hooked to a vcr and outputted to a tape through an av connection the picture is perfect. My computer has a sempron 2600+ 1.8 gig processor with 512 mg ram. The hard drive is an external 120 gig. What could I be doing wrong?
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At least one of your problems is capture settings. What settings are you using for screen resolution and frames per second? Are you capturing video shot by this camera (ie It's not in passthrough mode.)?
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I found a capture program called scene analyzer that seems to capture well but it still looks bad after being burned to cd. I read about interlacing possibly causing this problem and software to correct it. I already bought cyberlink power director for $80 and was wondering why they would not include deinterlacing software in their product?
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To transfer the recordings from your Samsung SC D353 Mini DV tape to your computer, you'll need to follow these steps:
1. Connect the camcorder to your computer: Use a FireWire (also called IEEE 1394) cable to connect your Samsung SC D353 Mini DV camcorder to your computer. Most computers have a FireWire port, but if yours doesn't, you can purchase a FireWire adapter card.
2. Turn on the camcorder: Turn on your Samsung camcorder and set it to VCR mode.
3. Open the video capture software: On your computer, open the video capture software that came with your operating system (e.g. Windows Movie Maker, iMovie on Mac) or a third-party video capture software (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro) that supports Mini DV tape.
4. Start recording: In the video capture software, select the option to capture video from a DV device. Click the Record button in the software and then press Play on the camcorder to begin playing the Mini DV tape. The video should be captured and recorded onto your computer.
5. Save the video: Once the video has been captured, you can edit it if necessary and then save it to your computer in the desired format.
Note: If you do not have the original video capture software, it is recommended that you search and download compatible software before beginning the transfer process. Additionally, make sure your computer has enough storage to store the transferred files.
The drivers needed to connect your Sony camcorder to a computer and transfer files are already included in the operating system.
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Connect a Firewire cable to the DV port on the camcorder.
Connect the other end of the i.LINK (firewire) cable to the computer.
NOTE: The computer i.LINK ports and capture cards may have either 4-pin or 6-pin connections. Sony digital camcorders use i.LINK ports with 4 pins. If your computer only has a 6-pin i.LINK port, then it will be necessary to use a 4-pin to 6-pin i.LINK cable.
Turn on the digital camcorder by moving the POWER switch to the VTR position.
Cue the camcorder tape to the beginning of the video footage.
Turn on the computer. Your computer should recognize the camcorder and automatically install the driver it needs.
Start the video capture software on the computer.
Begin playing the recorded video in the camcorder.
Begin importing the video with the capture software.
It should now be possible to copy the video using the video capture software if the computer hardware and software are configured correctly.
For the TRV 130E model of camera what you can do is this;
For you to be able to transfer the video on your computer you need to have a video capture card PCIe for your computer and connect the Audio Video cable from your camera to computer.
Just for reference
Click here for the PCIe video capture card desktop
For USB capture device click here
Do you hve a FireWire output in the camera? (IEEE)
If yes, connect it to your computer.(You need a firewire card in your computer too ($10 on ebay))
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If you do not have a firewire, you will have to use your video out of the camera to capture. Then you will need a TV card/Capture card to capture the video. (you can just plug in your AV out from the camera to the capture/tv card and use the software come with it.)
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You can simply use Windows Movie Maker to get your videos to yor computer.
I had to get a Firewire cable to make this cam work with Vista. I was told Firewire is faster (?) and much better video quality because it is made for loads of data. I can't tell any much of difference from USB, but it does work with Firewire. So, basically try a Firewire cable.
I sugust you get a capture card with rca jacks and a line in converter cable and use the cards capture software to record from camcorder to computer and then use a editing software to output to dvd or vcd for playback
the 2 programs I use are pinnacle studio 10 plus and ulead dvd moviefactory for output to media.
then if you wish you can get the camera repaired so you have got firewire port back or dv port as its known.
good luck on this one
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