8mm to DV or tv

[youngfilmmaker]

Well, I have some old 8mm tapes in which i want to look at, but the old camera is broken.



So how can i transfer it so i can see it on the computer or to my Canon GL2?
Is there any way i can transfer it to a DV?

[DEDFX]

Dazzle, professional who reformats analogue to DV, try using it in a digital 8 camera which can work with firewire.

[youngfilmmaker]

Dont have a Digital 8 camera. Is there any other way? At least see it through the Tv?

[mickcar73]

im doing the same thing at the moment transfering my old 8mm tapes from way back , but i have my old 8mm working, i suppose the only way wud be if theres some sort of 8mm player that can hook up to the vcr, or the digital 8 cam, (which didnt work for me) . Looks like your gona have to find a 8mm camcorder or something that can play it which wud most likely cost you some money

[youngfilmmaker]

I will see what i can do. Because the digital 8 cam that i have is broken becasue of the tape ejection.

[mickcar73]

mines acting up in that area too , tapes are a pain , mine jus sometimes gos and then it fixes itself

[youngfilmmaker]

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[youngfilmmaker]

Does Digital 8 Cam have space for a firewire?

[mickcar73]

ye

[youngfilmmaker]

I just checked the digital 8 cam and the ejection is open and i cannot close it. So it is broken.

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[mickcar73]

did u try takin the battery out and puttin it back ina a cuple o times , works for me

[Grant]

I use my old Matrox analogue capture card for this purpose. It cost me $600+ about 8 years ago!

[Clarence]

Yeah, you're going to need an 8mm Deck or Camcorder to view the tapes. Using a deck would cause a lot less wear on the camera, (possibly the cause of the ejection problem?) but it would probably cost a lot more to get.

[youngfilmmaker]

Where can i get this 8mm deck?

[nigel101]

what you can do is get 8mm developed then from there get transfered to minidv. Look on ebay its somethin glike 100feet film = £9.00

[DEDFX]

Were talking about video here.

[youngfilmmaker]

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