Transferring hi8 cassette to laptop....?

[nat_84]

Hi,

Right, i've got quite an old Sony Handycam video recorder.... model no.CCD-TRV238E....

I have about 6/7 4 hour Hi8 tapes that i want transferred onto my laptop...

The camera has an 'A/V OUT' socket...but thats all...

Is it possible to do...? And how...? What do i need?

WOULD SOooOO APPRECIATE ANY HELP AS THE VIDEOS I HAVE MEAN A LOT TO ME!!! x

[rojash]

The easiest option would be to buy a secondhand Digital 8 camera. Most of these will play both DV and Hi 8 tapes (check the spec!). Then you can use the DV out socket to connect to a PCMCIA firewire port on your laptop.

Alternatively you could get a Dazzle converter kit This will take the AV out from your camera, convert it to digital, and send it to your laptop via USB.

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Produ cts/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Dazzle/?dz=1

[spakkker1]

A dvd recorder would do the job-�55 at asda

[nat_84]

Hi,

Thanks for both your replies. Before i saw them i bought the Dazzle converter from Amazon.

probably couldve got the DVD Recorder if i knew they were so cheap in Asda! x