Is Video Capture card really necessary?

Hi,

I have a Handycam with a mini tape cassette. I want ot capture the footing from this cassette to the PC. My PC does NOT have a ideo capture card. The handycam and PC can be connected by a USB cable. How do i store the handycam video into the PC? Do i really need a capture card? I trust that some one somewhere in this forum will be able to guide me. Thanx and regards.

 

hi pachhupal,

welcome to Afterdawn...please do not multipost across the forums. I was under the impression you were going to use nero for this option as this is the nero forum. I see you posted this question in the correct forum http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/224408. To make your stay here more pleasant please refer to http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487 as it explains the dos and donts of afterdawn. Glad you got the answer in the digital camera forum and once again welcome to AD and enjoy the wealth of free knowledge.