[MacDV] Re: Transfer 8mm tape to iMac

[Gerhard Kuhn]

8mm tape is in a cartridge similar in size to an audio cassette.  It 
was the most popular size of camcorder tape prior to Mini DV.  Early 
cameras recorded analog signals while more recent models record the 
same digital signal as a Mini DV does.  If you can get your hands on 
one of the digital cameras digitizing the content is as simple as 
playing the tape while the camera is connected to a computer by 
firewire.

Gerhard Kuhn
suspice at hay.net

On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 12:03  AM, Dorothy Hennings wrote:

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> Are you talking about an 8 mm old fashioned ordinary movie tape 
> (film)?. I'd like to know how to do that with my mini DV camcorder.
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