Import Video In Windows Movie Maker

[joedough]

Hi. I have a Sony TRV480 camcorder that I've shot some video with. I'm trying to inport the video in Windows Movie Maker but the program doen't see tha camera. I'm connecting to my PC with a USB connection. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.

[benbryant]

For transfer video to PC, you should have the i.LINK digital interface (IEEE 1394) available with your PC. You can also use a freeware called WinDV to capture. USB is used for transferring images

Regards

[joedough]

Thank you. I think I know what the problem is. The iLink cable has two small connectors at each end, one for the camera and one for the device it will be plugged into. My computer is brand new and has USB ports but I don't see a port small enough to insert the iLink cable.

[rago88]

You can import your video via USB with Windows movie maker..
I used that connection when I bought a Panasonic Mini-dv camera.

I later added a fire wire port to my Pc and imported that way..[IEEE 1394)

either way works but Fire wire has the edge in speed etc..

[leandermx]

If you have already taken some videos onto your computer, just find a video converter to convert it to wmm format(avi,mpeg,asf,wmv,etc)
Like super or wondershare

[petsbug]

I have a Sony TRV too and the supplied cable is ilink >firewire not USB.

[Chewy]

joe,
what's the make and model of your computer?