| If you're new to PC video editing then
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| | is connected to your firewire port
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| knowing where to start can be a bit
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| | windows will automatically recognise your
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| daunting, so hopefully this guide will
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| | Digital Camcorder.If your using the old
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| point you in the right direction.To start
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| | analogue camcorder then you will also
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| with you will need a few items of
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| | need an analogue to digital converter,
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| equipmentCamcorders/Video DecksDepending
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| | see the section on video editing cards
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| on your requirements or aims there are
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| | below.Speed?Its worth considering your
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| number of different solutions to discuss,
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| | Pc's Processor speed, the speed will
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| so i will split these up into separate
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| | effect the rate your video will encode,
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| sections.1. If you are starting from new
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| | encoding is where your DV video clips are
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| then i recommend buying a new digital
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| | converted into a more compressed format,
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| camcorder, this will give you superior
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| | for example DVD's are encoded to MPEG2.
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| video and sound quality as well as making
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| | So the faster the better really. Also
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| getting started in video editing very
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| | consider the amount of RAM in your PC,
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| simple, so ideal for the beginner. There
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| | 256Mb would be the minimum.Extra Hard
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| are thousands to choose from catering for
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| | Drive StorageIts worth considering having
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| various types of budgets.2. You may
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| | an extra dedicated drive for your video
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| already have an old video deck or
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| | footage, remember that five minutes of DV
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| camcorder which uses the old analogue
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| | footage uses 1GB of hard drive space so
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| outputs such as composite or s-video (be
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| | consider a large capacity hard drive such
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| sure to check first what outputs you
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| | as an 80Gb or 120Gb, also consider the
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| have).
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| | disk drive RPM, at least 7200RPM would be
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| For this kind of setup you would need a
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| | recommended.
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| capture card/analogue to digital
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| | If your PC supports it (most new ones do
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| converter, this is discussed in more
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| | now), then a Serial ATA (SATA) drive will
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| detail further on in the article.A PC for
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| | offer increased date transfer rates of up
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| Video EditingIt is now possible to easily
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| | to 150MB/sec compared to 100 or 133
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| capture footage from your Digital
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| | offered by the IDE drives, you may also
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| Camcorder directly to your PC and edit
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| | consider a SCSI drive if you're PC has an
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| it.
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| | SCSI adapter as standard.DVD/CD BurnersIf
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| If you looking at buying a new PC or
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| | your planning on putting your film onto
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| building a new one then the currents
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| | CD-ROM (VCD), or DVD then a CDRW or DVDRW
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| spec's are more then powerful enough, a
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| | is an essential piece of kit, most new
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| typical spec PC these days is a P4, 512Mb
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| | pc's may have a CDRW or DVDRW as
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| Ram, 80Gb HDD, Windows XP or something
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| | standard, to burn your DVD, you'll need
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| along those lines.
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| | DVD authoring software.Video Editing
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| You could always use your existing PC if
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| | CardsIf you have and older analogue video
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| you have one, but i wouldn't recommend
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| | camera/deck then an analogue USB or PCI
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| using anything below a PIII
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| | capture cards will suffice.These
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| 600.Additional HardwareWhen transferring
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| | dedicated analogue to digital converters
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| video from your camcorder to your PC
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| | take process of conversion away from the
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| there are a number of additional things
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| | CPU and therefore speeds up transfer.If
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| to consider depending on the type of
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| | worth getting a quality capture card as
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| camcorder your using.If you're using a
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| | the cheaper cards can produce mixed
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| digital camcorder then all your need is a
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| | results,The Video Editing SoftwareThis is
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| firewire card (also known as an IEE1394
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| | where all your creative work starts and
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| card), a lot of current PC's have these
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| | the creative work starts, you can capture
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| as standard now, otherwise you will need
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| | video from your camera, edit the captured
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| to purchase the card separately. Some of
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| | clips, arrange them into a sequence, add
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| these will come bundled with editing
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| | transitions, credits and a soundtrack,
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| software such as Adobe Premiere but this
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| | titles and when your ready export your
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| really depends on which card you buy and
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| | movie back to the camera or a suitable
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| how much you spend, once your camcorder
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| | encoded file format (DVD, VCD etc).
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