Hi8 tapes to DVD?

Question

I have an old sony handycam with no firewire or USB connections, i was wondering if there is any way to put the footage on those tapes onto a DVD. Thanks!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

go AV out to dvd recorder AV in.

thats the three coloured plugs (yellow/red/white) into the dvd and cam.

that should be ok.

if you want to edit, i would suggest triple rca out of hi8 to 3.5 mm triple jack into mini dv cam/hdd camera.

than import tapes as you normally would into your NLE. (movie maker of imovie)

hope it helps!

Answer 3

You need to connect the camcorder to a PC with an A/V (Audio/Video) input. Or, if your cam has an S-Video output (most probably it has one), some PCs with a video capturing board installed, include the SVideo input jack.

Anyway, you have to capture the footage on a PC first and then use "Ulead V Studio" or other editing software to write a DVD.