How do i connect my canon GL1 to My desktop computer?

I love this model of camera. I personally use a firewire cable, in my opinion that is the best way.

I'm not entirely familliar with Windows 7 but XP and Vista have a built in program called "Windows Movie Maker" that I have used successfully to import videos to my computer many times.

Video files come from Canon Vixia hg20 are in AVCHD format and this is a format which is difficult to be imported and edited by FCP and iMovie. So you have to convert AVCHD files to other easily edited video format, like FCP and iMovie preferred MOV format.

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first off make sure you are positively connected to computer via usb. then make sure your drivers are updated. then see if it connects. also note that your camera screen may say "would you like to connect to usb port?" make sure if that does appear that you hit yes. best of luck!

I believe you have to pull the files from your computer into Movie Maker. Open Windows Movie Maker and use the import feature to get the video files.

You need to give a clearer description of the problem you are having and the type of computer you are using and the way all the components are set up. Are you using a network connection or a direct connection to the internet.What type of windows program are you using , what type of movie maker are you having problems with.Did this problem just start or have you had a ongoing problem that just got worse.You can try using the safe-start up mode in windows and try deleting the last program that you used before you starting having this problem.Go into the Bios on start up and find the start up in safe mode and try deleting the program and see if all your functions are restored. If not you may have to further troubleshoot the situation to determine the problem. If all this fails try restoring you computer to a earlier setup with the windows restore function. Hope this helps you with your problem.

I have a Sony computer, Windows XP, and my camera records on tape, so the best I can do is give you some hints.

On my system, I first load a video editing program: Pinnacle Studio, Nero, or Windows Movie Maker and use that to pick up my video. I believe that Mac has at least one very good movie editing program. Load that first, and then use it to load your video file.

A Mac owner could probably give you more explicit directions.

Good Luck

Well, first, what kind of platform are you one? Mac? Windows? Both have decent editing programs that are available. If your using a Mac, plug in your camera to firewire or usb and fire up iMovie. A PC, plug in and try windows movie maker. They are fairly simple programs that make importing and editing pretty easy.
If you are looking for other options, check out Ulead's Video Studio FX, its about 150 bucks and claims to be user friendly.

First you need to uplaod your video to your PC using Microsoft movie maker. 1. Capture from video device connect your device by cable USB, Firewire 2. Edit your video You can put Titles, effects etc... 3. Finish the movie by saving on your PC or Burn to your CD Good luck

DV-PC Recorder is a Windows XP only application that enables you to record images and sound on the tape in the camcorder and on the computer's hard disk by connecting a camcorder equipped with the DV CONTROL function to a computer using an IEEE1394 (DV) cable. DV-PC Recorder has the following features. 1. You can record movies simultaneously on your computer's hard disk and on the tape by pressing the start/stop button on the camcorder. 2. It enables long, continuous recordings, which you cannot achieve with the tape alone. (Approximately four and a half hour's worth of recording will fit on a 60GB hard disk.) 3. You can start editing the movies on the computer right after recording, as the images and sound are saved on the computer's hard disk. (Optional editing software is required to edit movies) 4. You can record movies on the tape in the camcorder and on the computer's hard disk by controlling the DV-PC Recorder from your computer.