Forums Topic: archiving vhs to mini-dv?

Forums Topic: archiving vhs to mini-dv? http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Topic: archiving vhs to mini-dv? en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:19:42 +0000 Coreece on "archiving vhs to mini-dv?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-vhs-to-mini-dv#post-33744 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:27:40 +0000 Coreece 33744@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ The ADVC-100 is great, but I believe it over $200. I would recommend buying an older DV camera with analog inputs and using it as the converter. I recently found one at a pawn shop for $50 and it works great for converting my VHS. sheepdog on "archiving vhs to mini-dv?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-vhs-to-mini-dv#post-33735 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:45:50 +0000 sheepdog 33735@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ I have a Canopus ADVC-100, it works great. jburkhart on "archiving vhs to mini-dv?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-vhs-to-mini-dv#post-33731 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:52:57 +0000 jburkhart 33731@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Yes, it looks like that model of Sony Camcorder doesn't come with any analog inputs. You could use a device like the <a href="http://canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php">Canopus ADVC110</a> to do the conversion for you and come out DV that you could record onto your camcorder. We've used that model here to take some S-vhs footage and move it onto mini-DV with no troubles. giantonion on "archiving vhs to mini-dv?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-vhs-to-mini-dv#post-33728 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:45:15 +0000 giantonion 33728@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ I just recently purchased the Sony DCR HC 48 Handycam... after scouring Apple's iMovie discussion boards, it appears as though I will NOT be able to transfer VHS footage digitally using this camcorder as a pass through. This is definitely a problem for me, as I was hoping to archive many VHS tapes to mini-dv. The emphasis is to archive to mini-dv as opposed to importing all vhs footage directly into iMovie, which could ultimately tie up my internal hard drive (I would like to go through the tapes and edit them at a later date). If I buy an analog to digital converter, do you know if I can somehow transfer the vhs to a mini-dv cassette with this approach? Again, I would prefer not to directly copy footage into the computer. What about investing in a vcr/mini-dv unit such as the one linked below? It appears as though they are no longer manufacturing these but, given my situation, and the number of tapes I am hoping to archive (and eventually edit), it may be a wise purchase. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-SR-VS30U-Mini-DV-S-VHS-VCR_W0QQitemZ110189573382QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3318QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-SR-VS30U-Mini-DV-S-VHS-VCR_W0QQitemZ110189573382QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3318QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-SR-VS30U-Mini-DV-S-VHS-VCR_W0QQitemZ110189573382QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3318QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a> </a> Please write when you have a moment. Thank you in advance for your assistance... much appreciated!!! Regards, Joe