Need help on video making.

[mit5005]

I just got my video capture card and I am wondering how to compress the videos so they aren't so damn big. I was also wondering how to get sound from my camera to my computer. I got this card:

http://www.acortech.com/.sc/ms/dd/1079638510485916/9/nc/Video%20Card--TV%20Tuner/1922/3Dvision%20PV-951TF%20TV%20Tuner%20FM%20Radio^2FVideo^2FDV%20Cap ture%20Card

Here is a pic of my camera connections.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v159/mit5005/100_1504.jpg

[PATo355]

Well you should connect the audio plugs in the camera to the input in the soundcard , then enable the audio input .

Most capture cards capture in AVI , so you need a compressor to MPEg or something like that . Try tucows.com you will find many software

[mit5005]

What do you mean by enabling the audio input?

[Fleischmann]

VirtualDub is the best for compressing...very easy to use and quite stable. If you are looking for some extra effects than try Ulead software.

[mit5005]

Are there any free video editing software programs you guys recommend?

[il matto]

http://www.virtualdub.org/

http://www.tmpgenc.net/

of which I prefer virtualdub,

also check out http://forum.doom9.org/ for good topics on capturing video

http://virtualdub.everwicked.com/index.php <-- virtualdub forums (self expanatory)