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Old 01-05-2006, 07:21 AM
Graham Hughes
 
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Default Re: Panasonic NV-GS - Can't capture the video in my PC

If you want the drivers, why not copy them from your sisters pc?

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"nineu" <nineu.1x54q4@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hi, thanks to all of you for your replies. I will try them asap.
> About the Panasonic MotionDV program, unfortunatelly I can't find the
> CD-s that we get with the camera.
> I checked also the Panasonic web page but I can't find any driver
> downloads... you can get the "Titles" but nothing else.... if anybody
> knows where to download the drivers PLEASE let me know. Last year we
> installed the camera drivers in my sister's pc and now that we've got
> our PC we'd like to use this one. Thanks a lot.
>
> Nineu
>
>
> Trevor L. Wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We (my wife and I) have recently bought a Panasonic GS-35 so my
>> experience
>> may help you.
>>
>> You a quite correct that you can only get the still pictures on the
>> card
>> when using the PC setting on the video camera.
>>
>> For video download, you need the program Panasonic MotionDV STUDIO LE
>> for DV
>> which should have been supplied on a CD with the video camera. On my PC
>> it
>> installed as "C:\Program Files\Panasonic\MotionDV STUDIO LE for
>> DV\MotionDVSTUDIO.exe". The entire installation on this folder is
>> about
>> 100MB.
>>
>> To use the program to download the video, set the camera to video
>> replay,
>> position at the beginning of the tape, connect via USB2 and start the
>> program. Use Editing Assistant which will guide you through the steps.
>>
>> The program creates files in .avi format. For 60 minutes of tape, you
>> need
>> approx. 13.3 GB (18 minutes ~= 4GB). You will then need to output the
>> file
>> in MPEG1 format, an operation that takes about 8-9 hours for 60
>> minutes.
>> (Unless of course you are willing to work with the .avi format - I am
>> told
>> it is better, but uses a lot of disk space.)
>>
>> Note that firewire is *not* needed for this operation, although it may
>> work
>> better. (This is something I cannot test, since I don't have it.) I
>> read
>> this advice and was dismayed to think I would have to invest in
>> another
>> card, etc, on the PC. However, USB2 certainly works quite O.K. with
>> MotionDV
>> STUDIO.
>>
>> I don't know what to suggest if you can't find the program on
>> C:\Program
>> Files\Panasonic\ and you can't find the CD. Perhaps check with your
>> dealer
>> and/or the Panasonic Website (www.panasonic.com in North America). I
>> just
>> had a quick look at this site and unfortunately I can't find anything
>> about
>> software downloads.
>>
>> Good luck and hope it goes O.K.,
>> Trevor L.
>> Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
>>
>> nineu wrote:
>> Hi, we bought a Video Camea last year, its a Panasonic NV-GS 50.
>> When I installed the drivers, I captured the photos that we recorded
>> on the card and I didn't have any problems. Now I'm trying to
>> capture a video from my panasonic camera to windows movie maker (the
>> camera is connected to my computer via a USB cable), the video is
>> saved on tape and I can't see it. I mean I can see it directly from
>> the video camera, its there, but I can't see it from my PC. The
>> only thing that I can see via PC are the photos saved in the card.
>> Unfortunally I can't find the cd-s with the drivers so I don't know
>> if I missed something when I did the installation last year or
>> what.... can anybody help please??
>>
>> Nineu
>>
>>
>> --
>> nineu

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>
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> nineu



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