> On Apr 13, 2021, at 2:09 PM, Robert G. Schaffrath > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Big problem these days is where to get an NTSC video source. The only things > I currently have left are an old 8mm camcorder and a digital to NTSC > converter box that were common when the US went all digital.
FYI: if you have a bunch of Video8 or Hi8 tapes you'd like to dub off (I have quite a pile) the best thing to use is a Digital8 camcorder. It can play (not record) both formats. It can also convert them, as well as both composite and S-video, to a DV stream over FireWire. I have an older iMac with El Capitan that can still import DV streams via Apple's old iMovie HD app (iMovie X is a no go). I just used it a few weeks ago. The Sony Digital8 camcorders were the last to have really fast optics. Their miniDV camcorders (I have one of those as well for daylight video) have sharper video but poor low light and infrared performance. SD video is a thing of the past but the Digital8 is still my go-to for infrared. It comes in handy every Halloween. I have two of them, BTW. Just in case one breaks. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" "If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."—Roy Batty, Blade Runner -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/B0FAB321-B827-4F80-B19F-AF6053D81BEA%40gmail.com.
