38. Making Your Own Digital Home Movies

If you have a camcorder and make your own home movies, you can use your computer system to make those movies a lot more appealing. With the right hardware and software, you can turn your PC into a video-editing console—and make your home movies look a lot more professional. All you have to do is hook up a few cables and start editing!

Connecting Your Camcorder

Preparing your PC for video editing is fairly simple. All you have to do is connect your camcorder to your PC system unit.

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