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by soccboy805

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I need to set up my computer so that it can see what my camera sees. I have a JVC GZ-MG330. I want to use a stop motion program to capture single frames from my camera but my comp does not recognize anything plugged in.
I can do it the way I have been, but without using onionskin, a very very helpful tool for stop motion. I'm using windows xp btw.

I dont even know if the cable I use, a firewire usb cable, can even do this. But I need help. I know how to make stop motion but I want the ease of doing it at home instead of the studios.

I have tried several programs but to no avail.

HELP

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by older mycroft

"Video is stored on the camcorder's built-in 30GB hard disk drive. This is large enough to store up to 37.5 hours of video footage at the lowest quality setting or just over seven hours at the highest quality Ultra Fine setting. The GZ-MG330 is also capable of capturing low resolution 640x480 stills and offers a micro SD card slot."

I have been unable to trace any software to interface this device with a PC which is odd. But since it has an SD card slot perhaps you could capture your stills, storing them on the card which you could then read from the PC.

by oh smeg

This can have both USB & Firewire Cables though the camera itself only seems to have USB and the Dock has both.

Now assuming that you are just using the camera this should be through a USB Connection here and you should need to install some software on the computer to access the camera's Active end and not just the Storage device int he camera. Till you install this I doubt that you will have any joy here and unless you need images at the highest resolutions I would say just buy a Web Cam and use that it's far cheaper and easier.

But if you must use this camera you need to install the associated software before you can proceed any further. here are the minimum system requirements

[i]Software System Requirements
[CyberLink DVD Solution]
OS:
Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition (SP2)/XP Professional (SP2) (pre-installed), Windows Vista? Home Basic/Home Premium (32-bit edition, pre-installed), USB2.0 connector is required.

CPU:
Intel? Pentium? 4, at least 1.6GHz. Pentium? 4, at least 2.2GHz recommended. Intel? Pentium? M, at least 1.4GHz. Intel? Core? Duo, at least 1.5GHz.

RAM:
Windows? XP: At least 256MB. Windows Vista?: At least 1GB. (When creating a DVD-Video disc with PowerCinema? NE for Everio, 1GB or more RAM is required for Windows? XP and 2GB or more RAM for Windows Vista?.)

VRAM:
At least 128MB recommended.
Microsoft? and Windows? are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.[/i]

Col

by oh smeg

Steep Requirements for an OS to run a Video Capture Program. ;)

Col

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