How do I load videos from Sony CCD-TRV43 NTSC Hi8 Handycam to my computer?

Question

How do I load videos from Sony CCD-TRV43 NTSC Hi8 Handycam to my computer?

Answer 1

Hi8 is an analog format - that's why the camera does not have a USB or DV (firewire) port on it.

You have three choices:

1) Get a "direct to DVD" deck. Typically, this is a VHS tape deck with AV-in that allows you to connect the camera to the deck and there is also a DVD recorder bay that lets you copy the contents of the camcorder hi8 tape to the DVD...

http://shop3.outpost.com/search;jsession...

Then, if your computer has a DVD drive, you can rip the DVD using something like

HandBrake http://handbrake.fr/

2) Get an analog/digital bridge

If your computer only has USB:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...

If your computer has firewire (IEEE1394a):

http://canopus.com/products/videoconvers...

3) Find a local video production/duplication company that will do the conversion for you for a fee.

Alert: Either way, the video won't be that great - you are starting from an analog source.