James
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:29 PM |
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What tape is this and how to get on PC?
I promised my uncle that the mighty knowledge of Locostbuilders could help him with this! So please uphold our honour! 
He has about 20 of this type of tape:
 
Tape
with footage of his kids as youngsters etc. etc.
His original camera he took them on is broken and he'd like to load the films onto his PC.
To 'send them off' somewhere to be done is about £20 per tape!
I don't even know what this type of tape is so I'm having trouble finding much on the web.
Any cunning ideas on how to get them on the PC?
Is there some sort of USB drive they'll work in? Or is it a case of finding a camera on ebay and installing a TV card in the PC and faffing
around that way?
Any help greatfully received!
Thanks! 
James
[Edited on 30/12/09 by James]
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zilspeed
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:31 PM |
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8mm Mini DV
Actually - that's wrong, it's not mini DV.
Can't remember what the competitor to that was.
Geezaminit.
[Edited on 30/12/09 by zilspeed]
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rf900rush
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:39 PM |
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Done this on a Sony Ruvi a while back.
Don't know much about the tapes.
Says 8mm on the edge, must be a clue.
Get a video camera/player, must be cheap buy now.
Then a USB or TV capture card is next.
And a fast PC.
If you get stuck on the latter I have a TV card and a USB capture stick, and I'm in Surrey if you need any help or too borrow bits.
Martin
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r1_pete
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:39 PM |
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Video 8 IIRC.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:39 PM |
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Its a normal 8mm camcorder tape.
There were 2 formats at the time - vhsc and 8mm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_mm_video_format
Its pre mini dv which are much smaller.
David
ETA one of my mates runs Impact Videos:
http://www.impactvideos.co.uk/
And he might be able to transfer them for you for a reasonable price. Get in touch with him and tell him I sent you Theres info in his 'other
services' page about what he can convert and transfer.
[Edited on 30/12/09 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Breaker
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:39 PM |
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Hi8 ?
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Breaker
Hi8 ?
Thats what i think it is.
I bought a camcorder from CashConverters which i planned to connect to my PC via a data capture device to record it onto PC.
Turned out the tape that my missus was treating as gold dust was someone elses holiday shots so ive got it spare if youre interested??
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
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Tartanpimpernel
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:54 PM |
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An option might be to go for a Digi8 camera ( double check it can play analogue tapes ) should let you do analogue to digital conversion on the fly.
You can connect it to a PC via firewire for capture direct to the PC as a DV .AVI file which you can edit as needed and output to dvd etc
this is a pretty good site as well...
http://www.videohelp.com/dvanalog
my parents borrowed a D8 camera from a friend and converted all their old hi8 tapes without any problems....
[Edited on 30/12/09 by Tartanpimpernel]
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 06:55 PM |
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yeah it a hi8 tape we have hundreds
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ashg
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 07:06 PM |
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i thought you could get a vhs tape that those 8mm tapes fitted into. you then just stick it in the video player and watch it.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i thought you could get a vhs tape that those 8mm tapes fitted into. you then just stick it in the video player and watch it.
Nope that was for the VHS-c tapes
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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snapper
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 08:19 PM |
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easy way to transfer is to use the original camera and play it out to the PC
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thunderace
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i thought you could get a vhs tape that those 8mm tapes fitted into. you then just stick it in the video player and watch it.
yes i think you get them still on ebay
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billy
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 09:48 PM |
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Yep its Hi8, its what im still using! your gonna need a older camcorder to play the tape, its easy to shoot onto pc with a firwire card and software
(vista has its own) easy to do
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ashg
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 10:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i thought you could get a vhs tape that those 8mm tapes fitted into. you then just stick it in the video player and watch it.
Nope that was for the VHS-c tapes
doh i knew you could do it on on some tape or another lol. its scary how much info is on this bloomin forum
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Nash
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 01:23 AM |
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You can use this camcorder with a firewire cable to connect to your PC to download to Harddrive.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-8MM-HandyCam-Camcorder_W0QQitemZ190360871176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders?hash=item2c52646108
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HTH's
.............Neil
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 07:49 PM |
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There's an outside possibility that my parents still have their one. Afair the batteries were dead to the world but it comes with a mains cable
and it all works.
I'll ask on sunday if you're really struggling
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Marcus
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 04:50 PM |
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It's not hi 8, that was an attempt at hd (400 lines?)a while ago, it's your standard video 8. Sony and Sanyo were the main adopters of
this format. You really need a camcorder or a Sony GV8 (i think) stand alone player / recorder to transfer to PC (will be analogue).
Marcus
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Nash
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 05:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Marcus
It's not hi 8, that was an attempt at hd (400 lines?)a while ago, it's your standard video 8. Sony and Sanyo were the main adopters of
this format. You really need a camcorder or a Sony GV8 (i think) stand alone player / recorder to transfer to PC (will be analogue).
Hi8 recorders will still play 8mm tapes.
.................Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
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Marcus
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| posted on 3/1/10 at 12:51 PM |
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Yes they will
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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James
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| posted on 4/1/10 at 10:11 AM |
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all you help on this. Will forward thread to my uncle and see what he wants to do.
Slightly unsure as to best course of action, sounds like a 2nd hand camcorder with a firewire connection is best option?
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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