Does this save my miniDV in digital format (e.g. mpeg), so I can store on ext drive or cloud? I don't want to burn to DVD or upload to youtube. Thx!
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Yes, it save it in digital format (e.g. mpeg),so you can edit it before you upload to YouTube,Facebook...ects
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Hi there, almost all kind of videos I've been played on it, mp4, avi, mpg, mkv, flv with no problem. I've used dlna to share the videos from mac and pc. I hope this will help.
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to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email me further questions at rlalum@sbcglobal.net to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email... » Read More to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email me further questions at rlalum@sbcglobal.net « Show Less
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Hi Susan, yes, it can burn your mini DV to a DVD disc. You can connect your camcorder via USB or A/V cables. Thanks_Mitch
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I use to work with Linux, Ubuntu different versions, so with no special software, it appears as any external hard drive. The original format, .mts, is high quality but rather cumbersome and not well played in most players. A software is provided for Windows that allows to make the conversion to .mpg, something that can be done by other means recently, as with online converters.
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It uses minidv. To me it had been a major shortcoming as it has "eaten" some vital footage 3rd time using it due to time coding issues on the tape when stopping and starting frequently
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I think it has more to do with the digital frame than the drive. I would be shocked that the frame has a USB 3 port. If by some fluke it does, then this would work better, but I can't believe that it would make any difference. I copied a few video clips and songs and just tried playing them via a USB 2 port, and they played just fine without any staggering, or distortions. Again, I have to believe it's the frame, not the drive. Hope this helps. ---Kelvington
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Other than RealCloud Player that Sandisk recommends if you're having unsupported format issues, I haven't found any (nor have I found any reference online to one, and I've been looking). On my Android, I've tried MX Player and VLC Streamer, neither of which was able to locate video files on the Media Drive. RealCloud Player does work, however, it seems most video files have to be uploaded to their cloud for conversion before you're able to view them.
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Thanks Mr. Brown!I format the card to exFAT and it works OK with My tablet and MKV large Files.
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Good response. I would caution against an external HD for video (music and other relatively small files are fine). I have a Iomega external and I am unable to use it with my video editing software (I am unsure why). Also my external drive will not support files larger than about 4GB (videos).
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Yes!! Very well actually. I've never had a problem with any video format. I've used mp4, m4v, avi, iso and a few others. I'm literally in love with this thing haha
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Hi, Both is possible: Mini US via OTG Cable plays movies from stick or HDD, SD card up to 64 GB also plays movies, regards Peter
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I don't think that it's vary possible. Because I've read that 1 minute of uncompressed hd video is 10GB of hard disc space. And thats only a minute! So i don't think it's vary possible to record hd video on a mini DV tape or any type of media without compression.
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Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best... » Read More Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry « Show Less
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yes! I play mkv files on mine from an external hard drive. Occasionally the mkv will not read well on the blu ray player, even though it plays on a computer, but this is rare. good luck! -Jay
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I have not used that drive, but I have used a Western Digital 3TB USB 3.0 drive with no problem at all. No problem playing any format video that I have come across with the player.
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Hi, I also am running into a problem with file format. When it records messages (which it does fine) it records them in dvf digital voice file which I'm trying to find out how to convert into an mp3 file. We bought the recorder so we could record sermons and add them to our website but no one has heard of this file format and our website doesn't recognize it. Beware those of you looking to transfer these files into other media, you'll be able to hear it on your computer but you can't share it unless their systems can read dvf files. Major Sigh! If anyone has an answer to converting dvf to mp3 please post.