I have a Samsung DV Camcorder (model VP D31) which has sat in the cupboard for a few years (!!) together with a pile of small video tapes on which there are a number of recordings of holidays, grandchildren etc.
I have been meaning to learn how to transfer these to the computer, edit them and make something worthwhile out of them - but it's been one of those things that I just haven't got around to doing ... until today!
OH has got the camcorder out of the cupboard and suggested I might like to sort it ... or bin it!
Having tried to connect the camcorder to my laptop, somewhat unsuccessfully, I now find that I need to connect with a firewire ieee1394 connection, which doesn't mean a lot to me. Having had a look at all the little holes on my laptop it appears I don't have a firewire connection point, which I understand from what I have read on the web is somewhat ancient technology anyway?
So any suggestions of where I go from here. Can I buy a firewire ieee1394 connector - and if so how do I connect it to my laptop?
I am sure there are some lovely recordings of holidays and the kids on the tapes, it would seem a pity to bin then all! :D
I have been meaning to learn how to transfer these to the computer, edit them and make something worthwhile out of them - but it's been one of those things that I just haven't got around to doing ... until today!
OH has got the camcorder out of the cupboard and suggested I might like to sort it ... or bin it!
Having tried to connect the camcorder to my laptop, somewhat unsuccessfully, I now find that I need to connect with a firewire ieee1394 connection, which doesn't mean a lot to me. Having had a look at all the little holes on my laptop it appears I don't have a firewire connection point, which I understand from what I have read on the web is somewhat ancient technology anyway?
So any suggestions of where I go from here. Can I buy a firewire ieee1394 connector - and if so how do I connect it to my laptop?
I am sure there are some lovely recordings of holidays and the kids on the tapes, it would seem a pity to bin then all! :D
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