I especially appreciated your willingness to accommodate my last-minute needs. Your service is excellent and I would not hesitate to use it again.
How do I capture and edit the footage from this camera?
This camera records to mini DV tapes. (Tapes are not included with your rental. Buy them at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc.) After recording the footage, connect the camera via the included FireWire cable to your computer. (You will need a FireWire port on your computer.) Then use capturing software on your computer to transfer the footage from the camera over the FireWire cable and save it to a video file on your computer. For standard definition footage, you can use Windows Movie Maker or other free capturing software. (You can set this camera to shoot and export in SD even though it is an HD camera.) For high definition footage, you'll probably need a paid capturing/editing program such as Apple's Final Cut Pro. Once the footage is captured, use one of those same programs to edit your footage and make your movie!
What kind of tapes do I need?
This camera uses Mini DV tapes. No tapes are included with the camera rental. You can buy them at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc. The same Mini DV tapes are used whether you are shooting in standard definition or high definition modes. Most Mini DV tapes hold 60 minutes of footage in short-play mode and 90 minutes of footage in long-play mode. There is no long play mode available when shooting in HD.
Everything went wonderfully. I still can’t believe your prices are so reasonable.
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