How To TRANSFER Old Camcorder Video Tapes to Digital Computer (8mm Hi8 DVD Canon Sony Handycam RCA 

It would've been nice to actually have a full visual of the cables.

Is there a link to the equipment you’ve used? I do not have a place to plug in the avc cables

This is the exact video I've been looking for to learn how to do this, but you cant see any of the cables your talking about... kinda blows

Thank you Very Much for this Great tutorial it helped me get my 8mm Tapes from the 90's onto my Computer and saved to my exterior hard drive. Have a Great Day!

My grandma told me she was giving me a camera / recorder i thought she bought me a new one and she gave me a old cam corder lol

Can’t see the cables you’re showing. I have the same camcorder the Sony DCR TRV 18 model. I need to see clearly the cables and how to do it

Your video how to on this is great I look on many others they do not get to the point at all.

I’m 100% convinced if I tried this my laptop would most likely have a total meltdown and crash.

found a video with my exact camcorder thank you 🙏

I have hit an issue, I have a Sony TRV 29 and I took a look at the jacks and the camera has a yellow video out and a black audio out jacks. What cable is needed for the black audio jack? I see yours has all three, but mine only has the two jacks (Yellow and Black).

Hi thanks for the video! Have you ever experienced some of your home video tapes not working at all? I used this method to transfer my tapes but some tapes were just fuzzy - but I know there was once recordings on them...

Just a quick tip. When you show stuff to your audience. It helps to actually put the item in front of the camera. Then we can actually see what you're talking about. I'm just saying.

What if my camera doesn’t play the videos because it’s too old 😭😭 is there any other way I can still convert the videos from the cassettes??? Please help!

He said a 1000 tera byte hard drive for 56 bucks. He must have meant a 1000 giga byte hard drive.

Hello, Thank you for your video very useful indeed. Can you please let me know the exact name/model of the device which you used to connect your pc and the handycam. Thank you...

most useful video sharing dear sir 👍️💖🙏foha qatar

That stupid smoke detector scared the live sh** out of me

Thanks for sharing your video I’m having problems getting my mini dv footage imported onto my IMac I bought an Apple Lightning to FireWire 800 Adopter but no joy at all.

Whats the cable name plug in your handycam ?

Where can I purchase the white adapter cable and the other cables? I have an sony handycam with 8mm tapes just like you did. I just need to know what kind of wires please.

Can this work with S video?I have a Sony Handycam video Hi8 and it uses S video. Thanks!

Hello. May i ask for help on how to transfer (mini DV cassettee tape) from Sharp Analog video camera to latest computer?

That software doesn't exist anymore

I am missing the AV cable to my video camera that is identical to yours. Does any name brand/quality of AV cable work? How do I know if it is a quality cable? Does it matter if it is a cheap one?

I used to have the same cam recorder, but it stopped working a long time ago. Is there a hi8 cassete player i could buy to play the tapes on and transfer to my pc?

can I still do it if I don't have a video camera? do I have to buy one ?

Curt, My new computer does not recognize the video coming from the USB from my ION Video 2 PC. The only capture it recognizes is from the computer dvd. Dont know what to do next

Will this device and program work for Macbooks?

is this link that you are referring to work with "sony handy cam vision ccd trv68"? I see the hardware but will it work with my MAC?

I am having a problem with my video tape showing on my computer software it will let me capture the video but it will not play it while I’m capturing the video. can you help me?

howdy curt wondering if u know why audio cuts out almost entirely? i get little snippets of audio but then silence in between

will it work with Chromebooks

thanks for the video, with that program can you record onto a dvd instead of downloading to the computer. thank you ..

Hi there. Great stuff! Will a Canon uc2000, 8 mm work as mine works off only two rca cables, yellow and white?

What software are you using? How would I get it?

What did you plug into the camera, and where? I can't find a place on my camera to plug in a cable to talk to the converter I bought.

