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Viewing Camcorder output
I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the
DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents. Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card. What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is PAL. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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Swifty wrote:
I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents. Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card. What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is PAL. If you have a DVD drive in your PC, just put the disk in and watch it with Windows Media Player, Realplayer or whatever you like to use to watch DVDs. -- Roy Smith Windows XP Pro SP3 |
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Swifty wrote:
I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents. Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card. What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is PAL. If you have a DVD drive in your PC, just put the disk in and watch it with Windows Media Player, Realplayer or whatever you like to use to watch DVDs. -- Roy Smith Windows XP Pro SP3 |
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You can buy [quite cheaply] products on the market to edit video output on your PC.
You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. Simply, I just typed : "VIDEO OUT TO USB" into Google... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents. Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card. What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is PAL. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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You can buy [quite cheaply] products on the market to edit video output on your PC.
You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. Simply, I just typed : "VIDEO OUT TO USB" into Google... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents. Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card. What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is PAL. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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Tim Meddick wrote:
You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before posting here. I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for £0.99 but it came with reviews which ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe? I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices which had worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP. Still, £0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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Tim Meddick wrote:
You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before posting here. I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for £0.99 but it came with reviews which ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe? I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices which had worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP. Still, £0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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I was only attempting to show you the type of device that you would need, in case you
didn't know, and to show you that these devices do exist. But I think there must be some difference as to what we are talking about; The device I found was priced at £10.95 (so probably about $15), and comes with video editing software. It has three input cables, each terminating with a female "phono" plug (red, white and yellow). At the other end of it is a male standard USB plug for your PC. Thusly, you can connect a variety of devices (camcorders, dvd video players) to your PC. I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! Check out this link to see if it's the same one.... EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Audio TV VHS DVD Capture Adapter http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/...er-with-audio/ (You'll find an extensive review of this product plus comments from users of it) == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... Tim Meddick wrote: You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before posting here. I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for £0.99 but it came with reviews which ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe? I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices which had worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP. Still, £0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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I was only attempting to show you the type of device that you would need, in case you didn't know, and to show you that these devices do exist. But I think there must be some difference as to what we are talking about; The device I found was priced at £10.95 (so probably about $15), and comes with video editing software. It has three input cables, each terminating with a female "phono" plug (red, white and yellow). At the other end of it is a male standard USB plug for your PC. Thusly, you can connect a variety of devices (camcorders, dvd video players) to your PC. I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! Check out this link to see if it's the same one.... EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Audio TV VHS DVD Capture Adapter http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/...er-with-audio/ (You'll find an extensive review of this product plus comments from users of it) == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... Tim Meddick wrote: You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly! I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter - £10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are other products. You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before posting here. I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for £0.99 but it came with reviews which ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe? I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices which had worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP. Still, £0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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Tim Meddick wrote:
I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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Tim Meddick wrote:
I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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I can't quite believe it, but you're quite right - £0.75 - on Amazon at the time of
writing this. I can't believe it, because it's on other sites from £10.95 to a blistering £29.95 (reduced from £34.95) at www.purelygadgets.co.uk !! I wonder what's causing these incredible discrepancies between prices? Could it be due to the economic depression recession were in at the moment? Sorry for doubting the validity of the information you gave. == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... Tim Meddick wrote: I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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I can't quite believe it, but you're quite right - £0.75 - on Amazon at the time of
writing this. I can't believe it, because it's on other sites from £10.95 to a blistering £29.95 (reduced from £34.95) at www.purelygadgets.co.uk !! I wonder what's causing these incredible discrepancies between prices? Could it be due to the economic depression recession were in at the moment? Sorry for doubting the validity of the information you gave. == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Swifty" wrote in message ... Tim Meddick wrote: I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk |
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On 11/29/2009 11:21 AM, Swifty wrote:
Tim Meddick wrote: I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. No problem I get ignored enough around the house anyway, so I'm used to it.... :-) -- Roy Smith Windows XP Pro SP3 |
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On 11/29/2009 11:21 AM, Swifty wrote:
Tim Meddick wrote: I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for £0.99 ! You're perfectly right. I got it for £0.85, but it came with an eye-watering £4.00 postage (probably coming from Hong Kong). When I went back to the same page (from the actual link in my order) I find that it is now £4.80 with free postage, so I could have saved £0.05 by waiting! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product By the way, Roy, I wasn't ignoring you. I don't want to swap the DVD repeatedly between the camcorder and my PC, just to download a short video clip, or one of the still photos. I know that if I do that often enough, I'll end up getting dust or dirt into the camcorder. If this gadget works as advertised, I can keep the one DVD-RW in the camcorder forever, and never have to risk opening the hatch. I've already dropped a couple of those 8cm DVDs - my fingers are just not accustomed to their diminutive size. No problem I get ignored enough around the house anyway, so I'm used to it.... :-) -- Roy Smith Windows XP Pro SP3 |
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