Tech Question

[paraka]

Ok, I haven't even tried Googling this yet, I'll probably try that tonight, but I thought I'd ask here first.

Does anyone know how to get things from your TV onto your computer? I'm doing this special project at work, where we're doing a video. I offered to edit it, but the camera we got only lets you transfer *pictures* to your computer, not video. And now I have all this footage saved on a Mini DV, that I need to get on my computer.

Please say someone knows how to help me!

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[paraka]

Thanks so much for replying so quickly. We did actually figure out how to get the footage from the camera to the computer.

I went out and bought the cable needed to connect my TV to my computer, but I can't seem to get it to work :(

When you use Nero or whatever, do you just use the capture option? Or is there something else to use? When I try and capture it it says there isn't any device attached.

I really want to be able to capture stuff from the tv. Then instead of waiting for Numb3rs to hit bit torrent, I can just make the file myself :)

[munchkinofdoom.livejournal.com]

I tend to use WinDVD Creator, and it has an option for tuning in an external device under its Set-Up Wizard. I have my video recorder rather than my tv tuned to the computer, as my digital set top box is tuned to my video recorder.

A friend uses Nero to tune to her video recorder, so I'll find out how she tuned it in for you.

I actually found it easier to just buy a digital tv capture card for my computer, then plug the computer straight into the antenna connection. The only reason I can't do this with my set-top box is because the box is from Foxtel. So I get my Foxtel stations via the video recorder and my free digital stations straight from the computer via the digital tv card installed. The card was only about $200 australian, so it could be well worth investigating.

Sorry I can't give you more help right now, but I'll check with ts5000 about how she tuned Nero to an external device.