Editing Software directly from DVD Camcorders
Using a programme called VideoStudio - you take the mini-disc out of your camcorder and put it into the DVD tray of your PC making sure it sits centrally in the little depression made for it. You may have to ‘finalise’ the mini DVD so that your computer can read the disc - your camera manual will tell you how to do that - you should note though that once you have finalised a disc you will not be able to use it again or add further videos to it.
Inside VideoStudio you select “Insert DVD/DVD-VR” and point the programme at the DVD and follow the prompts and the video is copied from the disc into the timeline of VideoStudio so that you can edit it - add lots of different videos together cut out bits you don’t want - add titles/music/narration - If you wish you can then output a file to e-mail or upload to Youtube etc. - and finally burn to a full size DVD to play in a standard player.
DVD camcorders don’t use a cable - you finalise the DVD in the camcorder and then load it in your PC. Windows Movie Maker can’t handle DVDs, but most commercial editors can. I like Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio, but AVS Video Editor is very cheap and does a reasonable job.
I use adobe premiere elements and it worls like a treat. I have never used Ulead but it’s cool to know that the feature exists..