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4.6 Getting the Video to the Customer
Although video from a camcorder can be downloaded into a computer, the file
is very large, making it difficult to transmit to a customer over the internet. As a
result, most video is currently delivered to the customer via messenger or mail.
With the advent of greater bandwidth and on-line storage sites, it is becoming
more likely that we will be able to make videos available to our customers on-line.
If you cannot deliver the video via the internet, the next best way is to copy
the video to DVD and deliver it to the customer (DVD Recorders are common in
Emergency Operations Centers). This can also be accomplished using high-
capacity thumb drives. Software such as Pinnacle Studio or Photoshop Elements
makes this process easy.
Short JPEG movie clips (usually less than 15 seconds) can be captured on a
camcorder’s media card. These may be transferred to a computer and
transmitted via thumb drive, CD/DVD or e-mail.
Still photos (JPEG) taken on the camcorder’s media card are handled just as
if they were taken on a digital camera.
As a last resort, you can take the camcorder to the customer and play the
video on a monitor..