It has a firewire slot in it, but neither of my computers has a firewire slot/card. Are there any other ways to get video from a normal mini-dv cam to a computer so I can play around with editing it? Or possibly to get it online. For instance, perhaps I can install a firewire port or is there a way to make a firewire port on a mini-dv run through a USB? Thanks!|||you can get a fire wire, aka E1111, since they have way better quality than USB and are only around $20. but you can get it through USB it's just that the bit rate plummets. i recomend fire wire (try http://www.newegg.com)|||There are adapters that will convert FireWire to USB 2.0. They cost about as much as a FireWire PCI card will cost, so it makes more sense to buy a FireWire card for your computer.
You can get a FireWire card at just about any electronics / office supplies big box store for about $30.
That said, you're also going to need ripping software for your camera. If the camera did't come with ripping software, try visiting the camera manufacturer's Web site and see if they have a download of such software.
If not, you'll need a video editing software package, such as ULead or Adobe Premiere or the like, in order to import your video. There may be free video ripping programs out there, as well.|||There are a few ways that I can think of:
1. Get the firewire card (IEEE 1394 PCI) to install in your computer. I found some cheap purchases at Amazon.com and Ebay.com. You can use a trial version of the ripping software (http://www.topdownloads.net/software/vie鈥?/a> though most of the time you'll find that the PCI card, when packaged new, has something included with it.
-- A consideration is to make sure you have the RAM you need for this (no less than 512mb, the more the better in this area to avoid jolting video sequences), and ideally a separate dedicated hard drive, or just plan on processing video when not using the computer for other activities.
2. Buy a converter kit which will allow you to plug into your computer directly from a TV, which means you can run your Mini DV there, and then be ripping it to your hard drive (Dazzle has the best that I know of http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us鈥?/a> If money is of no object, and you're serious about this, get your hands on Adobe Premiere - around $850. (http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/m鈥?/a> This program tops most of the ones I've tried.
Remember that there's going to be a learning curve with any of this, as processing video really isn't a "plug and play" experience, but if you're creative and have some time on your hands, it can be loads of fun.
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