Thanks for your e-mail. I don't know if you were able to watch our
"Digital Video" episode of "Tech Talk" which aired on May 30th in the
Twin Cities, but that program touched on this very topic. On that episode page we have links to Real and Quicktime versions of that
program. You will need a broadband connection to watch these streaming
files. If you
are using a dial-up connection and cannot see the streaming files,
we have a PDF document on the page that is a transcript of the
program.
Basically, in order to take the video you shoot on your mini DV
camera and burn it to DVD, you hook your camera via Firewire to your
computer and "digitize" the footage. In order to do this you need a
Firewire port and software on your computer to
digitize the footage. The DVD writer in your computer more than
likely came with the software you need to use to digitize, edit, and
burn to a DVD. One of the more common software packages that comes
with DVD writers is Sonic MyDVD. The actual process of digitizing,
editing, and burning a DVD from camcorder footage varies greatly
from software to software. I suggest you check to see which software
came with your DVD writer and consult the software documentation for
instructions.
Thanks for watching "Tech Talk."
