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[Mr Dio]

Thanks Slomo.
I really appreciate the input.
Hope you know that my decision will probably be 99% based on your info.


Let me look @ a couple of others tonight & I'll post again.

[Mr Dio]

OK, so I got the JVC Everio GZ-MG77

I can get the still pics to transfer from camcorder to PC but not the video.
Anyone have any serious tips or advice?
Paging Mr Slomo, paging Mr Slomo...

[leemajors]

if you have the right software, you should be able to import it over firewire straight onto your hard drive. i use pinnacle studio 10, it works pretty well for what i use it for - taping my daughter's easter egg hunt and stuff, and making a dvd out of the stuff i record. but slomo knows way more about other ways to do that than me.

[SA Gunslinger]

If you have a Mac, you need to connect your camera via firewire. If you have a PC, I believe it's called an i-link connection.

You do need software to capture the video to your computer.

If you just want to burn your footage on to a DVD with basic editing, you should be able to accomplish that task using a dvr.

There is a wealth of information on the site below.

2-Pop

[leemajors]

IEEE 1394 port adapter. i think they still mark the cable as a firewire cable. incredibly fast data transfer.

[Slomo]

I'm not familiar with this model, but a quick google says it has only analogue AV outputs and a USB connector.

I'll look into it with more details but at this point I would guess that:
You recorded your still pictures on the SD card, while you recorded your video on the internal Hard disk of the camcorder. So to get the video to your computer there should bbe one of two logical solutions:
1. You got a special software with the camcorder that allows you to do that

2. When you connect your camcorder via USB to the computer it appears as an external hard disk. You should be able to browse that disk and to find video files on it that you then simply copy to your computer's hard drive.


Tell me what computer are you using? (operating system?).

[leemajors]

ouch, usb for hard drive to hard drive transfer? usb 2.0 is ok, but firewire is still faster.

[Slomo]

Well if it's USB 2.0, it's actually faster than regular IEEE1394 (FireWire).

If it's not then yes - Ouch!

[leemajors]

Well if it's USB 2.0, it's actually faster than regular IEEE1394 (FireWire).

If it's not then yes - Ouch!

firewire is still a bit faster than USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is faster theoretically, but still doesn't match up in performance tests.

http://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm

[Slomo]

OK I've looked at it on jvc.com, and it seems it has a lot of built in "inteligence" (like being able to creates DVDs directly without a PC - you do need an external USB DVD unit though). Also it says that its delivered with a lot of software and utilities, so my advice would be to try the external HDD trick from my previous post (itm.2) for raw data transfer, and then to sit down and learn how to use the included software, since because of the built in software ("inteligence") there are probably some non standard features that you probably want to make use of.

Keep us posted of your progress (or better yet - post your masterpieces online for everybody to see )

PS: In order for the computer to recognize it as an external HDD you may have to install some special drivers first (they should be included in the package though).

[Mr Dio]

Thanks you all!
I will try this weekend & update.
I want to upload some shots from my Cabo trip.