Question. My husband had our 8mm tapes transferred or copied to a disc(DVD? Cd?) to be views on the computer. But I realized they can't be edited. There's a lot of crap I want to delete . Do you know now how I can do that? Btw, I have that same camera, but when I put one of the tapes into it that was also copied into a disc, there's just static. My plan was just to turn on the camera and record over certain minutes with the cap on. But theres just static now. So, is there a way to put the videos that are now on disc into my computer to be edited? I had our leftover tapes transferred onto an external hard drive. But need to figure out how to edit the previous tapes that were put on DVD.

Thanks for your video! I don’t see the link to the hard drives.

Can you then burn it to a dvd for the tv player?

can i ask a question- i have a video 8 camcorder (trv 48e), and i have connected it to my mini dv camcorder, (pc5e) so that i can use the firewire from my mini dv camcorder to get it on my mac but my mini dv camcorder doesnt have the vcr setting, it only says player, so when i try and play the footage from the video 8 camcorder, it doesnt come up on the mini dv one, is it because vcr and player are 2 different things?

Did he say thousand terabyte for $60, or is it 1 TB or 1,000 GB?

Do you know if this works on windows 10?

Good brother

Hi I have a simple question, you referred to a external hard drive would have a thousand terabyte, I mean that cant be right is it? I see plenty with 4 terabyte is that what you mean? I have a lot of super8 sony tapes that I need to transfer and of course save to a external hard drive. I must have 10 hours of tape time. so before I buy a hard drive what capacity of a external hard drive would I need. Thanks Tim

how many times is it possible to tape over existing tapes?

Can I ask if this works for Windows PC because I have HP windows 10 and can you list a link for converter

I have got the same sony camcorder as yours, but I'm having trouble connecting it to my computer because window 10 doesn't recognize the camcorder. I tried to find the driver for it but I only found the dcr-trv250 (which is thought to be the same driver as 280) but this driver is supported by window xp. Is there any way to make window 10 recognize the camcorde? Please help.

Show us the cables

Can I stop the play and skip unwanted parts and then restart?

Have you ever found out if it works on an Imac?

Is there a way to do it without purchasing a new camera? Is there a device to go straight from tapes to digital?

I have a bunch of sony hi8 mp 8mm video cassette, I no longer have the camcorder anymore (it broke and I got rid of it) is there anyway to view or transfer what in on the tape without the camcorder

Hey I want to transfer old VHS-C tapes onto my computer with my camcorder. It only has the yellow and white outputs on the camcorder, would that work when i hook it up from the camcorder to the adapter?

So essentially I could record live as long as it is feeding video and audio. sweet

i have the camera Sony CCDTRV57 20x Optical Zoom 360x Digital Zoom 8mm Camcorder is it going to work for it? (it has 8mm tapes)

Damn...ny camcorder won't turn on, even when I connect the DC input. Do u have a clue as to what may be the problem???

Are there any free softwares you can do this with?

What if you don't have the software which came with the camera, and there's none to find online....? :(

thank u so much

Hello I have tapes that my grandfather video taped on his video camera in the early 90s like 1992. I tried to play it last night and I noticed the tape had degraded quality. I was still able to see video quality in the middle of the motion picture alright but on each side of the picture you could see the static. If I use this device to convert the 8 mm tapes that was stored in my grandfather's suitcase could I revive the quality on it to work a 100 percent like new? It seems to me that the tape had 30 percent quality on it....you could still see the video slightly but the quality was so degraded. I noticed when I tried replaying it, I was unable to view it again. Could it also be the heads on the camera that need well cleaning? I hope I didn't loose the tape forever.

If I capture it on my laptop will the video still be there on the tape?

do you know if this will work with windows 10?

does this finalize the dvd so it can be played on and dvd player?

Buenas, m gustaría saber cómo puedo convertir m carpetas del año 2002 de análogo a digital, m nombre es Luis y viví en República Dominicana, gracias

thank you soo much ur a life saver

What’s the name of the cables you plugged into the camera?

