How to Share Your Slideshow Using Multimedia

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If your home movies are on film

   If so, connect the camcorder to the computer using a Firewire or USB cable.
   
   If not, connect the camcorder to a video capture card or device, as above. , Windows XP and Vista as well as Mac OS X include applications to import video from recording devices, do some simple editing, and then output the video as a movie file or burn it to a DVD.
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   Step 2: then project them and re-record them with a camcorder.

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   Step 3: If the movies are VHS or a format like 8mm or Hi-8

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   Step 4: play the tape through a video capture card or USB capture device which will digitally encode the signal and save it onto your hard drive.

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   Step 5: For miniDV videos

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   Step 6: Digital 8

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   Step 7: or newer formats

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   Step 8: your camcorder may have a Firewire (also called IEEE 1394 or Sony iLink) or USB port.

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   Step 9: At that point

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    Step 10: it will then depend upon the software on the computer.

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