copy tape to CD (Video CD)

[Medes]

Hi,

I have a little sony DV camera, I have tryed many times to copy the tape from my camera to CD but I have failed everytime.

My laptop recoginze the camera but when i click on start to copy the tape to CD it generates a warning that says something like:

there is no CD -R in the destination, please insert an empy CD -R.

There is a CD -R in the CD room.

[guns1inger]

Using what software ?

[Medes]

I am using Picture Package (the cd) that follows with the camera and usb cable

[hech54]

You have MUCH to learn my friend.

[Medes]

thanks for your help,

[jman98]

I know nothing about this software package. What you need to do is break this into 2 steps. Your problem is that you are trying to go from the camera to a CD in one step and that's not going to work for sure.
1st step - Get the video transferred to your PC's hard disk.
2nd step - Now that you have the film on your PC, convert it to VCD or DVD, whatever you want, and burn that.
Worry about getting the video on your PC first and then worry about what you need to do to burn it. Your problem may be that it's just not possible to transfer directly from camera to CD and that would make perfect sense to me that this is not allowed.

[hech54]

thanks for your help,

1) You have a Sony video camera with a USB cable. Been discussed here dozens of times...all with the same outcome...Sony lied...you need a Firewire cable(not a USB cable) to transfer the DV footage to your computer.
2) DV data/footage is HUGE and needs to be compressed to MPEG1(for VCD) or MPEG2 for SVCD or DVD....and 75% of this website is devoted to this subject and has been discussed millions of times.
3) I googled the software you are using....the website also states almost the same things I have just said in 1 and 2.

You have MUCH to learn my friend.

was not me being a smartass or a jerk....you really do have a LOT of reading to do....too much for any one person to type here.

[Medes]

Thank you,

there is following items on the menu of the picture package that i use to transfer the film to my pc:

1. slideshow producer
2.burning video cd
3. save the images on CD -R
4. Viewing video and pictures on pc
5. automatic music video producer
6. copying tape ot video cd (my problem)

I have tryed all of them to copy the tape to pc, i failed.

I know I am newbie and i have used google and this forum, I know I have to buy a FireWire Card for my laptop

I just tryed to transfer a tape to a laptop

[ofbarea]

DV video will consume about 13 GB by hour, but usually having an external USB2 driver will work just fine.

For capturing your DV video connect you camera using a firewire cable to your PC.

To capture the video use WinDV.

Finally install Panasonic DV codec to be able to open your file.

Check this post for more on this topic: https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=324036

Another option is to convert DV to MPEG on the fly. Read this post for more details: https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=324977

and this other: https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=324726