How to Edit a Video From a Sony Handycam DVD
Handycam is the name that Sony has given their palm-sized camcorders since their introduction in the 1980s. One of the later innovations in this product line was the introduction of the miniDVD format as a recording technology. This allowed users to capture pictures with digital quality. If you want to edit a video from a Sony Handycam DVD, you first have to connect the Sony Handycam to your computer and import the footage. After that, you can let your imagination run wild.
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Instructions
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Turn off the Sony Handycam and set it near the computer. Connect the Handycam to the computer with the USB cable. Make sure your computer is on and booted into the operating system.
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Power up the camcorder. Open the screen. Select "Computer" on the "USB Selection" screen when it appears.
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Select "My Computer" from your desktop (on a PC) or open up the Finder on a Mac. The Sony Handycam should now be listed as a storage device on your computer.
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Click on the Camcorder device to open it.
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Select the videos you want to edit. Drag them to your desktop or copy and paste them.
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Start up your editing software. Both PCs and Macs come with built-in editing software–or download open source software programs.
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Import the video files you want to edit into your editing program. This is usually done by selecting "File->Import" from the menu.
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Edit your video. Follow the editing software's directions to add titles, effects, music and even fix exposure errors.
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Tips & Warnings
Ensure that you have plenty of drive space when editing videos. Ten minutes of video will take up about 1GB worth of hard drive space.
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