Hey Duncan! Do you know if this will work with a Sony Camera Recorder CDD-FX200E Pal8 and Sony MP60 8mm Video Cassette? Thanks a lot!

Wow my dad actually has one thank you

Do you have a shop or so here in WG where I can go and shop with you?

hi, I want to convert all my cassette records to digital format. I require the pincle..sw and device. Can u give more details on those. Where can i buy. What is the model number. thanks in advance.

thanx for the helpful videos,m laning to transfer mi old videos from vhs n 8mm tapes ,,,much appreciated!!!!

A good informative video. Can all of this still work on a windows 10 computer?

if you fast forward will it record that?

You must've meant 1000 GB for $60.

Hey man, do you know how to attach a mic/light on the HI8? thanks again for this video!

can you use CD-R discs to burn videos - or do you have to have DVD discs?

I have Sony DCR-HC21 HandyCam, I used the HandyCam once or twice since 2007 so it's a new old HandyCam. The software Picture Package worked on my Windows XP, the XP is deep 6 now; but I had a laptop with Windows 7, but I had a problem with my laptop and I took it to the computer shop to fix it, they updated to Windows 10 without my knowledge of it. Now, I don't know how to operate my laptop and it frustrating. I struggle through it. I never got the Picture Package ver. 1.5.1 on it. Sony directed me to download PlayMemories Home and I download it on there, but the laptop only has HDMI and USB ports, no AV ports all all, but the tapes don't transfer at all with USB elink to computer. So it has to be with A/V out and it only has RED, YELLOW, WHITE PLUGs, NO BLACK plug, Would this Pinnacle Capture work on this / situation? It's got to be easy as I grew up with no computers, and even the old outdated electronics is difficult. Now appears to be play and go is no longer anymore.. So I rely on RU-vid to help and assist me. I go back and buy a new CamCoder would be cheaper, but i have a lots of MiniDV cassettes to transfer. If I bought a new Sony HD CamCorder HFR 700 i'm sure it would work then I would have my four CamCorders that i would use once or twice in the next ten years. I appreciate your RU-vid video. Long winded to get to the point, Is this Pinnacle and software going to have the divers to help me? It look easy for you?

mine is sony TRV 19, the USb connection is not being read by the computer. I tried on two computers already. how do i fix this.

Does the transfer converter work with Sony CCDV8 (Video8) which came out before HI-8?

I have 3 8mm video cassette MP120 but I don’t have the camera . My mother passed away and I have this keepsake videos .. could you help me .

We have a question about hard drive what model and size???, Where we have tobuy??

Hello so you can just get clips of each video right?

its not compatible for windows 10 is it?

You said 1000 TB. I think you meant 1000 GB or 1 TB

what camcorder is that?

I was born in 2003 and I am trying to understand these stuff so I can watch videos from when I was a baby. I dont think I still have the cd, what can I do?

Sorry, I'm just old..like the cmeraWhen transfer vudeo8 tapes ti dusc,,is it required to have a "live" battery on the camera..Help

well my old video camera has an error on it, so can't use it.....I guess I will have to take them some where to be converted. Any ideas?

Can I transfer my old Sony handycam pics through this software?

hi ... would this adapter work with a panasonic NV-DS8B camcorder or only sony ... thank you .

Good video...but how to do the inverse, from dvd or computer to the Cassets hi8??

we have an old rca mini camcorder will this work with that one?

does this work to convert the mini dvds to digital video

I have the exact same camera with video edit hookups and software, my problem is I get sound but no video. When I transfer my VHS tapes it works great but I would like to transfer my camera footage as well.....any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Can you do all this with a tablet?

Great video! My understanding is Pinnacle is not available for iMac. Do you know of a suitable alternative for mac users??

What was that large white connector plug called

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Hi i have this cam but now its not working what should i do plzzz rply 2 times i repair but no change

Pls help me bcoz I dont have the Sony camera anymore just the tape itself and my memories in there from my trip to Italy😩