Download Video to Your Computer with Windows Movie Maker 2

Start Movie Maker. To start Movie Maker, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Movie Maker.

On the File menu, click Capture Video. Alternatively, in the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video device.

On the Video Capture Device page, in Available devices, click the DV camera.

In the Enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a name for your captured video file. Then, in the Choose a place to save your captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be saved, or click Browse to select a location.

On the Video Setting page, choose the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.

On the Capture Method page, click Capture the entire tape automatically. The tape in the DV camera will rewind. Capture will begin automatically and ends when the video tape ends.

Select any of the following commands:

To close the Video Capture Wizard, click Finish.

On the Capture Method page, click Capture parts of the tape manually.

To separate the video into smaller clips, select the Create clips when wizard finishes check box.

To prevent audio from playing while capturing video, select the Mute speakers check box.

Locate the video and audio you want to capture from your tape by using either the controls on your DV camera or VCR or the DV camera controls in the wizard.

To begin capturing video, click Start Capture. The tape will play automatically and capture will begin.

When the tape reaches the point at which you want to stop capturing, click Stop Capture. Repeat these steps for each part of the video tape that you want to capture.

When you have finished capturing, click Finish to close the Video Capture Wizard.

Connect your analog camera or VCR to your computer's capture device, and then set the camera mode to play recorded video (often labeled VTR or VCR on an analog camera).

Open Windows Movie Maker

On the File menu, click Capture Video.

On the Video Capture Device page do the following:

In the Enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a file name for your captured video file. Then, in the Choose a place to save your captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be saved or click Browse to select a location.

On the Video Setting page, select the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.

To separate the video into smaller clips, select the Create clips when wizard finishes check box.

To prevent audio from playing over your speakers while capturing video, select the Mute speakers check box.

To automatically stop capturing after a time period has elapsed, select the Capture time limit check box, and then type or select the length of time you want to capture. Time is displayed in the form of hours:minutes (h:mm).

Using the controls on your analog camera or VCR, locate the video and audio you want to capture from your tape. In Movie Maker, click Start Capture, and then press the Play button on your analog camera or VCR.

To begin capturing, click Start Capture, and then press the Play button on your analog camera or VCR.

Do one of the following:

Repeat steps 10 through 12 for each part of the video tape you want to capture.

When you have finished capturing, click Finish to close the Video Capture Wizard.

On the Video Setting page, select the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.

To separate the video into smaller clips after the wizard completes and the video is captured, select the Create clips when wizard finishes check box.

To prevent audio from playing over your speakers while capturing video, select the Mute speakers check box.

To begin capturing, click Start Capture. To stop capturing, click Stop Capture.

Repeat these steps to capture another segment of live video.

Click Finish to close the Video Capture Wizard.