Sony videocam w/ USB

[Bill Davidsen]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 25 August 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Mark Haney wrote:
>>> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>>>> g wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Great site, but doesn't seem to address the problem.
>>> Have you tried Kino?  It's a KDE app, but it works in GNOME and I"ve
>>> successfully used it to pull raw video data from a Sony camcorder via
>>> USB.  It's slower than the firewire connection on my laptop, but it
>>> still works pretty well.
>> Just back in town after a week out of state w/ no net connection (and
>> little cell coverage). I am relaxed but busy, and will try some of this
>> later this week. I would like the importing software to break the
>> various recorded sessions into separate files, all else is easy.
>>
> Kino, when importing from the camera over firewire, does exactly that when it 
> detects a scene change.

It's the "when importing from firewire" that bothers me, I would hope 
that happens with USB as well, since the camera doesn't do firewire.
> 
>> I'll let you know.
>>


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