Certain old Canon digital camcorders will take analog video input from any source and output digital FireWire video in real time. If you can learn which model numbers you might find one on eBay for a song.
My solution to archiving large amounts of Hi8 and VHS was to buy a DVD recorder. It's a a quick and easy real time way to digitize. But if you want to edit them on the computer you need to rip and convert the DVDs to an editable format. Cinematize is the program that I use. My system is great if you don't need to edit a lot of what you archive. Rich Sent from my iPad On Dec 16, 2011, at 5:22 PM, Paxton <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you don't have a camcorder with firewire output, how do most Mac users >> input their analog composite video into their Mac's for editing? I have a >> couple older Hi-8mm camcorders and a ton of family tapes that I want to edit > > > I have tried the All in Wonder to digitize video and didn't really > like it. It is getting long in tooth and I had dropped frames. > > the canopus ADVC300 is highly rated. I didn't buy one when my surplus > dealer had a bunch for about $100 and am regretting it. It is one of > the most recommended methods to dump video. > > Recently I bought a Sony 350 Digital 8 camcorder with a firewire out > that I am hoping will work for my old Hi8 tapes. I have a lot to edit > also. > > -- > Paxton Hoag > Astoria, OR > USA > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
