Videos

I’m trying to make a music video but I only have a non-digital video camera. How do I put the videos in my computer? Also, the graphics on the camera are really bad. Is there any way to make the video look better when it’s on the computer?

What camera is it?

Keep in mind, ANY video or moving image can be put on a computer. Yes, even right back to Thomas Edison’s experiments on a film motion picture camera, or all the reels of 1-inch videotape used in broadcast a few decades back.

You need a device to convert analog video to digital video. This could be as cheap as something like the "Dazzle" device by Pinnacle, which plugs in over USB but makes the video suffer a bit of a quality hit. It can also range up to things like PCI capture cards from AJA or Blackmagic, which will run into the thousands of dollars, but let you capture fully uncompressed video (which most people don’t need, even many people who work in video professionally).

First, make sure your camera is indeed NOT a digital camera. Many think that MiniDV tape cameras are not digital, but they are – connect a FireWire cable to your computer and the camera, and you’re set to go! That’ll copy the data from the tape, in the exact same "DV" format that’s on the tape.

For older formats, like Hi8, 8mm, VHS-C, etc. – you need a capture/converter device. There are USB converters like the Dazzle (OK), FireWire converters like the Grass Valley ADVC series and ADS Pyro A/V Link (better, if you have a FireWire port on your computer!), or capture cards that connect to an open card slot on your computer (also better). These devices will convert your video to a digital format, and get it into your computer for editing.

I have a really neat video of my cat drinking from a water cooler, watch here if you want.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdNett1N0…

I really want to send it in somewhere!!

I LIVE IN CANADA.. so cant do americas funniest videos, anywhere here? or somewhere canadian videos can be accepted?

even just competitions on the web or something.

the planet’s funniest animals on animal planet =P
love that show

http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/pfa/pfa.html

Me and my friend want to make randome / funny videos for youtube , any ideasss?

Prank. Destruction. Spilling something and creating a dramatic mess. Idk.

I read several web articles on online video marketing. Is it recommended that I avail of Search Engine Optimization services? Because I really want my site to reach a wider audience. I’ve got funny, unique videos uploaded everyday. Which Internet marketing services would best work for my SEO needs?

http://www.cybertegic.com/

You can take the following approach.
1. Make sure your site is well optimized including title, meta tags, the content and the internal linking between your content is relevant e.g. a page having a joke about animals can also have a section called related jokes and related videos which are linked to with good anchor text containing your target keywords..
2. As jokes and funny videos tend to be shared across various mediums, you can build a good link aquisition strategy by providing updates through email, bookmarking, sharing across social media and promoting through directories, joke sites, feeds, etc. Try and get relevant links to target pages with your target anchor text
3. You can build a network with other jokers so you get traffic from them and share their jokes as well, some kind of a platform for collaboration.