Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

SAMSUNG CAMCORDER

by BIRDSITTER Mar 17, 2009 12:42PM PDT

HI I WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME HOW I CAN DOWNLOAD A DISC TO MY COMPUTER SO I CAN E-MAIL IT TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS THANKS FOR ANY HELP MY CAMCORDER IS MODEL SC-DC173U

Discussion is locked

11 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
If your computer has
by boya84 Mar 17, 2009 11:00PM PDT

a drawer loading DVD drive, download and install HandBrake - or any number of other DVD rippers. Rip the video to a computer-useful format like avi, wmv, mov or mp4. It needs to be compressed a lot for emailing or you can upload to places like vimeo.com if it is too large. Your email service provider has file size guidelines.

Most people edit first - MovieMaker likes wmv and avi; iMovie likes mov and dv... among many others.

Warning: VOB files captured by standard definition DVD based consumer cams capture poor quality video.

If your computer has only a slot loading DVD drive, never put small or odd-sized discs in a slot loading drive. Get an external drawer loader.

If possible, learn to use the caps lock on the keyboard. Some punctuation would be nice, too.

- Collapse -
Question about the Samsung SC-DX103
by davidhines1960 Mar 20, 2009 10:05AM PDT

I just purchased the above camcorder and I'm trying to download my video disk onto my computer. I downloaded the software that came with the camera called: DV MediaPro 2.2 but nothing happens. I tried to set the settings to "mass storage" like instructed but it won't let me (shaded area on the settings menu). I'm an amateur as you can see and this is my first camcorder. I only want to do simple things like creat educational video's and put them on my puter and than upload them to "You Tube". Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance.

- Collapse -
I have yet to find
by boya84 Mar 20, 2009 12:16PM PDT

any software that comes with any consumer camcorder that is actually useful. Have you tried ripping the video from the finalized DVD as suggested in the post to which you responded?

- Collapse -
Forgive me
by davidhines1960 Mar 20, 2009 1:25PM PDT

does this mean the software that came with me camcorder is useless?

I will continue to research and educate myself on this "ripping" technique.

Thank you.

- Collapse -
No need to ask forgiveness...
by boya84 Mar 21, 2009 1:40AM PDT

I was just wondering...

Yes, in my opinion, the software that comes with any consumer camcorder is useless. As you have already indicated, you "downloaded the software that came with the camera called: DV MediaPro 2.2 but nothing happens."

According to the camcorder's manual
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200809/20080911134044218_SC-DX100_ENG-SPA_0725.pdf
starting on page 90, DV Media Pro merely allows you to use the camcorder as a DVD player so you can watch the video on a Windows computer. At the top of page 91: "View Movie Recordings and Photos on PC"... The Transfer function appears to limited to transferring photos off the memory card only (Page 94). There appears to be some method for copying the video files off the disc (Page 93 & 96), but this is where the previously suggested ripper (third party) is recommended. Please note on Page 96 under, "TRANSFERRING FILES FROM THE DVD CAMCORDER TO YOUR PC", it states, "You can copy the movie and photo images to your PC and play them back"... so no editing - which means if you want to edit or get the video file into any format for uploading, you will still need to convert the file with something. Rather than taking two steps, using a third party ripper keeps you at a single step.

Good luck.

- Collapse -
BAD POST
by BIRDSITTER Mar 20, 2009 1:06AM PDT

I THOUGHT YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO PERSONAL ATTACKS I TOOK THAT REMARK AS A PERSONAL ATTACK ON ME ABOUT HOW I DO A POST

- Collapse -
Apologies - not a personal attack at all..
by boya84 Mar 20, 2009 1:19AM PDT

Merely a suggestion. It is up to you to use your caps lock or not. Most folks use the caps lock.

- Collapse -
If you mean about the all capital letter posts.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 20, 2009 1:25AM PDT

Then that is never a personal attack. There is an etiquette to posting and you YELLED your post out and will get feedback.

-> There it is. It was feedback and not a personal attack.

And yes, I agree that all capital letter posts should be avoided. It derails the conversation. But it is your conversation so feel free to do as you please.
Bob

- Collapse -
Oh... and all you need to do
by boya84 Mar 20, 2009 1:27AM PDT

is click on the "Report Offensive Post" link - and the Forum Moderator can decide whether to remove the post or not. The "Report Offensive Post" link is at the bottom of the window of the "offensive post".

For additional detail, the upper left side of the forums have a few links that you may find useful - including Forum FAQs and Forum Policies.

- Collapse -
and...
by boya84 Mar 20, 2009 1:41AM PDT

You're welcome... I am glad to know that the information I posted in response to your questions related to dealing with your DVD based camcorder issue was helpful.

- Collapse -
passed right by it
by chickenorfish Mar 20, 2009 3:36AM PDT

i saw this post but passed right by it cause trying to read all caps makes my eyes bleed

Back to Video Cameras forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info