[Mindee]

Is this possible and how.

I have tried playing the video on the PC and at the same time pressing record on the DV camcorder when the two are connected by a firewire cable.

It records the sound but no picture.

Anyone please help if this is possible.

[Nigel Goodwin]

Will the camcorder record from Firewire?, many (most?) won't do so. Even if it does, I wouldn't expect it to work by pressing play on the PC and record on the camcorder, normally a single press 'somewhere' should initiate the transfer.

[Gilson]

I seem to remember that this function is a firmware lock out on many camcorders and can be reversed by getting a hack.

Also as Nigel suggests the download should include camcorder control from the PC and as with the upload is probably only available in video editing sofware.

[Spruce]

I've done this in movie-maker. Just loaded the clip into the program as I would for normal camcorder footage and then chose send to DV. This was as a raw AVI and also a wmv. Haven't tried with any other files.

[ntlhellworld]

Yep, the option is in windows movie maker. Ive used it before.

-Chris

[Mindee]

Thanks All.

Have not tried it as yet but have looked at windows moviemaker and read the help. Yes it is there to do.

I knew I had seen this somewhere in the past.

Once again, thanks.

[Gilson]

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Originally Posted by emmjay

Thanks All.

Have not tried it as yet but have looked at windows moviemaker and read the help. Yes it is there to do.

I knew I had seen this somewhere in the past.

Once again, thanks.

I think this will only work if DV in is enabled on your camcorder - it isn't on mine but maybe on yours. Let us know how you get on.

[Mindee]

You are quite correct Sir and thankyou.

No, my camcorder does not have "DV in" therefore I cannot do it.

What I was trying to do, was to get a video clip I had received over the internet and to record it onto VHS tape, as some older members of my family do not have a DVD player. This would have been done by connecting my camcorder to the VHS recorder.

However, I have now done this by recording it onto DVD first and then copying from the DVD player onto VHS.

[Gilson]

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Originally Posted by emmjay

You are quite correct Sir and thankyou.

No, my camcorder does not have "DV in" therefore I cannot do it.

What I was trying to do, was to get a video clip I had received over the internet and to record it onto VHS tape, as some older members of my family do not have a DVD player. This would have been done by connecting my camcorder to the VHS recorder.

However, I have now done this by recording it onto DVD first and then copying from the DVD player onto VHS.

Thanks for letting us know how you got on. (Unfortunately I have not been knighted yet but thanks for the accolade but it was entirely unnecessary!)

Thats a good route you have now decided to use.

I have been experimenting with S-Video out from my PC graphics card to one of my S-VHS VCR's but always end up with about a 25% overscan.

As I mentioned earlier I think you can get hacks for some camcorders to activate DV -in . This was locked out due to EU import rules on Video recorders . With DV "in" a camcorder fell foul of these rules as it was able to record from an external video source like a VCR.