Sony DVD Cam to PC

[direharkz05]

hi guys,
Can you please tell me how to copy the data in my sony DVD (recorded using Sony DVD cam"the mini disc.) to a comp.
If i insert the DVD into the comp it says thats windows doesnt support this format. and if i connect the cam to the PC using the USB cable, it detects it as a new drive but it again says that compatible format not found.
please help me....soon....do i have to finalize the disc in the cam before inserting it in the PC?????.please help me....Soon. And is the driver needed for this???? beacuse i have lost it.
its a Sony DCR-DVD 653E. Can someone please tell me where i ll get the drivers

[braine_ded]

Use the firewire connection...it is a hardware standard used by all the digital camcorder manufacturers for data transfer.
Any software (MS MovieMaker,NeroVisionExpress,Ulead VideoStudio) should recognize the connection.

Alan

[braine_ded]

Excuse me!...where did you move it to?

[Tuttle]

You should be able to get drivers from Sony's website. Unfortunately, each country's website has its own models and you don't say where you are, so I can't get a direct link.

[Tuttle]

Excuse me!...where did you move it to?The " Moved: Sony DVD Cam to PC" entry I think you're talking about just means that the thread was moved to a different forum, in this case from Digital Imaging to Multimedia.

[braine_ded]

Thanks...it would be helpful to know where things are moved to...for the slow or aged (like myself) ;^)

[direharkz05]

Guys i cant find it on sony website too......

[braine_ded]

I will repeat...if you have a newer computer (with XP and firewire) you need no drivers!
(I installed a firewire card and XP recognized it and installed the drivers-my other programs also saw the connection...when the camcorder was plugged-in)

Alan

[ProfessorU]

Once you finalize the disc it should play directly in your computer's DVD drive.