3. 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…
4. 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
5. 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
When Adobe is open
go to ‘Add media’
and choose ‘DV
Camcorder’
6. 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.
7.
8. So, the computer looks
something like this
The front of the computer
looks something like this
And you know where the USB goes!
10. Choose to open the Adobe Elements icon
(usually purple) and open an existing
project, or save a new project
When Adobe is open
go to ‘Add media’
and choose ‘Files or
folders’
Choose the media
folder that your
footage is in and
import to begin
