How to create a flip or camera video recording

Using a Flip Camera- Step 1: Insert USB into computer Your computer should automatically register the Flip camera and will install the software that you need. USB sleep and charge information will automatically pop up. Simply click the cancel button (at bottom) or the  on the top right corner. You do not need this.

Step 2: Flip video will open. Click on the file you want. Right click – a list of options will be given. Click “export to …” and then click “export” a second time. It will ask you where you want to put it. VIDEOS will be highlighted – click OK. In the bottom left hand corner a line will pop up showing you that it is being exported. Do not disconnect the flip camera while this is happening. You must export it otherwise it will just open as a photo.

1. Click which video you want. Right click. Export to… Export again. 2. Down here is where it will come up that it is exporting the file.

Step 3: Now return to your Alpvideo E: folder Autoplay will open listing “mixed content options. On this list you will find “open folder to view files. Click.

Step 4: Now a list of folders will open. Double click the top folder DCIM. 100VIDEO will open and here you will find your video. Right click. Open with … windows live movie maker Playback quality may pop up – don’t worry :0) Just close this.

Step 5: Windows live movie maker will open.

I click SAVE MOVIE and another box will open.

Here I type in what I would like to call my movie and hit the SAVE button.

You’re not finished yet though… Finally I click FILE and SAVE PROJECT AS… Another side folder will open up and I type in the same name that I did for the previous save. Now, you will be able to play your video without having to insert the Flip camera :0) NB: RULE OF THUMB - if it saves really quickly, it hasn’t been saved properly.

Using & saving Video Using a video camera to record and save is just as easy as a flip camera. You can use the following instructions for using a USB cord to your computer or using the SD memory card.

I double click this folder Step 1: When I insert my USB or my SD card, the Autoplay box will pop up automatically. If it doesn’t, I simply go to MY COMPUTER to find the file there. I double click this folder

Step 2: This folder will pop up. Double click DCIM Once you double click DCIM the 100MEDIA folder will appear. Double click.

Step 3: All the files that are on the video via USB or the SD memory will appear. How do I know which one I want? Simply click on any of the images and down here, it will show you a mini clip/photo so you can choose the one you want.

Step 4: If I double click the video file, it will automatically open using Windows Media Player. But… if I want to do something with it, I will need to right click and open with Windows Live Movie Maker.

Step 5: Finally, to save the file/ clip, I do exactly the same as what I did to save a Flip file using Windows Live Movie Maker. And there you have it :0)