Copy a Mini DVD to computer for storing or burning to another media format, such as DVD.
Mini DVD discs are a storage medium used for some camcorder models to capture video. Smaller in diameter than a standard 5-inch DVD, the Mini DVD has a number of playback limitations that make it desirable to copy into another format. Mini DVDs can be played on any computer with a CD-ROM or recordable DVD drive, but will play on few standalone DVD components because of format conflicts. Copying the mini disc content to a computer gets around this problem so the video can be formatted for burning to a DVD, if desired, or storing on the computer's hard drive.
Instructions
1. Plug the FireWire connector cable from the port on the side of the camcorder to a free FireWire port on the computer.
2. Load a prerecorded Mini DVD in the camcorder and leave the camera turned on.
3. Open the software on the computer that works with the Mini DVD camcorder by clicking twice on the program name.
4. Click the "File" button on the software to open a folder displaying the video files on the Mini DVD in the camcorder.
5. Select the desired videos to copy, then click "Import Files" or "Copy Files" to copy the videos onto the computer.
6. Click the "File" tab once more and choose "Save As" to open a box for assigning new names to the videos, if desired. Type a name in the box. Most camcorders will assign a numeric name to each video stored on the disc, such as "Video 001," so renaming the files makes them easier to identify.
7. Click "Save As" and choose "MPEG," which is a format suitable for burning to a DVD at a later time, if desired. Click "Save" to store the copied files on the computer.
Tags: Mini camcorder, Click File, Click Save, Copy Mini
