How the heck do I get a video on the interweb??

[fivestring]

So I have a digital video camera. How the heck do I grab the moment in time I want on that video and make it a file and then subsiquently upload it to the interweb??

I have a usb cable that I can plug my camera into my computer with but all I seem to be able to do is watch the video.

Your help is appreciated.

Nick

[clark]

Windows movie maker?

[fivestring]

I assume thats a software? I suppose I must need some sort of editing software.

Any good freeware out there?

[theMiniKid]

windows movie maker is free comes with all the PC's but when you hook the camera up to the computer go into "my computer" and click the listing that sounds/looks the most like the camera/camera-brand. then open that file and move the video by drag and dropping it in "my vise's" section of your computer

[death-o-matic]

if you have vista or even xp, windows movie maker is on the computer and yes there is but ALOT more complicated. sony vegas pro
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro
your "free" trial version is on the top right. It says you only get 30 days but i have had the same download for like 7 months now.

[RBKpumper]

photobucket. if theres a way you can save the video file from your camera to your computer. then you can just upload it from there.

[fivestring]

Great, thanks guys. I'm going to try this out this weekend.