Camcorder to 'puter to dvd-r....

rubberman · 16th May 2003, 19:06

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm gonna borrow my father-in-laws camcorder which uses hi-8 tapes. I want to record my buddies wedding then burn it onto dvd-r. I think the camcorder came with VideoWave software. I know its not a DV camcorder but can i tranfer the video that i record to my computer using this camcorder? I only have USB connections. thanks

Foambullet · 17th May 2003, 05:07

You could probably get a better answer from the people on the "Capturing Video" forum, because that forum is dedicated to capturing analog video (which includes Hi-8)

rubberman · 17th May 2003, 14:22

i found out it uses digital-8 not hi-8.

bb · 18th May 2003, 09:02

Digital8 is just another DV format, i.e. DV on Hi8 sized cassettes. The regular DV capture procedures apply, so you need a firewire card (and cable).

If you don't want to invest in hardware, you can connect your analogue out to either a TV card or your graphics card's analogue in. Or you have a capture card or a USB capture device. In these cases you can use VirtualDub to capture (see capture F.A.Q.).

For best results use the digital way (firewire).

bb

16th May 2003, 19:06	#1 \| Link
rubberman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 110	Camcorder to 'puter to dvd-r.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm gonna borrow my father-in-laws camcorder which uses hi-8 tapes. I want to record my buddies wedding then burn it onto dvd-r. I think the camcorder came with VideoWave software. I know its not a DV camcorder but can i tranfer the video that i record to my computer using this camcorder? I only have USB connections. thanks __________________ DELL 733mhz LG Electronics CD-RW drive Pioneer 104 DVD-RW drive PLaystation 2 model 39001 with Magic2 Home set-top player - Toshiba SD1200

17th May 2003, 14:22	#3 \| Link
rubberman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 110	i found out it uses digital-8 not hi-8. __________________ DELL 733mhz LG Electronics CD-RW drive Pioneer 104 DVD-RW drive PLaystation 2 model 39001 with Magic2 Home set-top player - Toshiba SD1200

17th May 2003, 05:07	#2 \| Link
Foambullet TV Production Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 49	You could probably get a better answer from the people on the "Capturing Video" forum, because that forum is dedicated to capturing analog video (which includes Hi-8)

18th May 2003, 09:02	#4 \| Link
bb Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 2,665	Digital8 is just another DV format, i.e. DV on Hi8 sized cassettes. The regular DV capture procedures apply, so you need a firewire card (and cable). If you don't want to invest in hardware, you can connect your analogue out to either a TV card or your graphics card's analogue in. Or you have a capture card or a USB capture device. In these cases you can use VirtualDub to capture (see capture F.A.Q.). For best results use the digital way (firewire). bb