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Sony
Digital8 - Set up Windows Media Encoder & Transfer video to computer
To transfer
video from a Sony Digital 8 camera to your computer you will
need to download and install two software programs (Step A).
After these are installed follow the Transfer video instructions
(Step B).
B. Transfer Video (step
three) Repeat for each video.
(A. Download and install
software programs for transfer)
B.
Transfer video instructions
Follow the instructions below after you have
installed the Sony USB Driver and Windows Media Encoder.
1. Connect the camcorder to
your computer using a USB cable. You must do this before you
start the Windows Media Encoder program.
2.
Insert the small end
of the cable into the camcorder.
 
3.
The other end
(larger end) goes into a USB
port of your computer (back of M275s and side
of M285s).
 
4. Once the camcorder is connected
to your computer you may start
“Windows Media Encoder.”
Select cam.wme on your desktop OR
Select the Start menu on your computer -->>All Programs
-->>Windows Media -->>Windows Media Encoder
5. When you open Windows
Media Encoder the New Session window appears, select “Cancel”
6. Select Properties in
Windows Media Encoder
 Under the Audio
7. Sources
select “Sony Digital Imaging Audio.”
8. Next select
the “Output” tag.
9. Uncheck the “Pull from
Encoder” box, and check the "Encode to File" or “Archive to file” box.
10.
Click the “Browse”
button and select where you would like your file to be saved,
then click “Save.”
All videos will use the file name you
input here. After each transfer, rename the file.
11. Select
the “Compression”
tag
12. Under Bit rates select the
548 kbps box, make sure it is the only one selected.
13. Select “Apply” and close
the Properties window.
Transfer video
(Most times your computer will remember steps 1-13)
14. Turn camera on and Switch the camcorder to VCR.
15. Open Windows Media Encoder and Press “Start Encoding," and
then press the Play button on the camcorder.
16. When the video is done Press the stop button in Windows
Media Encoder and the Stop button on the camcorder from playing.
17. Rename the file after each video transfer!
18. Use Windows Movie Maker or another program to edit
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