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how can I watch and edit hdv on my computer

by edmed03 Jul 12, 2007 7:31AM PDT

I bought the Canon HV 10 and the video looks amazing on my HD TV. But I dont know what software to use to edit and view my videos on my computer. Any suggestions????

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Pretty much most of the

by boya84 Jul 12, 2007 7:55AM PDT

video editors can handle HDV... You need to connect your camera (using the DV port) to your computer's FireWire port with a FireWire cable.

You may need to buy a FireWire cable - and you may need to add a FireWire port to you computer (Macs have had FireWire ports for years; Windows machines do not commonly have a FireWire port).

Your camera's operating manual discusses connecting to a computer starting on Page 64. If you don't have the manual, download it at canon.com http://alpha02u.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?SV=WWUCA900

Software:
Macintosh: iMovie HD 5 and newer; FinalCut 5 and newer
Windows: Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, others...

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Clarification to the Manual

by boya84 Jul 12, 2007 8:27AM PDT

DV port on the camera is a FireWire port.
DV, IEEE1394, FireWire and iLink are all the same thing - FireWire.

FireWire is NOT USB. They are different ports/cables/protocols.

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