QuestionHI, I HAVE AN OLD SONY CAMPCORDER THAT NO LONGER WORKS. BUT I HAVE SEVERAL (used) CASSETTE TAPES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AGIN BUT HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS.
THE TAPES ARE: TDK BRAND/8 mm/VIDEO CASSETTES/#HS120's/ABOUT 3 3/4" LONG/2 1/2" HIGH AND ABOUT 1 1/8" WIDE.
QUESTIONS:
**ARE THERE VCR ADAPTERS ON THE MARKET, TO WHERE I CAN PLACE ONE OF THESE CASSETTES IN IT, TO THEN PLACE IT IN MY VSR TO PLAY IT? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE ME THE BEST (NATIONAL CHAINS) TO BUY THIS, ETC.
**ALSO, IS THERE A (UNIT), ETC. WHERE I CAN PLACE THESE CASSETTES INTO IT AND IT WILL ALLOW ME TO (BURN) IT ALL ON A DVD CD? IF, AGAIN, PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT IT.
THNAKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. I HOPE YOU CAN APPRECIATE WERE I'M COMING FROM!!
TAKE CARE!!
AnswerTHere were many 8mm formats that kicked around during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some were compatible and some were not.
From the wikipedia dictionary we read:
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Transferring 8 mm footage to a computer for editing
Because Video8 and Hi8 are analog video formats, transferring either to computer requires digitization.
Some Digital8 cameras offer legacy playback of Video8 and Hi8. Those which also have a FireWire socket will produce a digitized signal for capture to computer.
If you don't have access to a Digital8 deck with which to digitize your Video8 or Hi8 tapes, you'll need an analog capture card or converter. Once on the computer, the footage can be edited, processed and transferred to DVD, the Internet or back to tape.
Some consumer miniDV and DVD cameras feature a built in analog to digital converter that will convert an analog video source into digital form. This is usually called 'pass through' because as the footage passes through the camcorder, it is digitized and output through its firewire connection which is then (for example) connected to your computer.
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To burn them onto a dvd you must have a player connected to a computer; the computer must have a software program to digitize the analog video and convert it for digital recording onto the dvd format. There are many such programs available.
If you do a google search you can find many.
Finally, you can acquire 8mm player hardware on eBay.com where there are many such products available by individual sellers. There are a few models being made today for the professional trade, but they are very expensive.
Hope this will help.
Cleggsan
