Topic: MINI DV CAMCORDER SOFTWARE

[Sandra]

No problems Camstop,sorry I wasnt as quick as e buyer  :'(
You would probably need the firewire card anyway as you never said if it had USB or just the firewire out  

Ps. I will e mail you tomorrow  

[Camstop]

Pinnacle arrived at 8am today  

not bad for ordering on-line from ebuyer at 9pm on monday

so i installed the card, then the software, watched the demo and looks great.  

tried to download from my dv cam to my pc and no joy.

so to cut a long story short, i need to upgrade win98 to something a bit newer like xp.  

Do i have to buy xp or can i upgrade or can i just borrow my mates version or any other ideas SANDRA  

any advice welcome  

[Camstop]

just looked at a post that may well answer all my questions.  

the post is should i install win xp and is a good help to my predicament.

ps/ thanks to iespell for help with that last word.  

[Sandra]

It says that it will run on 98 but needs  minimum specification of 500 AMD or equivalent and 128mb ram preferably 256.
At least for my version of Studio 8  
Which program did you actually,get the DV10 one?
Does your PC meet these specifications ?
Can you give any more details as to what is happening when you try and upload ?
Is it giving any error messages ?

 

[Camstop]

hi sandra

my system is athlon 1.4, 256ddr ram

i got the studio dv clip package, with studio 7 software.

the problem is that when i plug my fire-wire cable in to my camcorder it asks for a driver. so i put in the disk and no driver found, then i try win98 c/d and still no driver found.

so i went to the pinnacle forum and from what i can see win98 doesn't support fire-wire but win98 se does.

some versions come with software to enable win 98 to work with fire-wire but i don't know about one at that price.

[Sandra]

I think it will definitely be worth upgrading to 98SE then,at least.Unless you definitely want/need XP it may be a needless expense as you may find that other stuff you have wont work with it.
You never said whether firewire was the only output option from your camcorder,would USB not do it,or has it not got USB out?
I havent been able to try my version yet,but am hoping to get it sorted in the next day or so  
Do you know if Studio 8 is supposed to work ok for the drivers for your setup as it may be worth you trying Studio 8  
You could try a search on   www.driverguide.com

[Camstop]

i think the fire-wire is the only one to use.

and yes you can upgrade to studio 8

yes i would upgrade to win98 se if i could source it  

[Simon]

Camstop, if you can locate a 98SE disc, the information on that other post won't apply.  

[Camstop]

i cant find a copy of win98 se.

would you recommend i try xp home, as it would last a while, or is it a lot of hassle with non compatibility.
xp was out before i got my current pc, and the other bits, umax scanner and Epsom 740 printer i guess should be alright.


sandra

i may go for 8 but i'll have to get it up and running first.

[Simon]

If you were considering XP Home, Camstop, as you now know from reading the other thread, you would have to purchase it, in order to also obtain the unique licence.  Unique, that is, to each machine it is installed on.

I know I keep mentioning them, but until someone finds somewhere cheaper, I would point you in the direction of www.redstore.com, where you can get XP Home (OEM) for around £70.

[Camstop]

i have 2 pc's on the go at the moment and possibly a 3rd within a short while.

can i install xp on them all from the same copy?

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[Simon]

Nope.  Bad news, mate!  Microsoft XP licences are for one machine only!  

[Sandra]

Check your e mail and PMs Camstop