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Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 12/05/05 11:36
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:40:22 GMT, Anthona Susa
<susa.anth...@neosporum.com> wrote:
Hi Anton -
It struck me I was staring at this option yesterday in windows
MovieMaker (5.1) - I gues you have that if you've got an XP PC.
I noticed an option to "output to camera" which is intended to send a
video *back* to a DV-in DV camera. If it did that, it would have to
convert to DV-AVI (since the rest of the program outputs windows
media, this would be an oddity).
Anyway - maybe there's a shortcut here *if* the Pinnacle movie DV box
looks like a camera to movie maker : I'd try -
1) Import AVI to Moviemaker
2) Edit movie (do nothing, just drag clip to timeline)
3) Finish Movie (Send to DV camera)
Step 3 would require your box connected to DV, if MM recognises it as
a DV input device then it might well *just send the file* and you'd be
done.
I'm sure there must be small utilities somewhere to send an AVI to a
DV output, but I don't remember seeing any offhand, so thats' the best
I can suggest. Maybe it's good enough at 3am there to get you moving
;-)
HTH
Cheers - Neil
>On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 09:20:21 -0000, Martin wrote:
>
>I don't have the Nikon video-output wires (I always used the PCMCIA card to
>tansfer the files from the compact flash to the WinXP laptop hard drive).
>
>But, you gave me an idea which I will try now as I'm desperate.
>I found my wife's Canon PowerShot camera and her AV output cable.
>That AV output cable converts a mini-phono jack to mono RCA (yellow, red).
>
>Instead of (unsuccessfully so far) trying to force the AVI file out the
>firewire into the Pinnacle MovieDV box, I will try your suggestion on the
>Canon camera to the VCR recorder. I will now:
>1. Format a spare compact flash card in the Canon point and shoot
>2. Put the formatted compact flash card in the laptop PCMCIA slot
>3. Slide the 18 MB 1-minute AVI file onto the compact flash card
>4. Place that compact flash card into the Canon PowerShot camera
>5. Hook the analog A/V output from the PowerShot to the VCR input
>6. Play (need to figure how) the AVI file on the Canon camera
>7. Press the RECORD button on the VCR
>8. Hopefully, this will result in a one-minute video on VHS tape!
>9. My boy could then bring that to school this morning
>10. Leaving me, his Dad, as a hero!
>
>I'll let you know how your suggestion goes.
>
>Meanwhile, if anyone else knows how to force the AVI file out the firewire
>which is connected to the pinnacle studio MovieDV box which is connected to
>the VCR VHS input, please let me know!
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