"pcbutts1" <> wrote in message
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> Use windows Movie Maker it's already installed on your pc.
>
It's not a DV, but a DVD camcorder, the format will be mpeg2 which WMM won't
recognise or work with. It's also a crap DVD camcorder too:
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/camcorders...9192512,00.htm
To the OP, it produces a DVD, in your original post you imply that the DVD
it
produces won't play on a standalone dvd player. It may just be a case
that the DVD requires finalising.
You've downloaded software and you've connected the DVD cam to PC
but you say it won't recognise the format?
Well, how are you connecting the DVD cam to PC, if via USB that is for
transferring
still images from the Hitachi's flash card, it won't transfer video footage.
Place the DVD disk in your PC's DVD drive and then via explorer check if
your PC recognises the disk, if so, check the contents of disk. If you find
VTS folders, vobs etc, then it is standard DVD format.
Import the contents from the disk to a HD folder (My docs etc).
Once you have the contents of the disk on your PC, all dvd burning software
will recognise and be able to burn a new disk from that content.
Surely you have a version of Nero installed on your PC, that will burn a
disk from the imported disk contents.
I've checked the specs of that Hitachi, it only has the USB and analog
connections so you cannot capture footage direct from the Hitachi without an
analog (S-Video) capture device.
Put the DVD in your PC's DVD drive and import to PC.