Digital Video Beginner Questions

Getting started and buying all new equipment. Have brand new Dell computer
with high end video chip, USB and Firewire ports and DVD Burner.

1. Advantages of MiniDV verus little discs recorders?
2. What is best video editing software, can you add music to video?
3. How do I get my old VHS video tapes into digital format? Can they be
edited using video editing software?
4.

DI
Mon Jul 18 20:38:16 CDT 2005

I use Pinnacle Studio Version 9
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Studio+version+9.htm

"Craig S" <Craig S@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0AD9D875-6584-4078-BFDD-54D42AE283A3@microsoft.com...
> Getting started and buying all new equipment. Have brand new Dell
> computer
> with high end video chip, USB and Firewire ports and DVD Burner.
>
> 1. Advantages of MiniDV verus little discs recorders?
> 2. What is best video editing software, can you add music to video?
> 3. How do I get my old VHS video tapes into digital format? Can they be
> edited using video editing software?
> 4.
>
>

Graham
Tue Jul 19 02:13:52 CDT 2005

1, minidv can be editied by any video editing app if captured via firewire.
DVD cams are great for creating dvds which you just watch. If you want to
edit, you need mpeg editors and you cannot edit at any point as you can with
the dv-avi file that minidv and firewire creates.
2. The one which does the job you want it to, all will add music.
3. Use the digital camcorder if it has av-in and supports pass through.
Otherwise you'll need an analogue to digital convertor, and the more
expensive ones are much more reliable, see canopus or miglia.

Graham

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Craig S" <Craig S@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0AD9D875-6584-4078-BFDD-54D42AE283A3@microsoft.com...
> Getting started and buying all new equipment. Have brand new Dell
> computer
> with high end video chip, USB and Firewire ports and DVD Burner.
>
> 1. Advantages of MiniDV verus little discs recorders?
> 2. What is best video editing software, can you add music to video?
> 3. How do I get my old VHS video tapes into digital format? Can they be
> edited using video editing software?
> 4.
>
>

Al
Tue Jul 19 02:48:59 CDT 2005

I hate Pinnacle.

8/19/04:
"Installed Pinnacle Studio 9 SE and it removed all other actions from the
device connection pop-up list. How do I get back my original list,
including Movie Maker 2?

I hate it when companies take it upon themselves to reconfigure other
applications your system. I find this inappropriate, unprofessional,
disrespectfully of their customer, and down right rude, and major cause for
not using their product.

But how do I get back the original actions list?

Thanks"


"DI" <please post@this newsgroup.com> wrote in message
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>I use Pinnacle Studio Version 9
> http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Studio+version+9.htm
>
> "Craig S" <Craig S@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0AD9D875-6584-4078-BFDD-54D42AE283A3@microsoft.com...
>> Getting started and buying all new equipment. Have brand new Dell
>> computer
>> with high end video chip, USB and Firewire ports and DVD Burner.
>>
>> 1. Advantages of MiniDV verus little discs recorders?
>> 2. What is best video editing software, can you add music to video?
>> 3. How do I get my old VHS video tapes into digital format? Can they be
>> edited using video editing software?
>> 4.
>>
>>
>
>

Wojo
Wed Jul 20 10:35:10 CDT 2005

I agree. I don't like any of the Pinnacle software I have tried in the past.
I very much prefer Ulead's applications.

"Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
news:u6VCVZDjFHA.3288@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I hate Pinnacle.
>
> 8/19/04:
> "Installed Pinnacle Studio 9 SE and it removed all other actions from the
> device connection pop-up list. How do I get back my original list,
> including Movie Maker 2?
>
> I hate it when companies take it upon themselves to reconfigure other
> applications your system. I find this inappropriate, unprofessional,
> disrespectfully of their customer, and down right rude, and major cause
> for
> not using their product.
>
> But how do I get back the original actions list?
>
> Thanks"
>
>
> "DI" <please post@this newsgroup.com> wrote in message
> news:OjEFNKAjFHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I use Pinnacle Studio Version 9
>> http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Studio+version+9.htm
>>
>> "Craig S" <Craig S@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0AD9D875-6584-4078-BFDD-54D42AE283A3@microsoft.com...
>>> Getting started and buying all new equipment. Have brand new Dell
>>> computer
>>> with high end video chip, USB and Firewire ports and DVD Burner.
>>>
>>> 1. Advantages of MiniDV verus little discs recorders?
>>> 2. What is best video editing software, can you add music to video?
>>> 3. How do I get my old VHS video tapes into digital format? Can they be
>>> edited using video editing software?
>>> 4.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>