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    I Want to Digitize Some 8mm/HI8 Tapes

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by usapatriot, Oct 7, 2007.

  1. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What do I need to digitize some HI8 tapes?
     
    usapatriot, Oct 7, 2007
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  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Well have you tried Google yet?
     
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, but I keep encountering conflicting results about whether I need to use firewire or s-video out.

    I know my camera does not support firewire, I am pretty sure I need a video capture card or a tv tuner, not sure which one though, I need something I can plug the end of the A/V cables into.
     
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  4. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    Well this is what I did back at work. We had macs though. I hooked up the camcorder to the mac via firewire, let the tape play and used one of those programs that comes with a mac (I think it was iDVD, I'm not even sure :() and it just grabbed it - it was freaking big in filesize tho; like 9GB for a full tape. It was later compressed to a DVD.

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    Well if your camera doesn't support firewire, then you could get those 1/8" thingy that has video and L and R audio - Radioshucks sell 'em for an uber expensive $20 and you'll prolly get them for $10 somewhere else. Anyway, use that or S-video. I don't think it should really matter. You're right - you'll probably need a TV Tuner of some sort so that it accepts signals from other devices.
     
    Amol, Oct 7, 2007
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    Get a DVD recorder. A lot less hassle than a capture card.
     
    olyteddy, Oct 7, 2007
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    It depends on how much you want to spend to digitize your tapes. Any price range and what format/quality would you like?
     
    elscottomagnifico, Oct 8, 2007
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