Furd Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I have a older Hi8 camcorder with a bunch of tapes that I would like to convert to DVD. I'm pretty sure that there are burners that allow you to make a DVD directly from the camcorder. Is this the way to go? If not, what's better? Internal or external? You guys are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I have a older Hi8 camcorder with a bunch of tapes that I would like to convert to DVD. I'm pretty sure that there are burners that allow you to make a DVD directly from the camcorder. Is this the way to go? If not, what's better? Internal or external? You guys are great. 1314171[/snapback] I did this thru my home entertainment system. Tape deteriorates rapidly. I was less than pleased w/ the results and pretty much gave up on it. What type of output cable do you have on your camcorder? They sell a variety of boxes that can make the connection fairly easy (RCA and other connections, but RCA should work), but cost ~$100+ IIRC. I have never used one. Perhaps someone here has more experience than I. I did mine from my VHS recorder directly thru my entertainment center into my stand alone DVD recorder. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I have a older Hi8 camcorder with a bunch of tapes that I would like to convert to DVD. I'm pretty sure that there are burners that allow you to make a DVD directly from the camcorder. Is this the way to go? If not, what's better? Internal or external? You guys are great. 1314171[/snapback] For pure simpllicity, you can use a standalone DVD burner with a video input and just transfer them over. Since a Hi-8 is an analog camera, in order to do anything more involved, you'd need either an analog capture card in your PC... or an analog to DV converter and a firewire card in your PC. Either one would also require capturing software and DVD authoring software (sometimes one package can do both these things). Are you looking for quick and easy, or did you want to edit them and create DVD menus and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 (edited) Just import the video files in whatever format they are in ,to your pc hdd, you can use a converter like Winavi. to convert them into a video_ts file, which you can burn unto any dvd with any burner and play on any standalone dvd player, USE quality media, go to supermediastore.com and buy TaiyoYuden media, they're about .40/disc, get the +r disc as they can be booktyped to dvd-rom, which is compatible with any dvd player on the market. If your looking to buy a burner, i'd recommend the PX716A, it's a bit more pricey then other drives, but i've burnt well over 4000 dvd's with maybe 10 coasters. If your looking to add menus or edit them, i'd use DVDMovieFactory, it'll allow you to batch multiple files onto one disc. Edited February 8, 2006 by theeohiostate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 i dunno how good the standalone DVD recorders are. a pretty good idea might be to use a dazzle or something, but that isn't straight to DVD it requires some rendering/processing/etc. time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Just import the video files in whatever format their in to your pc hdd, you can use a converter like Winavi. 1314268[/snapback] they're tapes. i don't think winavi will convert that file format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 P.S. Some of the cheaper analog capture cards only digitize video at 15 frames per second... or only at a reduced resolution. Watch out for those... your video will look crappy. Something you may want to look for is a service that will do the transfer for you. They probably already have good equipment and can just do the transfer for you. I should do this. I have all the equipment to do this. I might put an ad on Craigs list. How many tapes do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 "That game will go down in the anals of NFL history." -Turd Hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Are you looking for quick and easy, or did you want to edit them and create DVD menus and stuff? 1314266[/snapback] Quick and easy will work. Nothing to crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hey! 1314280[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 i dunno how good the standalone DVD recorders are. a pretty good idea might be to use a dazzle or something, but that isn't straight to DVD it requires some rendering/processing/etc. time 1314273[/snapback] I've got an older version of Dazzle. When I switched from Windows 98 to Windows XP, it done stopped working. Support for Dazzle is nonexistent, so I can't find a software uprgrade. I could shell out fitty bucks for a new version I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 i dunno how good the standalone DVD recorders are. a pretty good idea might be to use a dazzle or something, but that isn't straight to DVD it requires some rendering/processing/etc. time I have one of the originals by Sony. Nice rig, but I paid a lot for it. It does a great job of copying from my DVR or TV and I can still watch TV. I did do some editing on a few in Media Creator. Fairly simple. I also have Adobe Premiere Elements but haven't tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 P.S. Some of the cheaper analog capture cards only digitize video at 15 frames per second... or only at a reduced resolution. Watch out for those... your video will look crappy. Something you may want to look for is a service that will do the transfer for you. They probably already have good equipment and can just do the transfer for you. I should do this. I have all the equipment to do this. I might put an ad on Craigs list. How many tapes do you have? 1314279[/snapback] Thanks. I have 6 or 7. I considered a service, but I think that I'd like to be able to do it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 sounds to me like a standalone might be your best bet. best part is it's really easy, like using a VCR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 sounds to me like a standalone might be your best bet. best part is it's really easy, like using a VCR 1314317[/snapback] Its looking like it. Thanks all. I'll bump this thread up one time. How do you do that again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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