[font=Arial] Well, if I can be a bit selfdeprecating. I am dumb as a rock when it comes to this type of stuff and can tax anybody's kind and well intentioned heart to the point of exasperation if one decides to help me.
I can't download? My video from my harddrive camcorder to the Roxio 9. I get to the video import page and nothing will click, like the "transfer video" line.
I have a gateway 2005 and one of them there cords for video transfer.
If you help me, when you arrive in heaven, you will recieve an extra crown, and a plaque inscribed in gold, with words of, one having done a deed of meritorus service to man kind.
tom1

When you say you have 'one of them leads' - is it a USB or a Firewire one?

In general, USB won't work in the program, you need Firewire (it's a smaller plug than the half inch flat USB one).

What may work if that isn't the correct one is to import the movie from the camera using the software that came with the camera and then to open the file you get on the hard drive with EMC

I'm a few generations behind the time when it comes to video cameras so help me understand. If it is a hard drive camera and it is plugged into the computer via USB, would not the computer see it as a hard drive so the files can just be copied to the computer? I would think the only problem would be the format.

Is that one of the JVC cameras? That the ones with the .MOD file format which can be changed to mpg by just changing the extension. The Sony camera are already mpg.

Hopefully Tom1 will come back and let us know (or at least educate me.)

Reason I said that Steve is that EMC won't capture properly with a USB connection - he'd have to move the file over to the hard drive first and then import it into Videowave

Yes, I don't think it was clear that the OP didn't need to capture; just to drag or copy these files to C:/. The OP was looking for something like "transfer". For the beginner, I do agree that the OP should use the software that cam with the camera to transfer the video to C:/ Perhaps there is some function that is in the software to access the camera's hard drive? That would be poor engineering but possible.

Thanks for your replies,
The cable is a usb. and the video cam is a harddrive jvc. Is it possible you are all right in that the cable needs to be a firewire that will transfer in mpg.
Just a note, I was able to download the files? to windows media player. Does that mean the usb is okay and there may something else like oh....ignorance at work here?
When you write format does that mean in mpg or usb?
Can you folks refer me to a site that explains this whole process?
Tom1

Your video camera should have come with the directions. Every camera may be different.

If you can copy and save the files to your hard drive via the USB cable then that is what you should do. Create a folder on your computer and just copy the files from the camera to the hard drive. When you plug in your camera, Windows should recognize it as a hard drive just as if you plugged in a memory card. Many times, Windows will automatically start copying the files when you plug in the camera and turn it on. Look in My Computer and you should see it listed, you can explore it to see the files.

I'm not sure why you would want to capture those files since that will take a lot of time and may result in incomplete captures. The USB VS Firewire discussions are for cameras that use a tape for recording a video. Some camera use a small DVD. For those camera, you would simply put the disc in the computer. Your is just like another hard drive on your computer. Your camera may not even have a Firewire port.

If you want directions on how to use the program after you have the video files on your computer, go to the Tips and Tricks area of the EMC 9 forum and read "One way of doing it". Watch the videos for editing help.

Write/format is something completely different, you may screw up your camera or computer's hard drive. Be carefull. Write is just that, it is used to put data information on a device as in write to hard drive. Format will wipe out everyting on the hard drive and prepare it for use with a device. As in format c:/ a no-no undless you know what you are doing.

I have a usb cable, I was able to download my video to windows media player, but not to Roxio.
My camcorder is a harddrive JVC.
Is it still possible for the cable to be the issue?
Is there a site to go to that deals with all this in laymans terms.
EMC??
Thanks for your help. I have alot of family video on the camcorder and its full and unless I find a way to download the video I am stuck...wandering aimlessly through the land of technical wordage and selfrecrimination and doubt as to my future in the land of Roxio.
Tom1

Tom read my post above carefully. Copy the files from your cameras hard drive to your computer's hard drive. Make a folder to work with.

Once the files are in the folder, rename the extension on the files to mpg. Roxio will then handle those files.

To rename the files. Open the folder, at the top, select folder options. There will be a drop down list. Uncheck the box for "hide known extensions". You should now see your files with the mod extension. They will look like this (Name of video or number).mod. You want to change the mod to mpg. The files should look like this (Name of video or number).mpg.



PM me if you need more detail since this thread is getting long and it seems like the issue is with using your camera and computer rather than anything with Roxio. Use the pm link below my name.

When you are doing what Steve said, also click the circle to the left of Show Hidden files and folders.

Thanks for that addition. I had forgotten everything that needs to be checked or unchecked.
Tom1 was just reading this post; I hope we haven't scared him off.

Thank you,
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Tom1

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