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Da Rolling Eye
June 18th, 2007, 07:35 PM
If this has been discussed already, just point me in the right direction. :D

Is there a way to transfer images from a Hi 8 cassette tape from my Handycam to a DVD?....or would it be easier to just take it to Longs or something and have them do it?

Mahalo.
Cameron
June 18th, 2007, 07:45 PM
you could always pick up something like this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=612720&CatId=1428
or this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1961041&CatId=1428
transfer then burn it.
Da Rolling Eye
June 18th, 2007, 08:21 PM
Mahalo Cameron. Das dakine stuffs I wuz looking foah. :D

Will go check out some of the local techie stores first. :)
oceanpacific
June 18th, 2007, 08:41 PM
If this has been discussed already, just point me in the right direction. :D

Is there a way to transfer images from a Hi 8 cassette tape from my Handycam to a DVD?....or would it be easier to just take it to Longs or something and have them do it?

Mahalo.

My Hitachi Hi-8 camcorder came with the necessary output cable (three RCA plugs) to connect into my DVD recorder (yellow = video, red = right channel audio, white = left channel audio). Your Handicam should have included one. Or, you can buy one from any audio shop
Da Rolling Eye
June 19th, 2007, 07:23 AM
My Hitachi Hi-8 camcorder came with the necessary output cable (three RCA plugs) to connect into my DVD recorder (yellow = video, red = right channel audio, white = left channel audio). Your Handicam should have included one. Or, you can buy one from any audio shop
Mine is a Sony and it did come with the cord. Unfortunately, none of my DVD players are recorders. :(
GeckoGeek
June 19th, 2007, 09:34 AM
It sticks in my mind that if you can get your hands on a digital-8 unit, it has a firewire connection and you can playback your analog tapes directly into your computer that way.

I have to wonder how good those small USB devices are in doing the conversion.
buzz1941
June 19th, 2007, 10:02 AM
Sony has a nice unit. I also use mine to capture shows off of DVR.
reineke
June 22nd, 2007, 06:07 AM
I use Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250. It's a TV tuner and a capture device. The neat thing is that it supports hardware encoding and doesn't stress out your PC and you can choose a variety of resolutions.