YuppieCL

I have a few Hi8 tapes recorded from a regular Sony HandyCam.

What equipment do I need and how do I convert it to be seen on my computer in video clips? Expensive process? Is this even possible?

Speed_Racer

Digital8 Camcorder $400?
Firewire Card for your PC $40?
Windows XP
Movie Maker 2 Free

YuppieCL

i dont have a digital8 tape.... i have regular hi8 tapes i wanna convert to digital format for PC viewing... Windows media. or are u saying if i buy a digital8 camcorder i can stick my hi8 tapes in it and fire-wire them?

i know i can take new video on a digital8 camcorder and fire-wire them up to my PC.... but i want to do that with my existing hi8 tapes.

Speed_Racer

My bad. I just checked my Digital8 camcorder manual again and it says I can record on tapes labeled Hi8/Digital8, but can only playback Digital8 tapes. I just assumed I could play them back because all of the media I buy to record on has the Hi8 logo also.

YuppieCL

Grr... damn that sucks.

Anyone else have any ideas/suggestions?

AztecRol

iTrader: (2)

Well, Hi-8 is analog video so you will need an analog capture device. I'd recommend getting a capture card. I currently have a Pinnacle Systems DC10+ MJPEG video capture card. It provides decent image quality. Another option is to get a capture card called the Osprey 200. I heard it is a very good capture card and I'm thinking of getting one now that I have just bought a Hi-8 Canon camcorder myself. Check out www.dvdrhelp.com/capture for motr info on capturing analog video to your computer. It will take some reading to figure it all out. Another option is to go to a chain computer superstore and buy a low-end easy to use analog capturing package. They should be by the video cards. Since you use Hi-8, try and get a capture device that has s-video input.


I found this in another forum, hope it helps. I know that best buy and comp usa sell these type of converters. There is one that I can see in my head, but I cant think of the name of it.

Basically, you take analog audio and video, the red, white, and yellow jacks, out of your camcorder to this capture card!!!

GOOD LUCK, and let me know if this helped!!

AztecRol

iTrader: (2)

Here is a good article!!!

http://www6.tomshardware.com/video/20010524/

And here is the capture card section!!!

http://www6.tomshardware.com/video/2...apture-07.html

YuppieCL

werd... thanks alot... that def helped.
um, whats the price difference between a low-end and a hi-end video capture card?