Hi folks
I have lot of video8 (small vidoe cassettes forf Sony camera) whihc I would like to transfer to DVD. These are our family videos. Which is the best way or equipment that can do it, offcourse economically!
Thanks
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Hi gunghu...I think you'll need a professional studio for that. The equipment you'd need to do that at home would be very expensive.
Do you have a video8 camera? DVD writer? Harddrive with plenty of space? USB 2.0 port?
If yes to all of the above, all you need to add is something like THIS.
Hook up the camera to the device and hit play on the camera. Use the software to record the video feed, edit the video and burn to DVD.
If yes to all of the above, all you need to add is something like THIS.
Hook up the camera to the device and hit play on the camera. Use the software to record the video feed, edit the video and burn to DVD.
Thankyou efabes
all but vidoe 8 camera. I dont even have a video player for those kind of format. But thanks for the video capture device link. That is very useful. I had Sony camera which died few months ago. I took it to repair shop and the qoute was more than what I had originaly paid for it.
any place/person selling video8 player?
all but vidoe 8 camera. I dont even have a video player for those kind of format. But thanks for the video capture device link. That is very useful. I had Sony camera which died few months ago. I took it to repair shop and the qoute was more than what I had originaly paid for it.
any place/person selling video8 player?
Hi gunghu,
Think there are no video8 players on the market, but you can buy a VHS adapter, so your video8 tape may fit on your VHS player/magnetoscope.
But, as HKEd said before, a professional studio will charge you $ 20/45.00 to copy them to a DVD, depending on the time lenght.
You can view an example at http://lp2cd.com/dvd/from_hi8.html
Chris
Think there are no video8 players on the market, but you can buy a VHS adapter, so your video8 tape may fit on your VHS player/magnetoscope.
But, as HKEd said before, a professional studio will charge you $ 20/45.00 to copy them to a DVD, depending on the time lenght.
You can view an example at http://lp2cd.com/dvd/from_hi8.html
Chris
If you want to do it yourself, you might also be able to rent a video camera. Be careful though and read the fine print.
People used to buy a camera for an event and then return it, but stores have caught on. Most stores only allow an even exchange on video cameras.
People used to buy a camera for an event and then return it, but stores have caught on. Most stores only allow an even exchange on video cameras.
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I thought this happened only here
Just to make sure, are we talking about ANALOG video camcorder here, or the old, traditional film movie camera?
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I have transfered a lot of old 8mm and super8mm films to VHS in 1992. Man, this was a huge work
Old projector at a side, a VHS (big) camera at the other, and a prismatic adapter between them. Took me at least a month, working mostly at night
Last year, we pick the two VHS tapes and convert them to a single DVD. It costs us about $ 25.00 on a specialized studio, including titles and some music. Then, we just made home copies to our family.
That is a good question.
The 8mm analog tapes will play in a hi 8 (aka digital 8) camera as long as it is not the TRV250 / minidv.
He says he has a lot of 8mm tapes. At $18-25 each, a lot can add up. If he can rent a camera for a week for $75 or so (anything more would make buying a new one the better option, in my opinion), it would be much cheaper.
There are some camera shops around me that rent video camera's, but I am not sure of the models or the aforementioned fine print.
The 8mm analog tapes will play in a hi 8 (aka digital 8) camera as long as it is not the TRV250 / minidv.
He says he has a lot of 8mm tapes. At $18-25 each, a lot can add up. If he can rent a camera for a week for $75 or so (anything more would make buying a new one the better option, in my opinion), it would be much cheaper.
There are some camera shops around me that rent video camera's, but I am not sure of the models or the aforementioned fine print.
Well, I guess I will assume that we are talking the old camcorder analog videocasettes (as opposed to the newer digital camcorders that are on the market now). IF that is what we are talking about, I have converted a lot of them to DVD and burned to disk. I have been using the Expert DVD converter that Efabes set a link to, and it works a treat. HERE is a link to K-World's website where you can read more info.
The only thing to bear in mind is that you absolutely must have a hot machine to get quality. My first attempt resulted in glitches, stutters and hesitations. I swapped a new processor (AMD, of course) a Barton 2700, and all the problems disappeared. The problem I am having is that if I play the disk on my television, the picture is stretched. I did encode at 640x480 (television), but am still having a problem. On the computer it is perfect.
The only thing to bear in mind is that you absolutely must have a hot machine to get quality. My first attempt resulted in glitches, stutters and hesitations. I swapped a new processor (AMD, of course) a Barton 2700, and all the problems disappeared. The problem I am having is that if I play the disk on my television, the picture is stretched. I did encode at 640x480 (television), but am still having a problem. On the computer it is perfect.
Thankyou all
The tapes I have are Vidoe8 NTSC MetalMP-120. They are NOT minidv. I have about 32 tapes. I think I like Ironbender's idea of buying a VHS adapter. But this adapter is different than compact VHS tape adapter? right? Because Vidoe8 tapes are slightly slimmer than VHS compact cassettes. And will my VHS home vidoe recorder be able to play them. I thought Vidoe8 is different system.
where is this adapter sold?
I checked the site you enclosed and they charge $32 for 120 minute tape. That will add up to a lottt!!
The tapes I have are Vidoe8 NTSC MetalMP-120. They are NOT minidv. I have about 32 tapes. I think I like Ironbender's idea of buying a VHS adapter. But this adapter is different than compact VHS tape adapter? right? Because Vidoe8 tapes are slightly slimmer than VHS compact cassettes. And will my VHS home vidoe recorder be able to play them. I thought Vidoe8 is different system.
where is this adapter sold?
I checked the site you enclosed and they charge $32 for 120 minute tape. That will add up to a lottt!!
VHS-C to VHS (mechanical) tape adapters are very popular here in Brazil, and I found some on the net (at Walmart for example), but not video8 to VHS tape adapter...
I know it exists, because I found references on the net, on one canadian site, about tapes history and a lot of them on German websites, which I can not read (I understand some things, but it's mostly hermetic)
You will need to ask on your local tape dealers. In the meantime, I will google it deeply and post back if I find something.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...9257#long_descr
Chris
I know it exists, because I found references on the net, on one canadian site, about tapes history and a lot of them on German websites, which I can not read (I understand some things, but it's mostly hermetic)
You will need to ask on your local tape dealers. In the meantime, I will google it deeply and post back if I find something.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...9257#long_descr
Chris
Thankyou Ironbender
I will awaite your reply. As I asked in my previous post, will my VHS video player be able to play video8 tapes, once it is loaded in the adapter?
thnaks
I will awaite your reply. As I asked in my previous post, will my VHS video player be able to play video8 tapes, once it is loaded in the adapter?
thnaks
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Sorry gunghu, could not find anything yet.
Have you asked for help on your local video/camera/films dealers ?
They could have some other ideas
Chris
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