<strong>Hey ZO, I would get a MiniDV cam that can convert to a DV stream and borrow a freind's old Hi 8 cam to convert yhe old Hi-8 tapes.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, I havent really looked around for friends with Hi8 cameras... will have to try.
Regarding the MiniDV... do you mean I can hook up a Hi8 to a MiniDV cam that then connects to my Mac? that would be awesome. What is this function called (so I can be on the look out for it when I buy a cam corder)
BTW, I saw at a local store here a new camcorder with MicroMV tapes... by Sony. The tapes are positively SMALL... but jeeez, yet ANOTHER standard? Is it any good?
<strong>My dad bought a Hi8 camera time ago and have a ton of old videos I would love to edit and put on a DVD.
Problem 1, the camera got stolen a while ago, so we just are left with a stack of unviewable tapes. What to do?
Im not going to buy another Hi8 camera to transfer that video. I would rather get a miniDV for the future. But how can I transfer the old videos?
Rental of equipment is insanely expensive seeing that it will take me weeks of work of editing. I would also have to buy a firewire converter box... those things that have every imaginable port to get video from. That could also come in handy in the future, so not too bad an investment. What would you do?</strong><hr></blockquote>
ZO you are in the target market for a Digital 8 camcorder... I dont see any problem with getting digital 8 and as a bonus you wont have to run your old Hi8 tapes through another device. just put them in the digital 8 cam and hook up the firewire cable and hit import on iMovie.... couldnt get much easyer then that!
be carefull when you choose a DV8 camera with the audio recording, DV8 camera are louder than minidv (because the tape have to turn more quikly than mini dv : less density) you may have a bad sound recording if you use the internal micro.
I agree with power doc on that one, and if you buy that $50 micorphone that sits on top of the camera, when you zoom it out you can here the motor hum over a good stiff wind. Also if you buy a digital 8, remember that not all of them read hi8 tape, it's a hundred dollar option. I would still go with the digital 8 camera, just make sure you get the right one. ANd people , who are too lazy to use tripods, get a high 8, why pay for quality and produce garbage? Just because you're lazy. Once you go into telphoto range on your camera, hand held shots aren't worth pissing on. BUy the way, if your really interested in tis stuff, check out Videomaker magazines web page lots of good advice from people who know.
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<strong>Hey ZO, I would get a MiniDV cam that can convert to a DV stream and borrow a freind's old Hi 8 cam to convert yhe old Hi-8 tapes.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, I havent really looked around for friends with Hi8 cameras... will have to try.
Regarding the MiniDV... do you mean I can hook up a Hi8 to a MiniDV cam that then connects to my Mac? that would be awesome. What is this function called (so I can be on the look out for it when I buy a cam corder)
BTW, I saw at a local store here a new camcorder with MicroMV tapes... by Sony. The tapes are positively SMALL... but jeeez, yet ANOTHER standard? Is it any good?
<strong>My dad bought a Hi8 camera time ago and have a ton of old videos I would love to edit and put on a DVD.
Problem 1, the camera got stolen a while ago, so we just are left with a stack of unviewable tapes. What to do?
Im not going to buy another Hi8 camera to transfer that video. I would rather get a miniDV for the future. But how can I transfer the old videos?
Rental of equipment is insanely expensive seeing that it will take me weeks of work of editing. I would also have to buy a firewire converter box... those things that have every imaginable port to get video from. That could also come in handy in the future, so not too bad an investment. What would you do?</strong><hr></blockquote>
ZO you are in the target market for a Digital 8 camcorder... I dont see any problem with getting digital 8 and as a bonus you wont have to run your old Hi8 tapes through another device. just put them in the digital 8 cam and hook up the firewire cable and hit import on iMovie.... couldnt get much easyer then that!