Best Video Capturing Software?

Q. What are some of the best video capturing software for mini dv, digital video camcorders? Thanks

A. I'm assuming you have limited experience with video editors based on your question. I wouldn't recommend the best unless you already are experienced (Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, Final Cut (Mac), Sony Vegas Pro). They cost from about $700 to over $2000.

Look into Adobe Premiere Elements, Pinnacle Studio, Video Studio, Sony Vegas. You will be using your Firewire cable to capture video on your MiniDV. The capture is from within the video editing software. Plug it in, turn on the camera, open your editor and follow the Capture process.

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video capture software?

Q. i have a sony handy cam it uses a usb cable to connect to my computer i need a no frills free software program that just captures the video in good quality and dosen't drop frames what do you suggest. it dosent work in windows movie maker and in nero the video and sound shudders and drops frames like crazy.

A. I actually have a similar problem to Tom's. For some retarded reason, Sony sells mini-DVD camcorders with no firewire compatibility. They use USB only. To make things worse, my camcorder won't work with Roxio or Moviemaker or Adobe Premier. It will work only with the software supplied by Sony with the camcorder: Picture Package. When I try to capture video using Picture Package, I get a message saying the camcorder is connecting, but it never completes the connection, so I can't transfer the video.

Tom, I'm betting you're going to have to find a copy of Picture Package to make your video transfer, but I could be wrong. Try searching at the Sony support website to see if you can download the software you need.

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