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I am trying to copy video from a Canon ZR80 camcorder to my HP EliteBook 8580w laptop.  I can directly connect the DV port on the camera to an internal  DV port on the laptop. When I use VideoPadVideo  Editor from NCH,  I cannot see the camcorder in ...

I have a Canon ZR85 Camcorder.  I would like to use the DV connection on the camera front, to transfer videos to a computer. This worked on my old computer with a IEEE1394 firewire connector. My new computer just has a  DVI connector.  Is there a cab...