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8mm tapes to PC

incujosh
incujosh Posts: 1 Newbie
in Techie Stuff
Can anyone help?

I have an 8mm camcorder, and am looking to digitise my tapes. Does anyone know how this is possible?

Comments

  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    You'll need a video capture card to do that. Some fit internally and others are USB. None will give super-duper quality as the source material won't be top notch so you may as well look at the low end ones unless you have some other use in mind.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    If you don't want to do any editing then just use a stand alone DVD recorder.
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  • sickparrot
    sickparrot Posts: 816 Forumite
    The other option is if you're planning on getting a digital camcorder anytime soon, get one with an analog input, then you can capture the analog tape into the PC through this.

    Best option is probably the standalone DVD recorder one though, copy them onto DVD then rip the DVD's on the PC.
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  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Except that buying a DVD recorder will cost about 5-10 times more than a cheapo USB capture device....
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