CJ
I use Pinnacle software for general video editing. There is an option to
"output as file" AVI is one of the options. Software of this type seems to
be a complete solution.
So I see the procedure as: Download footage to PC, select edit, and open a
project with your raw footage, and then save as .AVI file without actually
editing ( unless you find this necessary).
I suspect the unedited video files will be rather large, you may be able to
split these in to smaller chunks for Registax.
I believe there are several general video editing packages which will do
this, some of which may be available for minimal cost or even freeware

Hope this helps


Mick


CJ" wrote in message
o.uk...
Has anyone in this group knowledge of how to save output from a camcorder
using a DV to IE 1394 cable and save it as an AVI file so it can be
processed by Registax. My software with the camcorder saves it as a MPEG
file and Registax will not handle this I think. I am using XP home
edition.
I can save my output from a Watec 120N camera to my camcorder but my
capture hardware (Win tv USB) only supports a max 320 X 240 pixels, the
Watec camera captures at 752 X 582 pixels capture rate. Can I capture as
AVI file using Microsoft Movie maker at a higher pixel rate using a
dedicated DV to 1394 cable from my camcorder.
I intend to capture the southern sky wide field from Mauritius 20 degrees
south latitude using a wide field lens and saving onto the camcorder and
get this onto the computer as an AVI file when I return home. If this is
not possible what hardware is available instead of my ancient Win tv USB
to capture at a higher pixel rate?

CJ