backbacon Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I have an 8mm video cassette that needs to be liberated!I don't have a vid camera anymore so I can't convert it to DVD myself, plus I don't know how. Can anyone help me out?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'm going to be in the process of doing that with a bunch of tapes that i've got too ... i don't have a camera anymore either. If I borrow one from work, and get a DVD burner, I could probably help you out.I'll be trying this in the next couple of weeks, or sooner.I've got a MIniDVD camera that i've had for just over a year now. Most of the time it's been on the shelf broken. Got it fixed before our Florida trip and it still doesn't work well. I much prefer cameras with cassettes, or the newer hard drive ones. grrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'm in the same boat except I have an 8mm camera that is flakey as hell.When I load a tape and press play it might run for a couple of seconds before beeping and auto-ejecting the cassette. Sometimes it won't load or play at all. Anyone know how to fix this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I've actually got a bunch of 8mm film that I'd love to covert. I have an assortment of old video cameras and such. Send me a link to the specific tape format you've got and I'll see if I've got a camera that will play it. If so, I could record from the old camera onto my new digital one, then dump it on the computer and output it into whatever format you'd prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Although, not 8mm figure I may as well throw this out there.I have a ton of VHS-Cs with my cannabis cup footage (including Rita Marley's performace at the Melkweg on awards night) from 1997, but my camera has stopped working. I have a DVD recorder but just need the VHS adapater or camera to be able to convert. I know I can pay to have them converted but in all honesty, a lot of the footage I'd rather not have some stranger watching. I've looked around for the adapter but couldn't find one. Anyone have the cassette adapter for VHS-C tapes or know where to get one? And buying online isn't an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks, KK, let me know when you're set up. \/\/illy, the cassette is Video8: Can you work with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 i love the Antiques Roadshow too. be careful not to wash off the patina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yup, I've got a camera right here that takes that casette. I pulled one out of it to compare and it looks exact. The camcorder is a Sharp VL-E47C. Here's a picture of it: There's a composite video out connector on the side. We'd just need something to record onto I guess. I wonder if I've got a PC that will accept that input. Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Although, not 8mm figure I may as well throw this out there.I have a ton of VHS-Cs with my cannabis cup footage (including Rita Marley's performace at the Melkweg on awards night) from 1997, but my camera has stopped working. I have a DVD recorder but just need the VHS adapater or camera to be able to convert. I know I can pay to have them converted but in all honesty, a lot of the footage I'd rather not have some stranger watching. I've looked around for the adapter but couldn't find one. Anyone have the cassette adapter for VHS-C tapes or know where to get one? And buying online isn't an option.That's interesting; I had a friend here just the other night that was looking for the same thing. Unfortunately I don't seem to have one in my media archives. I'll make sure he lets me know how he resolves his situation so that I can share it with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 The camcorder is a Sharp VL-E47C.There's a composite video out connector on the side. We'd just need something to record onto I guess. I wonder if I've got a PC that will accept that input. Hmmm...Composite vid out.. are you're talking RCA? An RCA Vid and an RCA aud out (or 2 aud outs?)? Does your computer have S-vid in? I have a RCA > S-Vid connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 VHS-C adapters are available here;http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/SearchResults.aspx?language=en-CA&keywords=cassette+adapter+for+VHS-C+tapes&pagenum=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 i have a bunch of super 8 film that should be converted. Anyone know how to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 No that gets a bit harder. You can play it back through a projector and film what's on screen with a vid camera. The best is to take the film to a lab that can essentially scan the film and make it into a digital movie (much more expensive).We've got a bunch of 8mm film reels too ... haven't done anything with them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 One video and one audio output. Yes, a RCA connector for composite video output. Not sure if my system has SVideo in or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 No that gets a bit harder. You can play it back through a projector and film what's on screen with a vid camera. The best is to take the film to a lab that can essentially scan the film and make it into a digital movie (much more expensive).We've got a bunch of 8mm film reels too ... haven't done anything with them yet. I guess I could scan in each frame myself and animate them too. Time consuming and messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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