How do I get pre-recorded video into Landro?

Pre-recorded video can mean a lot of different things. How you get that video into Landro depends upon the form in which it comes.

If your video was recorded on a Mini-DV camcorder, you can record the mini-DV tape straight into Landro, almost the same as recording during an event. Landro even detects the pauses on the tape and marks the plays for you.

If your game video is on VHS tape or DVD, you will need some sort of video capture hardware for your laptop. Landro works very well with an analog-to-Firewire video converter, such as the recommended capture devices listed below. You may be able to use other video capture products that offer USB connections, but many of these have problems with Windows Vista, Landro or both, so we cannot support these products.

If your game video is already a digital video file, particularly from some sort of video exchange service, there is a good chance that it is a Windows Media video file (.wmv). Landro is able to accept any .wmv file directly; simply copy the file into the "Landro Videos" folder (Landro places a shortcut to this folder on your desktop). You can then tag the video as if you had recorded it yourself.

Since Landro accepts Windows Media video files, you can use any tools that you might have to create these files. For example, if you have a video capture device with accompanying software for making a .wmv file, that's fine: use the device software to capture video, then use Landro to tag and catalog it. Similarly, there are several software utilities available on the Internet and/or in stores for converting the video on a DVD, or other digital video file formats, to a .wmv file. The original source isn't important: once you get the video into .wmv form and in the Landro Videos folder, Landro should work with it.

Recommended Capture Devices

Here are some capture devices that work well with Landro:

ADS Tech PYRO A/V Link
Great mini-DV video quality capture and export at a good price.
Available from TigerDirect and J&R.

Canopus ADVC110
Great mini-DV video quality capture and export.
Note: this device requires an external power supply, not included.
Available from TigerDirect and J&R.

Canopus ADVC300
Great mini-DV video quality capture and export, with extra signal processing features for low-quality video sources.
Available from TigerDirect.

Note: These products and vendors are suggestions, not endorsements, and availability may have changed since we posted these links. You need to make your own evaluation of products, prices and vendors; we cannot support these products.

 
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