providing you have'nt removed the tab on the cassette you can record over the original.If your serious about putting them on a DVD you can go to a professional,although this can be costly.I had mine done about 6 years ago and they are fantastic.The other alternative is to use a software program I now have Magix and its step by step instructions make it easy,There are quite a few good software programs around,you can even download them for a trial period.The only downside to some of these is you dont get the full program. You need to install your films onto your pc and save them,make a folder and name it (something like family films).you use your software program to create a DVD.

I hope this helps you

HI thanks for suggestions re putting movies onto DVD. My computer has a CD/DVD burner - or so I thought, but when I download the movie to my computer and save it as a finished movie, I ask Nero to burn the DVD, but it tells me I have not put a DVD into the burner - but I had - so I put in a CD and it would burn to that !! so its still a mystery to me. BUT I will keep trying different things

Cheers

Morgan

HI thanks for suggestions re putting movies onto DVD. My computer has a CD/DVD burner - or so I thought, but when I download the movie to my computer and save it as a finished movie, I ask Nero to burn the DVD, but it tells me I have not put a DVD into the burner - but I had - so I put in a CD and it would burn to that !! so its still a mystery to me. BUT I will keep trying different things

Cheers

Morgan



Hi Morgan



A suggestion - put a blank CD in your drive and bring up Nero Info Tool it will tell you what your drive can do.



Good luck

Hi Justme,



thanks for suggestions, I have been extra busy lately and only just found time to have a look at this site. I think I have overcome the problem of burning to DVD. CD's did not present a problem. But I wanted DVD's. Anyway they are going to have to wait for a while. At the moment, it seems everyone in the family needs help or is having a "do" . I have just been taking some stills with my digital camera that I am still learning how to use.



Enjoy life...

Morgan

Morgan



I do a lot of video editing and dvd making so if I can help just let me know.

NB: I only profess to know what I do that works; sometimes it's good to compare notes



Good luck

Hi Justme



One question I can think of is - when I have downloaded and edited the little clips and made a storyline (the only program I have for movie editing is the one that came with my computer) I save the work and then I seem to loose all the little clips ?? and then can't do another edit on this particular movie.

I have a panasonic digital NV-DS50 video camera, the stills digital I have is also panasonic its a MCD-FZ5. I have always liked taking photos and have my fathers Ensign camera - one that folds down like a concertina that he got when he was 16 - I have used it quite a few times but cerainly not recently and not sure that film would be available. I also have an old Kodak Retinette A1 35mm camera.

Digital has certainly made things easier and that is why I have started doing the little movies.



Do you know of a way to edit a movie that this has had this happen ??



many thanks

Morgan

Hi Justme



One question I can think of is - when I have downloaded and edited the little clips and made a storyline (the only program I have for movie editing is the one that came with my computer)



[color=red]IF YOUR USING WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER IT HAS SO MANY LIMITATIONS COMPARED TO OTHER V/E PROGRAMS I WONT USE IT. THAT'S ONE I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH.

I USE ULEAD VIDEO STUDIO - V10. I HAVE USED VERSIONS 7 - 10 AND CAN'T FIND A BETTER ONE FOR HOME USE. TRIED MANY ALWAYS COME BACK TO UVS. THE PROBLEM YOUR HAVING DOESN'T EXIST IN UVS[/color]



I save the work and then I seem to loose all the little clips ?? and then can't do another edit on this particular movie.

I have a panasonic digital NV-DS50 video camera, the stills digital I have is also panasonic its a MCD-FZ5. I have always liked taking photos and have my fathers Ensign camera - one that folds down like a concertina that he got when he was 16 - I have used it quite a few times but cerainly not recently and not sure that film would be available. I also have an old Kodak Retinette A1 35mm camera.

Digital has certainly made things easier and that is why I have started doing the little movies.



Do you know of a way to edit a movie that this has had this happen ??



many thanks

Morgan



[color=red]WHERE DO YOU LIVE SO WE CAN CONSIDER THE BEST WAY TO HELP.

JUST THE TOWN AND STATE WILL DO FOR A START.[/color]



REGARDS

Hi Justme



thanks for info in different program to try for video editing. Will look into that soon. I have not tried any programs other than what came with the computer. A friend gave me a copy of Photoshop - an old version but very interesting for editing photos - wish I knew more about that one too. I do quite a bit of "trial and error" when I have some spare time.



I am in Western Australia - in a suburb just east of the city.



Am still working 4 days a week so not a huge amount of time for making little movies



thanks

Morgan