Firewire Card

[Jawnskeel]

Yea...I bought a firewire card from Newegg. Installed it (properly) and the computer recognizes it and installs the drivers for it. Now, I don't know how to access my camcorder on my computer. I'm running Vista Home Premius 64-Bit...the thing installed the drivers for my camcorder too, but I can't seem to access it anywhere. This is the first time I've dealt with firewire, so I don't know how it works in XP or anything.


Anyone have any ideas as to where I could see my connected devices and access them?


Edit:

I am able to see the device in device manager.

 

[Jawnskeel]

Any ideas? I need to get 30 tapes to dvd for my dad...each tape is 1 hour.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Should be similar to USB, umm did the camera come with special software? Does it show up as a mass media device in My Computer similar to a jump driver or camera?

 

[Jawnskeel]

Should be similar to USB, umm did the camera come with special software? Does it show up as a mass media device in My Computer similar to a jump driver or camera?

I thought it would work similar to USB. Vista makes the little sound when you connect things to it...but nothing shows up in My Computer. It came with software, but I cannot find it right now (misplaced the CD). I still should be able to see the device in My Computer though right?

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Depends on if the software adds the ability to see the file system your camcorder uses. Try finding the software on the manufactures website or find the cd.

 

[Jawnskeel]

Yay I needed the right software to stream from my camera. I feel like a complete idiot for not trying Windows Movie Maker first. I thought windows stuff didn't work, but apparently, it works better than the software packaged with the camera LOL.

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Cameras probably work more like TV tuners and such (video devices) than mass storage. Tapes aren't random access devices, they're video sources.