How to transfer mini DV to DVD so that you can share the videos with your friends at Christmas?
You can use DVDsanta. It converts and burns all video formats, such as DivX / XVid movies, AVI format videos, Mpeg movies, VCD/SVCD movies, WMV videos, Real videos, QuickTime videos into DVDs so that you can watch them on your TV with your family and friends. One of its special functions is transfer mini DV to DVD. Easily Transfer your digital camcorder tapes directly into crystal clear DVD movies.
Step by step guide: how to transfer mini DV to DVD:
Preparation before transferring mini DV to DVD
1) a mini DV Camcorder.
2) a PC with IEEE 1394 (Firewire) port, running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. In order to do the real-time DVD conversion, you PC should be Fast Enough, which means the PC should have at least 256MB RAM, and at least 5GB free hard disk space.
3) an IEEE 1394 cable.
1. Connect an IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cable to mini DV Camcorder.
Connect an IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cable to your mini DV camcorder. Turn on your camcorder and switch the mode to VCR mode.
2. Connect the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cable to your PC's IEEE1394 port.
Connect the other end of the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cable to your PC's IEEE 1394 port. (If your PC does not have IEEE 1394 port, you will need to purchase and install an IEEE 1394 card on your PC.)
3. Download dvdSanta and Running it.
Run dvdSanta, click the "Digital Camcorder Direct to DVD" button.
Use the buttons on the left side to control your camcorder. You can play, stop, rewind your tape. If you want to transfer a whole tape, click the Rewind button to rewind the tape to its beginning.
Then, click Play and Capture button to start transferring the mini DV tape into DVD video. After the transferring completes, click Create DVD button to burn your DVD video.
dvdSanta has done preparing the DVD video, now it's time to burn your disc. Before you burn the disc, you can use a software DVD player such as PowerDVD to examine the DVD video created by dvdSanta. The DVD video is stored under c:TempDVDVIDEO_TS folder. Now you can insert a blank DVD-R/+R disc in your DVD burner now and click "Yes" to continue. If you want to burn this DVD disc later, you can click "No" button now and quit dvdSanta. The DVD video is stored under C:TempDVDVIDEO_TS folder. You can burn it later using dvdSanta.
If you are using a DVD+R/RW disc, just click "Burn!" and wait dvdSanta finish the burning job. If you are using a DVD-R/RW disc, you should select burning speed to 1x,2x,or 4x, then click the "Burn!" button to burn the disc.
After these simply sequence, you will be successfully transfer mini DV to DVD. Then you can share the videos with your friends at Christmas!
