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Marc Gaudet · September 22nd, 2006, 01:14 PM

can you transfer a hi8 medium to an dvcam or mini dv from a camera to another i was just wondering because i dont have an expensive deck an i need to get some hi8 footage on to my sony pd10 dv cam

Bill Mecca · September 22nd, 2006, 01:22 PM

I haven't done it cam to cam but have gone from a VX-3 into a DSR-11. all depends if you have the right ins and outs.

Dennis Khaye · September 22nd, 2006, 10:54 PM

I did this using my NLE. I captured the Hi8 footage in Sony Vegas then printed it right back out to tape on a PD 170. I think you can output in deck mode on a Hi8 and record that signal on a DV camcorder but I think you'd end up losing some signal in the process.

J. Stephen McDonald · September 23rd, 2006, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Gaudet

can you transfer a hi8 medium to an dvcam or mini dv from a camera to another i was just wondering because i dont have an expensive deck an i need to get some hi8 footage on to my sony pd10 dv cam

I have transferred Hi-8 recordings by wire to either DV or Digital8 VCRs and camcorders. If you connect the S-Video output of a Hi-8 camcorder or VCR to the S-Video input of the copying DV or Digital8 VCR or camcorder, the quality can be very good. In fact, due to the good time-base correctors that are in the digital recorders, for analog inputs, my Hi-8 images looked better than they had when I had previously played them back on Hi-8 VCRs or camcorders. You can also play back Hi-8 recorded cassettes in most Digital8 camcorders and VCRs, but many editing functions don't work while doing this. However, due to the time-base correctors, you might get slightly better quality if you played the Hi-8 tapes back in a Digital8 VCR or camcorder, than if you connected a Hi-8 playback machine by wire to a digital recorder. There is no quality loss by doing it in these ways, as compared to using an analog capture card in a computer.

Marc Gaudet · September 23rd, 2006, 09:15 AM

thanx guys for the information i apriciate it a lot

Ervin Farkas · September 27th, 2006, 03:49 PM

Most D8 cameras will also play analog Hi8 tapes (my old Sony TRV330 for example) - that solves the digitizing issue. All you need is a firewire cable, put your D8 on play and any other camera (be it miniDV, DVCam) on recording and you're in business.

Pete Bauer · September 27th, 2006, 06:10 PM

See also this thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=72216

Cal Johnson · September 30th, 2006, 08:15 AM

On my older Canon ZR10, and I think its the same for my XL2, there is a cable that comes with the camera that is three RCA male ends at one end of the cable, (white, red, the audio, yellow, the video signal) and one 1/8th mini jack at the other end. Most people use the cable to take the video signal out of the camera to a TV or montior. But the port on the camera is a two-way in/out port, and if you hook up the RCA output of a video deck, you can record directly to Mini DV tape. That's how I transfer any VHS that I need to digitize.

September 22nd, 2006, 01:14 PM	#1
Marc Gaudet New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: moncton nb canada Posts: 20	transfering hi8 to dvcam or mini dv can you transfer a hi8 medium to an dvcam or mini dv from a camera to another i was just wondering because i dont have an expensive deck an i need to get some hi8 footage on to my sony pd10 dv cam

September 22nd, 2006, 01:22 PM	#2
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	I haven't done it cam to cam but have gone from a VX-3 into a DSR-11. all depends if you have the right ins and outs. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

September 27th, 2006, 03:49 PM	#6
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Most D8 cameras will also play analog Hi8 tapes (my old Sony TRV330 for example) - that solves the digitizing issue. All you need is a firewire cable, put your D8 on play and any other camera (be it miniDV, DVCam) on recording and you're in business. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

September 27th, 2006, 06:10 PM	#7
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September 22nd, 2006, 10:54 PM	#3
Dennis Khaye Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 255	I did this using my NLE. I captured the Hi8 footage in Sony Vegas then printed it right back out to tape on a PD 170. I think you can output in deck mode on a Hi8 and record that signal on a DV camcorder but I think you'd end up losing some signal in the process.

September 23rd, 2006, 09:15 AM	#5
Marc Gaudet New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: moncton nb canada Posts: 20	thanx guys for the information i apriciate it a lot

September 30th, 2006, 08:15 AM	#8
Cal Johnson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 180	On my older Canon ZR10, and I think its the same for my XL2, there is a cable that comes with the camera that is three RCA male ends at one end of the cable, (white, red, the audio, yellow, the video signal) and one 1/8th mini jack at the other end. Most people use the cable to take the video signal out of the camera to a TV or montior. But the port on the camera is a two-way in/out port, and if you hook up the RCA output of a video deck, you can record directly to Mini DV tape. That's how I transfer any VHS that I need to digitize.