When home movies are made using a camcorder that uses digital tapes you can transfer the contents of the tapes first to video and then to the computer to store or share. Digital tapes that are used with certain types of camcorders can be converted to video by using a DVD recorder to burn a DVD video. The DVD recorder can then be connected to a computer that has a TV tuner card to create a movie file.
Instructions
Create a DVD Video
1. Connect the camcorder with the digital tape to the DVD recorder. Insert one end of an RCA audio/video cable into the audio and video output on the camcorder.
2. Connect the other end of the RCA audio/video cable to the audio and video input on the DVD recorder.
3. Insert a blank DVD disc into the drive on the DVD recorder.
4. Press the "Record" button on the DVD recorder, then press the "Play" button on the camcorder. This will transfer the digital tapes to the DVD disc.
5. Press the "Stop" button on the DVD recorder when the video has ended on the camcorder.
6. Finalize the DVD disc in the DVD recorder to make it playable on other DVD drives. Refer to the instructions that came with the DVD recorder for the process of finalizing the DVD disc.
Create a Movie on the Computer
7. Unplug the RCA audio/video cable from the camcorder and connect it to the audio and video inputs on the TV tuner.
8. Double-click the icon on the desktop for the TV tuner.
9. Select the "Record" option in the software, then press the "Play" button on the DVD recorder.
10. Select the "Stop" option in the software to stop the recording process.
11. Save the movie file to a location on your system, such as the desktop or the Local Disk C.
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