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I have some home videos of trips, vacations, family, events, etc. shot on MiniDV tapes that I want to transfer to DVD (preferred) or even VHS format. Is there any recommended software that can do this on my home desktop? Which software and where can I get this software in the GTA? I checked BB and Staples but no luck. Any special hardware required, other than a DVD burner and of course the MiniDV camera? Any particular cables? My desktop has USB, Firewire, etc.

Please advise if you know. Thanks in advance.
 
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My desktop specs.

My desktop specs:

Pentium 4
2.4Hz
1G RAM
80G hard drive
DVD-RW
CD-RW
USB 2.0
Firewire
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Pinnacle Studio Plus v10.....

Thanks everyone for your advice. I was also reading different reviews on-line and ended up buying Pinnacle Studio Plus at BB for $79. They had a Pinnacle movie making "package" deal that included the full Pinnacle Studio Plus v10 software, a bonus CD with Pinnacle movie editing effects, a Firewire 1394 cable, a camcorder to sound card stereo cable and a Pinnacle 500-PCI video capture board. I checked around and this was a decent deal so I bought it. Now I need to figure out how the hell to make good use of it all.......

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Tech72 said:
Thanks everyone for your advice. I was also reading different reviews on-line and ended up buying Pinnacle Studio Plus at BB for $79. They had a Pinnacle movie making "package" deal that included the full Pinnacle Studio Plus v10 software, a bonus CD with Pinnacle movie editing effects, a Firewire 1394 cable, a camcorder to sound card stereo cable and a Pinnacle 500-PCI video capture board. I checked around and this was a decent deal so I bought it. Now I need to figure out how the hell to make good use of it all.......

Thanks again.
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Tech..Pinnacle make a fairly decent home movie product. Better than most in some cases.

For your archiving i would not suggest vhs. You most likely already have a didital signal as your camera uses miniDV's. Make DVD's. At some point something will come along in the next few years that is a more stable archive medium than DVD, but for now thats about the best. If it's a dual layer DVD even better. Spend the money and get a better than average quality DVD to archive with and then store them at room temp away from any sunlight. Humidity if you can manage it should be stable. I use paper sleeves on all my DVD's as they absorb moisture first and will dry out without residuals being left on the DVD.

This idea of archiving is like being 55 and looking at your parents super 8 movies after 35 years on the shelf. You're risking the film burning in the projector simply because it's detiorated so much over the years. The same thing happens with CD's and DVD discs..nothing is forever. At least not yet. Archive to the best medum you can. I always duplicate any images I have to two formats. A Dual sided DVD and a hard drive that will be removed when full for back up only. One of the two will get me the images or movies I want down the road.

Good luck with your home movies..but while the editing software can be fun..make sure you save an original copy as well. The out takes often are bettter 10 years later than the "good stuff". Save it all. It's just a copy of your life at that time and do not throw anything away. You will regret it if you do.

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