archiving vhs to mini-dv?

1. giantonion
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   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).

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   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.

   http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-SR&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;-VS30U-Mini-DV-S-VHS-VCR&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;_W0QQitemZ110189573382QQihZ001Q&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;QcategoryZ3318QQssPageNameZWDVW&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

   Please write when you have a moment.  Thank you in advance for your assistance... much appreciated!!!

   Regards,

   Joe

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2. jburkhart
   

   

    Yes, it looks like that model of Sony Camcorder doesn't come with any analog inputs. You could use a device like the Canopus ADVC110 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.

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3. sheepdog
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   I have a Canopus ADVC-100, it works great.

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4. Coreece
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   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.

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