How to Transfer Video to Computer

Do you have hundreds of hours of memories rotting away on video camera tapes? All you need to do to transfer those to your computer is follow these steps. After that, you can put the videos on DVDs or upload them to an online server.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Video camera
• Firewire
• Computer

1. 
    
   Firewire

   First you need to hook up the firewire. You can purchase one at any electronics store or department for a few dollars. Insert one end into the computer and one into the video camera.

2. 
    

   Insert the video tape into the camera and rewind to the beginning (or wherever you want to start the transfer).

3. 
    

   Using Windows Movie Maker or some other movie maker on your computer, upload the movie to the computer. It should play automatically after clicking "Transfer video".

4. Once the video is uploaded to your computer, you'll be able to transfer it to a DVD or upload to an online server. Either way your precious memories will be preserved for years and years.

Tips & Warnings

• Send out copies of your movies to family members for safe-keeping and wonderful gifts!
• Make sure the whole video has uploaded to the computer before deleting from the cassette.

[sonni57]

on 5/15/2009 Thanks for the good info on transferring video to a computer I'm tech challenged so this helps.