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Title: Question about uploading video. Any experts?
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Published: Jun 22, 2008
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Post Date: 2008-06-22 16:36:12 by Artisan
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Ok, I'm a novice at computer tech and video stuff and have a few simple questions. I have some videos on dvd disk and want to upload them to my computer, and then to windows movie maker, and then to the internet via youtube. I originally put these vids on dvd disk via my DVD RECORDER. some of the footage originated from VHS tapes, and others originated from my videocam. When i put the contents of the dvd on my computer they show as 2 folders: VIDEO_RM and VIDEO_TS. I can watch the vids on my computer but 'm having a hard time isolating the actual video to save to my computer. I believe the vids themselves are in the VIDEO_TS folder, but everytime I try to save them or upload to windows movie maker, my windows movie maker freezes up. One idiot offered me the suggestion to 'just upload them directly using a cable from your videeocam to the computer!' There are several problems with that 'answer', the primary being that it completely avoids the problem i presented. I dont want to upload anything from my videocam. because the footage is not ON my videocam. IT IS ON A DVD. If i wanted to upload something directly from my videocam, i can do that. Furthermore, among the billions of youtube videos from news footage and tv programs, etc, how does the footage originally get put on youtube? does the person use a digital source,? They probably don't use a VHS recording of it? Does anyone know the answer to this question? Thanks in advance. I have some great footage i need to put up and any help is appreciated. Meanwhile here is something I do know how to do, upload photos. here is a funny picture of my dog and a cow staring each other down in Houston TX last week. ;-D 
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#4. To: Artisan (#0)
I've uploaded them from wmv files and .flv files. It seems to me that youtube converts all files to .flv after you upload them, no matter what format you upload, since .flv is the format I was able to download them from youtube. Perhaps use a dvd ripping program to pull out clips you want, like www.dvd-ripper.com/ or something similar (free licensed) from downloads.com. Use it to pull out the clips you want, save them in a video format, and upload them. But I tell you, when I did it, the video and audio did not synch well and I had to use another program to get it right. But this was some time ago, and that problem might not exist anymore with better software.
OK i will try that. I suppose i shouldnt have even mentioned youtube since the only problem i face is getting the video files uploaded to windows movie maker., in order to to start editing. (after that is done i can post it on youtube easily.) thanks
#7. To: Artisan (#6)
I hope that the state trooper encounter is the one you're working on...
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