Camera connections

Failure to connect?A guide to uploading footage off cameras

1. DV camcorders

Step one: Plug firewire into computer

So, the computer looks something like this

The back of the computer looks something like this

With one of these

Right about here

the large end of the firewire goes in there…

Step two: Plug firewire into camera

The small end of the firewire goes in the camera

Look for a little metal socket shaped like this

On this camera, it’s in behind a small panel on this side On this camera,

it’s in the cradle that you charge it on (not on the camera)

On this camera, it next to the power input down at the bottom back

Step three: Turn the camera on

When Adobe is open go to ‘Add media’ and choose ‘DV Camcorder’

From here the computer will sense a camera is connected and open a dialogue box for you to choose what to do next.

Choose to open the Adobe Elements icon (usually purple) and open an existing

project, or save a new project

You can now control the camera from the computer; playing and fast-forwarding

And you can capture the footage to the computer

Make sure that the footage you take off the camera goes into the right drive

With a DV Camcorder the footage comes off in ‘real time’ – this means that if you have 45 minutes of footage it will take 45 minutes for it to play through and save to the computer.

2. USB cameras

Step one: Plug USB into computer

So, the computer looks something like this

The front of the computer looks something like this

And you know where the USB goes!

Step two: Plug USB into camera

Copy the video files from the camera to your Media drive

Step three: Add media to your project

When Adobe is open go to ‘Add media’ and choose ‘Files or folders’

Choose to open the Adobe Elements icon (usually purple) and open an existing

project, or save a new project

Choose the media folder that your footage is in and import to begin

Edit away!