Capturing with GV-D1000

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I'm screening some mini DV tape on the GV-D1000. This is a journalism
situation and all I have is the deck and the USB cable for that
machine. My Win XP computer does recognize the deck. Is there any way
I get either some video or some stills from my tapes on to my computer
using that USB connection.

Sorry, I don't have a user manual, nor do I have a firewire port on
this computer. Thanks

 

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"MNP" <mnpress@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm screening some mini DV tape on the GV-D1000. This is a journalism
> situation and all I have is the deck and the USB cable for that
> machine. My Win XP computer does recognize the deck. Is there any way
> I get either some video or some stills from my tapes on to my computer
> using that USB connection.
>
> Sorry, I don't have a user manual, nor do I have a firewire port on
> this computer. Thanks
>

Does not the camera maker have a web site? Don't they
post their manuals for download?

Most of the time the USB ports are for still transfers. Open
a graphics program and connect the camera, with the USB,
then see if there is an "acquire" option. It may be listed as a
"Twain" source. See if you can then load stills off the camera.
It may not work unless; the software that came with the camera,
or a download of the current software, is installed first.

Luck;
Ken

 

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First off, it is better to take stills from a video sequence than straight
off a tape. The frame you pick may look fine on the LCD screen, but may have
harsh interlace lines when viewed at a bitmap picture. When using an NLE for
export of a single frame you can choose the exact frame you want, or one
near it that does not show interlacing so much. Also, it is possible to tell
the NLE to deinterlace the video before exporting the particular frame.

If you don't have the manual it can always be obtained from the Sony
website. This is true for nearly all products from nearly every single
manufacturer. That's the beauty of the internet. You never have to be
without the documentation for your toys. Even older product manuals can be
found with a little ingenuity in looking around a manufacturer's website.

Download yours. It's probably there available in a PDF file for the taking.

"MNP" <mnpress@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1123169076.675765.113370@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I'm screening some mini DV tape on the GV-D1000. This is a journalism
> situation and all I have is the deck and the USB cable for that
> machine. My Win XP computer does recognize the deck. Is there any way
> I get either some video or some stills from my tapes on to my computer
> using that USB connection.
>
> Sorry, I don't have a user manual, nor do I have a firewire port on
> this computer. Thanks
>