You can use VHS converters to transfer movies from your old VHS tapes to your home PC. This makes you able to get rid of your stack of VHS tapes and backup everything digitally.
I have a Handycam video Hi8, I would like to make home movies on my computer using my camcorder video tapes. Can I do so with this camcorder?
Digital 8 tapes are transferred to a computer using an USB capture card. A tape player is used to output the video to the capture card which then allows the computer to transfer the video.
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NO you cannot. AS video8 is digital and VHS is analog so they dont work together. The adaptor will only work with VHS-C tapes. What I would recommend is using a video transfer service to convert your video 8 tapes into a digital format. Watch and edit the digital files on your computer or get the tapes transferred to DVDs. StashSpace.Com does a good job at this, costs $7 for the transfer to digital and $10-15 for DVDs. http://www.stashspace.com/video-transfer/video-dvd-transfer.stm
Ritz Camera lost 6 yrs of our family home movies. They were to transfer the tapes to DVD and told me when I called about picking them up that they could not locate them.
The machine that converts VHS tapes to DVD format is a computer through the download of a computer program. The top three VHS to DVD converters programs are Diamond Video Capture, Roxio Easy DVD to VHS 3 Plus, and AVer Media Video Capture.
Transfering your VHS tapes to DVD is a great idea.
Most TV's have switched to DVD players and the ones that used to play VHS tapes are either broken or are not compatible with your cable company. Most places actually sell VHS to DVD converters. So, ultimately, the DVD is always better. http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/
Movies in VHS tapes, unlike DVDs have no code zone. They are pretty universal. Do they will work fine in any country.
The Sony DCR-DVD650 does not use tapes, It uses ether a memory sick or a DVD+RW to record your movies. Then you can upload your movies to your computer by means of the USB cord also. Hope this helps you.
You can have those old VCR tapes converted to DVD or digital copies at Walmart. If you do not wish to keep the movies, you could donate them or sell them.
Google tells us there are a few online places and some B&M places too. DVD Your Memories was the top spot in google for reel to reel to digital