Converting Camcorder tapes? A little more help?

[HAULIN IT]

Ok, You guys are confusing me more than helping Here's what I did...I taped this with a camcorder that takes the small camcorder tapes. Using the small-to-big VCR tape adapter, I "dubbed" it to a DVD using my VCR/DVD unit. Now I stuck the DVD in the computer & have the video that I can see & hear in "Windows media player". Is this making sense? Do I need to do something different with it as soon as the options box comes up? Is your suggestions still the same? Maybe I need someone that I can actually talk to while doing this, you know... saying "No dummie not that". Thanks for all the help, Lorne 

[VileZambonie]

You would have to rip that DVD movie into a movie file like an MP4 etc to make it viewable.

[Captkaos]

ditto, you need to convert the movie file to mp4 or mpeg or avi.

http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-a-DVD-to-an-AVI-or-MPG-File-Using-DVDx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW958i2Tfwk
http://www.dvdpe.com/DVD-to-AVI.html

[ccz145a]

if you navigate into the dvd just like it was a data disk, you might have a chance of copying the bigest file out and naming it a mp4 and it work. I have had it work and had it not work this way. Worth a try since it will save a lot of time.

Only other alternatives are to capture the vcr stream to disk or rip your dvd to disk. Either way what you need to have in the end is a file to load to photobucket.

[HAULIN IT]

Boy! This sure has turned into quite a project to show-off a few passes at the dragstrip! What do most of you guys do, go through all of this or use the video feature on a digital camera or something? Is there something I can do to make it easier next time? Lorne

[frogman68]

Haulin it

What version of Windows are you using ? If Xp or Vista trying opening a program called Windows Movie Maker just go thru the Wizard with it.
Save it that file should be good to go then I have never uploaded a video to Photo Bucket I use You Tube

Ps If you are getting frustrated PM me you can send it to me and I will upload it for ya

[DnStClr]

Lorne, at the bottom of Photobucket's home page there is a link called "site map". Click on it and one of the options in the large menu is videos.

[HAULIN IT]

Ok Guys, With help I got the DVD converted, ripped, ect. It is now in my Photobucket...Two problems at this point. I see the "video", when I click on it, it comes up larger (like a photo does) but is all Black. In the bottom Left corner is Two vertical dashes (pause, I believe) When I push that square, the video pops up, but doesn't move, now the "play" arrow is in the lower left. If I push it, the screen goes back to Black, like it's backwards. When I push "full screen" in the bottom Right corner... a new "windows" box opens, but the same result. Once in a while during the clicking of buttons, the sound comes on for 3-5 seconds then shuts off. Any ideas what is going on?
 My other concern is: I've seen in other people's posts, the photobucket address makes all of the items in the album available for all to see. Is there some way to not have to share every picture/video in the album without creating a new photobucket album? Thanks to all who have helped & put up with my computer ignorance, the amount of hours spent trying to show-off less than a minute of racing     Lorne