http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Topic: Analog to Digital converter suggestion... PLEASE! en Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:03:14 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/analog-to-digital-converter-suggestion-please#post-38259 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:54:26 +0000 Coreece 38259@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The converters recommended by johnboy are by far the best converters, but if you were to use a digital 8 camcorder as the converter, it will cost less and produce the same quality if not better.  I doubt you'll be able to find a digital 8 camcorder in a retail store, but perhaps a friend has one you can borrow, or you could just pick one up on ebay or a pawn shop for around $50-$100.  Many Sony Digital 8's can play back Hi8, but some cannot.  Just check the specs and it will tell you. </p> <p>I like this method because if you use the canopus converter, you have to send the signal through A/V cables to the converter and than from the converter to the computer via a firewire IEEE 1394 cable.  When the signal passes through the A/V cables there will be a slight loss in quality.  If you use the Digital 8, the signal travels directly to the computer from the camera via firewire without having to use the additional llossy A/V cables.  In addition, the canopus converter costs around $200 and can't be used for anything else.  The Digital 8 camcorder is cheaper and now you have an extra camera for whatever.</p> <p> Best Regards,</p> <p> Corey</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/analog-to-digital-converter-suggestion-please#post-38256 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:17:01 +0000 Johnboy 38256@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Canopus/Grass Valley ADVC 110 or 300</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/analog-to-digital-converter-suggestion-please#post-38252 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:03:07 +0000 californiagreen 38252@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've spent the last six hours reading up on converters, frame rates, formats, compression et. al.  but have not been able to answer one simple question;</p> <p>What converters don't lose any video quality?</p> <p>I'm converting hi-8 analog from a Sony TVR65, and I don't want to do it twice.</p> <p>Please, please, please, someone make a suggestion.  This has to be one of the most common projects on the planet.</p> <p>Thanks!!!</p> <p>-Sherman</p>