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Sony DCR TRV33
Sony DCR TRV33
  • 4 out of 5
"CCD issue"
  • 4 out of 5
"CCD Failure"
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Michelle M (mchew) 0 pts
September 9, 2007 11:01 PM
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Do I need Image Maker to open my video or can I use another program?

I am borrowing my friend's TRV33, they did not give me the CD. I downloaded the USB drive, and I was planning on using Sonic's My DVD software to input to my computer, but when I start My DVD is does not recognize the camcorder. Do I have to purchase the Image Mixer software that came with the camera or does anyone know of a way to transfer my camcorder to my computer... Help any advice would be appreciated.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 38780 pts
September 13, 2007 1:25 AM
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Absolutely not. If the TRV33 has firewire (I think it does) download WinDV. It's free and is one of the best video capture utilities around. I've never had a dropped frame with it. Once you have it captured, you can use any editing software with it. Even Windows Movie Maker which you already have on your PC. In fact, you can probably just transfer directly there.
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Lexis Querubin (lquerubin) 0 pts
December 7, 2008 6:26 PM
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james is correct,use firewire instead of usb,its more faster to convert videos to your pc. i also use firewire, a dual core cpu,a 2 gb memory and a ATI video card.
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David 0 pts
September 6, 2009 12:54 PM
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I was able to use a Firewire on a quad core Vista 64 system to capture trv33 video.
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