How do I save video camera to DVD

wills72

Hi

I would like to be able to save footage from my video camera tapes onto DVD.

I don't know how to do this, can anyone help?

My handbook is pretty useless.

Thanks very much.

weegie.geek

Really need more info. What's your camera model? Do you want to do it through the PC, or do you have a standalone dvd recorder?

pokemon151

I'm sure there are companys that do this for you however when I had the 8mm tape I use to copy it through my video recorder on the telly using your TV/ Camcorder leads.
I now have a DVD camcorder that copies onto 8mm cd. I replay it on the telly and copy it onto a CD as I have a DVD recorder or I record onto SD card then use the computer to burn a CD.

mitchg

To make this an easier answer, we will need to know what ouputs is on your camcorder and what leads do you have? eg usb, composit etc and also what inputs do you have on your pc, eg TV in etc
if you can get it onto your pc save as a avi file, then either burn a vcd disc using a standard writeable cd, or then convert to a dvd format to burn onto a dvd disc there are quite a few softwares out for converting i use Cucusoft myself. Maybe not the best software now but i have used it for a long time now and no problems with conversion or burning.

hollypoppit

I used the 'Dazzle video creator' to do this. You can route this through your PC or straight to DVD. The only issue had was installing the software that came with it, and ending up downloading a patch to do this.

The results are very good

wills72

Hi

Thanks for your replies, here's the extra info.

It's a Samsung VP-D10 and I would like to use the PC as I don't have a DVD recorder. The camcorder has outputs DV, AV and Svideo. I have a cable - but not sure what type it is.

I really appreciate all your help - I'm sure it's eay when you know how!

Thanks.

emmaroids

yes it is easy

simply save your files onto the pc and burn data disc dvd`s (i recommend getting re-writeables)

jobs a good un.