Getting 8mm tapes on my computer (mac)?

Question

I have a bunch of 8mm tapes that share old family vactions on it but have trouble trying to put them on my mac. I have two usb ports and one firewire ports but dont know what website or store has the proper cable to import the video to my computer. If anybody knows a website or solution to help import the videos I would really appreciate it.

Answer 1

If your camcorder is analog...

You need an analog converter, either internal card or external such as the dazzle. It's very easy to use and come with good software. You would hook your analog VHS camera to the analog converter, the dazzle and then hook the dazzle to your PC. The dazzle cost around 70.00 , but worth the money if you have a lot of VHS to tapes to convert.

If your camcorder is dv....

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder.