I need a good free program for storing videos

For the relatively un-tech savvy running a program is easier than opening Explorer, creating a new folder, naming the folder, placing the folder in the proper location, and then moving/copying the video files to that folder.

That's why my wife likes Picasa: all she has to do is click on the video file and Picasa will place it in a place where she can easily access it, namely Picasa.

I prefer to do it myself but she refuses to jump through the hoops. Or so she says. :)

It's really nice that Kodak provided a program called Easy Share, and Picasa provides a method too, etc. But the fact is if you plug a memory device into your computer, it almost always becomes accessible as a drive. You would access it just like a flash drive or any other device you plug into your computer. This sounds like a learning opportunity. If you have any IT friends, it would take them less than a minute to write a batch file that would automatically transfer your data every time you plug the device in with no other action required.

My friends has a Kodak Easy Share and I didn't understand why they couldn't download either.

From what I understand the software did not come with the camera. You had to download it from the internet and low and behold Kodak discontinued the software on line. :R

Leaving owners of Kodak Easy Share out in the cold.

What I found out is 'any' brand camera software will work. I have a Sony and I use the software from my old Olympus to resize, crop and save. BECAUSE the Sony software did not offer those applications.

So to op find a free camera software on line and download it so you can save your photos and videos right on your computer with out using an online program.

This should be as simple as your PC reading the video file on the card and copy and paste to any folder on your hard drive. This should happen whether you connect by cable from the camera to the PC or pull the card from one and put it in the other. No special software needed. No Picassa needed. Just a file explorer as in Windows Explorer (file management). Then to remove the video from the camera or card, select the video file on the camera of card and delete through the same Windows Explorer (Pre-Win 8 - My Computer, Win 8 - My PC)

I managed to get it, but it wasn't simple. Thanks.

My wife uses Picasa to save both pictures and video. She just points and clicks after putting the camera card in a card reader. Picasa does all the heavy lifting.

Put card in pc
wait for Picassa to open , Then close it
Then goto my computer, and open the card
Files can than be copied, by the copy command ( right click choose copy )
Or drag and drop to the folder of your choice

I take my memory card out and put it in the slot. I guess Picasa must be set to be primary and take over when inserted. I will try to send them to explorer.

Google has a free program called PICASA that lets you download pictures and videos, it has a wizard to help you download the camera. Yes, you can just use windows explorer, but that's not as simple as it sounds for non computer users.

Check out this link:

http://picasa.google.com/

2oldman wrote:
You can't simply plug in your camera to your computer and transfer files?

X2. Use Windows Explorer. Connect the camera to a USB port and you'll be prompted to open Windows Explorer. The camera will show up as a memory device under "Computer". You can drag and drop, move or copy, the files on the camera to the folders you create on your hard drive. Simple and free.