Is it possible to see the movies without sending them through the storyteller software? in other words, is this camera useful if we can not dowload the software? it seems the link is dead on the contour site Is it possible to see the movies without sending them through the storyteller software? in other words, is this camera useful if we can not dowload the software? it seems the link is dead on the... » Read More Is it possible to see the movies without sending them through the storyteller software? in other words, is this camera useful if we can not dowload the software? it seems the link is dead on the contour site « Show Less
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They are a Quicktime video file, so no you don't, the settings on the camera however are what you need the software for. It will film just fine, just audio volume and beep on and off. Stuff like that is done with the software.
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No need for the software. When I was using it for a short time I never used it and was able to see my movies. I just dragged my files to my computer and it was good to go. Contour is out of business so dont expect driver updates and accessories to go with this.
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Here's the link I used. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q9rxtmp6cpst7ey/0mjnvkfzZR
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Yes you can view this movie files when you connect your camera to your computer. The camera memory card is just like a hard drive which allows you save them anywhere on your computer
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I think it's just maybe compatability with the camera type?I email/messaged Impossible Project about it. They said it was definitely the film's fault, not the camera's... But I don't think there's a whole lot that can be done to change it. They're old cameras and an old process, basically it's just not compatible. But the color film worked wonderfully. So, I'd say just use color film and steer clear of B&W;, even though that's kind of a bummer.
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of films. So YES it should be okay for a mac. Enjoy, regards Murray Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of... » Read More Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of films. So YES it should be okay for a mac. Enjoy, regards Murray « Show Less
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You can record, but you cannot watch films on it. Also, the browser doesn't actually allow you to browse the internet... It only lets you browse the files that you have on the device.
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Actually, this particular projector doesn't allow you to download movies. I have a dvd player that I plug up to it. The quality of the picture displayed is excellent no matter the type of dvd player you use. It can be a cheap one or top of the line I've compared them.
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How do you transfer the videos to your computer? when i transfer the pics/videos to my computer using the usb cord that was in the box and even tried it with just the SD card ONLY the videos transferred. PLS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am going to a concert in 2 weeks and plan on taking some video of it and would like the video to be on my computer if possible.. if not, then i will return this camera and buy a new one.. so any help would be greatly appreciated!!! thanks!
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You can watch LIVE video for free. However, if you want to view anything that happened in the past, you MUST PONY UP $$$$. Offering the cloud service is fine but requiring it and not allowing people to save video locally instead is a deal breaker for me as well. Good business model in theory... however, too many people see through it and will buy another camera that allows local storage. For me, I want to save to dropbox. That way, it's saved (and synched) to all of my computers and laptops at home and the office.
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I hope this isn't a double post since I just responsed to someone else on this thread. I can confirm that you can indeed play videos from your SD card without having to transfer the files over the tablet. And you don't need a third party transfer program. I use the default program...once the transfer program is open, simply selected the card and selected whatever media you want to play. I purchased a 16gb card for my tablet s and have loaded it with movies only, so I cant speak to the ability to play music files...but I would assume the same would apply. Hopefully with ICS just around the corner, it will fix all this. As for the tablet...absolutely love it! I hope this isn't a double post since I just responsed to someone else on this thread. I can confirm that you can indeed play videos from your SD card without having to transfer the files over the tablet. And you don't need a third party transfer program. I use the default program...once the transfer program is open, simply selected the card and selected whatever media you want to play. I purchased a 16gb card for my tablet s and have loaded it with movies only, so I cant speak to the ability to play music files...but I would assume the same would apply. Hopefully with ICS just around the... » Read More I hope this isn't a double post since I just responsed to someone else on this thread. I can confirm that you can indeed play videos from your SD card without having to transfer the files over the tablet. And you don't need a third party transfer program. I use the default program...once the transfer program is open, simply selected the card and selected whatever media you want to play. I purchased a 16gb card for my tablet s and have loaded it with movies only, so I cant speak to the ability to play music files...but I would assume the same would apply. Hopefully with ICS just around the corner, it will fix all this. As for the tablet...absolutely love it! « Show Less
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Yes there is a web cam. It does not work as well as I would like why I do not know? It seems to be a little grainy? Why
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Not to be stupid, but will this camera pause? I mean can you pause while recording and then start again without it being a new movie? Thanks
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so far I have only used the zmodo phone app, which works well. there are 2 apps, one for when you are on your home network. one for when you are not. my understanding is there is a way to "port forward" so you can view your cameras on any computer but my attempts to do that so far have failed. They weren't much of an attempt though. Ill probably try again later. There are some youtube videos of how to do it.
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You can zoom in, and sometimes that helps. It really depends on the movie. Sometimes the zoom looks weird, and other times it looks really good. It's just trial and error.
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I have had the same experience,,, I will not now purchase a digital vid cam...I made a movie with ep7 with all the goodies and it was shown with a rear projection projector and the sound was awesome and the vidio and stills were great..
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You can view the videos on the device's screen or using an SD card reader and uploading them to your computer. So, I guess the answer to your question is: without using either of those two methods, you can't. The easy solution, of course, its to buy a $2 SD card reader, or just use the device's screen.
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I just purchased the camera and I will try that. Do I have to download to iMovie before I burn a disc? Do you know if I can use IDVD?
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the Vudu app is on there, and I have a subscription, but for some reason the movies keep stalling saying there's an issue with the internet connection. Yet any other app I use, like Nexflix and Amazon, are fine. I never had trouble with Vudu on my old DVR, but it's unusable on this one.