Capture from a camcorder using flash memory or a hard drive.

JoeyA

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Jan 23, 2015 15:09

I have been using P/D (Version 11) with a Canon Vixia HV30. Video is captured from a mini-DV tape using a Firewire connection. The camera is getting old, so I am considering getting a newer one. The current line Canons use flash memory and/or a hard drive (no tape), and do not have a Firewire connection. Does "Capture" work the same way, except using USB?

PepsiMan

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Jan 23, 2015 18:41

yes, you can.
looking at the Canon Vixia HV30, it has mini-USB; is that for photos only ?
I don't think so.
Firewire isn't completely dead, my one year old mobo supports through USB3.0.

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so I am considering getting a newer one

by all means, yes, get a new camcorder if you're able or use today's phone-corder, they have higher
resolution than your old Betsy, too!

by the way, welcome to the forum. 'no bridge too far'

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Carl312

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Jan 23, 2015 19:25

Quote: The current line Canons use flash memory and/or a hard drive (no tape), and do not have a Firewire connection. Does "Capture" work the same way, except using USB?

You do not use the Capture Module to get Video from Flash Memory cards.

For cameras that will export Video files via USB, you copy the Video Files to a folder on your hard drive. They appear as a Removable Drive.

Or you can use a Flash Card reader and copy the Video files to a folder on your hard drive.
From that folder you can Import the video into Powerdirector for editing.

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BarryTheCrab

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Jan 23, 2015 19:55

The HV30 has a pass-thru feature for digitizing analog video, such as hi8, so you may consider that for the camera's future. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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Neil.F.1955

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Feb 25, 2015 08:10

If this is of any use, I have two SD-card cameras, both Panasonic, one is SDR-S7, the other a later model, SDR-S71. They came with software, both discs since misplaced. but that's of no real consequence. I can import the contents in either of two ways, connect the camera to the computer(as if I still had the software) the camera, as Carl312 says, becomes like a removable hard-drive, with the SD card still loaded in the camera, you access the content with a few "clicks" and copy same to a folder on your computer. The alternative method is to take the card from the camera and insert it in a card-reader, then copy the content to your computer.
That's the way I normally do it.
Cheers for now!