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New Sony HDR-HC3K and want to xfer video

Jun 10, 2006 5:08PM PDT

Picked up the new Sony HDR-HC3 and love the camera! Have never done a video transfer to a PC or made a DVD. I want to transfer to DVD to share with family and store as well. Looking at a new PC (Dell XPS 400)
1. is a 320 GB Hard drive enough to store the video and my photos as well?
2. what software do you recommend. Have read quite a bit about "dropping" frames and that video transfer takes time. How do I avoid these problems
3. Which DVD is the best quality for the HD video that I have captured?
Thanks for your feedback

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HDDVD and blueray not out yet
Jun 10, 2006 10:15PM PDT

I don't know a lot about PC software but I use a Mac and iMovie HD and it works great.

To avoid dropouts, use fresh-never recorded tapes, or for the fewest a new Sony DV tape made for HD.

High Def. DVDs (HD-DVD and BlueRay) are just coming out and very expensive. So really the only way to watch it in HD right now is to hook the camera to your HD TV using component video or preferably HDMI. But you can make regular DVDs and the quality will be very good if downsized from HD.

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Bluray and HD-DVD is out(soon)!!!!
Jun 11, 2006 7:32AM PDT
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New Sony HDR-HC3K and want to xfer video
Jun 12, 2006 1:14AM PDT

You need to get a firewire PCI card for you Dell $25~60 most come with the cable.
You you have a dual layer DVD burner?
When I had 450mhz processor, sometimes I would have dropped frames, If your Dell is in the 2.4hz+ range you should be OK,, and at least 512mb of memory.
Transfer, called "capture" is in REAL time!!! Get use to it.
Sony Vagas, Ulead, are two good ones. Cost about $99 or less on sale. john

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