dosse Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 My buddy just got a used cannon gl2 and got some nice footage of himself bagging a good gobbler the other day. I am wondering if someone can tell me what cords etc are needed to get the footage off the cam onto my laptop so we can get the footage online and possibly burn to a DVD. Thanks in advance, Doss I also tried a usb cord for another cam i have it fit the slot but wouldnt transfer video, though it would recognize the memory stick portion of the cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Do you have video capture software on your laptop? The usb, should be a usb 2.0 for transferring video too. Also may seem obvious, but the cam probably needs to be on and in playback mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmunster Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 While I don't have a GL2 oftentimes usb is for still pics and you will need firewire for the video. Firewire is also called IEEE 1394. You will need the cord and a firewire port on your pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 This is off Canon's web site. Sounds like he might have something missing from what was originally bought. What's in the Box GL2 BP-915 Battery Pack CA-920 Compact Power Adapter DC-920 DC Coupler SS-650 Shoulder Strap WL-D77 Wireless Controller S-150 S-video Cable USB Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable SDC-8M 8MB SD Memory Card Software Lens Hood http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=165&modelid=7512#BoxContentsAct After looking around, I think you need this! http://estore.usa.canon.com/specification.asp?ITEM_ID=35896 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Canon GL2 records on DV tape. To get it into PC will either take capturing it through a capture card utilizing the S-Video and Audio output cables doing a real time playback (which is no fun but I've done) or using a EE1394 connection and DV terminal (which I'm not familiar with, no 1394 connection on my computer). Supposedly the EE1394 route is the superior route. Alot of times Standard Def video is the best you can capture to the computer. Trying to capture at higher rates takes a top notch PC or you'll drop frames like crazy. The DV terminal may work a little neater. But I haven't used it so I honestly don't know. If you camera (some do) has the option to dump a portion of video from tape to the memory card, then do it that way. Then it's simply a matter of pulling the video segment off the card via usb. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Canon GL2 records on DV tape. To get it into PC will either take capturing it through a capture card utilizing the S-Video and Audio output cables doing a real time playback (which is no fun but I've done) or using a EE1394 connection and DV terminal (which I'm not familiar with, no 1394 connection on my computer). Supposedly the EE1394 route is the superior route. Alot of times Standard Def video is the best you can capture to the computer. Trying to capture at higher rates takes a top notch PC or you'll drop frames like crazy. The DV terminal may work a little neater. But I haven't used it so I honestly don't know. If you camera (some do) has the option to dump a portion of video from tape to the memory card, then do it that way. Then it's simply a matter of pulling the video segment off the card via usb. Hope that helps. Some good advice given above. As mentioned above the 1394 is a firewire line, using the firewire I am able to get good quality video into my pc. My camera is not usb 2.0, so the video quality I was able to capture with the usb port was terrible in comparison to the firewire port. Had to get a card for my pc to link to my sony camera dock, and am able to use the camera controls through the computer to access the video. Pinnacle used to have a version of their studio software bundled with a firewire card, that was the route I went. Also as mentioned some cams will offer to dump the video to a memory card or stick, one downside to that is that video requires a lot of memory for full quality video. Another thing, and I do not know about your camera it may not be the same, but I have tried loading video on the card from tape on my sony mini dv and the quality to the card ends up poor in comparison to the original as it converts it to an mpeg when it loads it on the card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosse Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks im gonna look into it further, i have a regular sony handycam and put a few vids on youtube with it. I did that via the dump method over to the memory stick, gonna see about getting a firewire thing i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Flash memory comes in varying data rates. For the dump trick to work the best you need the fastest stuff you can get your hands on. For post processing and editing it is best to work with AVIs until you are ready for the final post processing. This takes tons of hard drive space but it will save you some headaches later. The Pinnacle Studio software Wtnhunt mentioned is good post processing software but it DOES NOT work with every motherboard and graphics card. So be careful. I have Studio 8 and it simply didn't work until I got the right hardware. There is no returning this stuff for a refund either. Of course the software is supposedly much better now but I still feel like I got burned bad enough when I got Studio 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 The Pinnacle Studio software Wtnhunt mentioned is good post processing software but it DOES NOT work with every motherboard and graphics card. So be careful. I have Studio 8 and it simply didn't work until I got the right hardware. There is no returning this stuff for a refund either. Of course the software is supposedly much better now but I still feel like I got burned bad enough when I got Studio 8. Got the studio version 10.5 here, and have not had any issues, other than learning to use it, lol. In case you are interested, here is a link to the pinnacle site, they do still bundle hardware and software too http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbuster12point06 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Firewire and a capture card on your PC is the only way I would recomend capturing video to your PC...........USB2.0 is slower and will drop frames.........using a dump method will not give you the best quality;) But it all depends on what you want to do with the footage and how much you want to spend to upgrade your PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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