I had a similar situation about a year and a half ago. I decided to sell my old Canon 8mm camcorder and buy a Sony Handycam Digital8 model. I sold my Canon on eBay, and bought a new Sony trv-330 on eBay, for a net exchange cost of about $280. The 330 will play the old 8mm tapes and has firewire, so I can just plug it into the back of my B&W G3 and import it into iMovie. Very easy, with no cards, converters, or extra software.
John Black Nashville, TN > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 15:13:11 -0600 > From: Thomas Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Hi-8 camcorder to Mac/iMovie to videotape? > > Ten or twelve years ago I spent thousands of dollars on a really nice > professional Canon Hi-8 camcorder (if you saw the movie Titanic, it's the > same camcorder that the guy was filming the shipwreck with on the ocean > floor through the portholes of the submarine). So now I've got this big > collection of Hi-8 videotapes of family and other events that I'd like to > get onto VHS videotapes, so I can put them into a VCR and view them on a > TV, and also make copies for relatives to see. The hi-8 camcorder still > works fine, too, and I hate to replace it with a cheap DV one. > > My question: what equipment would I need to get these Hi-8 tapes (in analog > format I assume) into the Mac where I could edit it in iMovie, and then > send it back out to a VCR? -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
