Mini digital cassettes

[ProShop]

I have some mini dv cassettes from my Sony camcorder (now sold) and I would like to copy them to cd or other digital means so that I can edit them.

Any ideas much appreciated.

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

does the sony have any a/v out ports?


if so you can output that to a vcr then connect a vcr via the aerial cable connection to a happauge tv device to the PC.

 

[CHJ]

I have some mini dv cassettes from my Sony camcorder (now sold) and I would like to copy them to cd or other digital means so that I can edit them.

Any ideas much appreciated.

I guess nobody in the family has a similar camera, there is always the sony editing recorder/player but that's rather a pointless expense if you no longer have a tape camera. How many hours of tapes do you have? is enquiring of video transfer service viable cost wise.

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

IIRC you could buy a VHS Tape that those dv tapes fitted inside.. I remember my dad having one.

 

[ProShop]

I have some mini dv cassettes from my Sony camcorder (now sold) and I would like to copy them to cd or other digital means so that I can edit them.

Any ideas much appreciated.

How many hours of tapes do you have? is enquiring of video transfer service viable cost wise.

Quite a few tapes, I'll look into that, many thanks

 

[ProShop]

IIRC you could buy a VHS Tape that those dv tapes fitted inside.. I remember my dad having one.

that's interesting, I' have a look at that too.
Many thanks

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

I'll give him a bell and see if i can get a make for you. I don't know if he still has it or not.

 

[CHJ]

Don't think you are talking about the same standard, Mini VHS tapes are several times wider than the mini camcorder version.

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

I may well be mistaken, I last remember him using it 18 odd years ago.

 

[WCW]

Hi everyone, just joined tonight, been lurking for a couple of months.

I have a Canon HV20 that uses Mini DV tapes and Sony Vegas Movie Studio.

I don't know if standards are different but if my camera would read your tapes I would be willing to dump them onto DVD.

Read my profile to learn a bit about me, PM me if you want to take up the offer.

Bill.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Mini DV is a regular tape standard for camcorders, and the most common way of getting them into your computer is with a FireWire cable from your camera to your PC. Obviously both pieces of hardware have to have a FireWire connection.....
All video editors will have a Capture From Camera function. The video gets dumped into files (in my case AVI files) which you can then edit in a NLE editor such as Premiere Pro. Simpler editors like Windows Movie Maker will also have a similar function.

So basically you need a machine capable of playing them (eg a camcorder) and a machine capable of understanding them (eg a PC with an Editor) and a cable to connect the two.

S

 

[CHJ]

Mini DV is a regular tape standard for camcorders, and the most common way of getting them into your computer is with a FireWire cable from your camera to your PC. Obviously both pieces of hardware have to have a FireWire connection.....
All video editors will have a Capture From Camera function. The video gets dumped into files (in my case AVI files) which you can then edit in a NLE editor such as Premiere Pro. Simpler editors like Windows Movie Maker will also have a similar function.

So basically you need a machine capable of playing them (eg a camcorder) and a machine capable of understanding them (eg a PC with an Editor) and a cable to connect the two.

S

Problem for the OP though as he says, he's SOLD his camcorder.

I have some mini dv cassettes from my Sony camcorder (now sold) and I would like to copy them to cd or other digital means so that I can edit them.

Any ideas much appreciated.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Yes, I do realise that, but it doesn't alter the fact that that is really what he needs if he wants to do the job himself. It doesn't have to be the same camcorder on which they were recorded, so a borrowed one could be used. Perhaps I should have been clearer.
S

 

[MikeH]

Proshop, where are you based? I have a sony dv cam that uses mini DV. Haven't used it for years but last I checked it was working fine. Perhaps we can sort something out.

 

[ProShop]

Many thanks for all the replies and offers of help.
What a good forum this is =D> =D>

 

[dickm]

Hope this isn't hijacking this thread, but I acquired a Sony Digital 8 (which I think is the "official" name for the cassette size being talked about) a couple of years ago. Have found the Sony software a bit of a pig to use for downloading and editing stuff - what do experts on here recommend?

And if OP happens to be in North East Scotland, loan of my camera to read the tapes would be possible.

 

[Harbo]

Dick - I think we are talking about the more modern and much smaller "mini DV" tapes not the earlier "Hi8" (8mm) tapes which were generally used on Analogue Camcorders?

If they are the Hi8 types then an Analogue Capture Card will be required for a PC - though you can get round that by copying initially to a Digital Camera tape and then to a PC or Mac.

Either way some means of playing tapes are required.


Ro

 

[dickm]

No, the machine is definitely digital, though the cassettes are the same size as Hi8. I think it's a TRV145e, but can't check as my daughter is using it for work at the moment. So no capture card is needed, although obviously the cassettes have to be played through the camera via Firewire on to the computer.
What I'm looking for is some better software than the Sony official version for editing once the data are on the computer.

 

[Steve Jones]

Dick,

The tapes you have are more than likely to be the digital version of Hi8 which is 'Digital8'.

Re the software, I mainly use pinnacle studio (not sure which is the latest version) and I've also used Ulead video studio but I prefer pinnacle.

Apologies to the OP for the thread drift.

Regards

Steve