How to Download a Movie From a Camcorder to a DVD
- 1). Charge your camcorder or plug it in to a power outlet. If you run the camcorder on batteries and it dies during the upload process, you may have to restart some of the footage or could risk damage to footage if your camcorder uses a SD card or flash memory to operate.
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RCA cables are used on older camcorders.video image by MATTHIEU FABISIAK from Fotolia.com
Connect the camcorder to your computer using the easiest method possible. For newer cameras, a Firewire connection provides direct video access. For flash memory cameras, an USB cable is used to transfer files. Older cameras need an analog capturing device that uses RCA and S-Video cables to connect to a computer. - 3). Use video capturing software to capture your footage. Try not to capture all of the footage as one bulk file. This could cause audio delays and will make the editing process a lot longer. Keep clips to 10 to 15 minutes for the best results.
- 4). Organize and edit your footage. Video capturing software often doubles as editing software, and trimming out unwanted footage will allow you to put most of the footage onto a DVD.
- 5). Import your edited footage into a DVD software program. Arrange the footage in the order you want it to play because even though you can select each title, DVDs also have the ability to just play each video in order.
- 6). Create chapters for your DVD. You can choose custom chapter sections or have the software automatically create chapters based on scene changes.
- 7). Create a custom menu for the DVD. For each video clip, you can choose a screenshot for the video clip or select an image to place the screenshot. Change the menu's background as well and select whether to have audio playing on the DVD menu.
- 8). Insert a blank DVD into your computer's DVD drive. Preview the final burning process and then start the burning process. A typical 90-minute DVD may take up to two hours to burn fully, but this varies from computer to computer.
