[MacDV] Re: Archiving Hi8 to miniDV/DVD

[Mark O'Brien]

On 7/16/04 12:33 PM, "sb" <videovideo at mac.com> wrote:

> I used to have that same camera (sold it on ebay a couple years ago)
> 
> If you can buy/borrow a Video8 camcorder, it will play Hi8 tapes, but has
> the firewire connection. They are pretty inexpensive (under $500 usually)

I believe you mean Digital8. And not all of them can play Hi8 or regular 8mm
tapes recorded on an analog camcorder. It seems that the current low-end
Sony models don't, although my DCR TRV110 (about 4 years old) does. Check
the SonyStyle site for specs/capabilities.

> 
> If you dub from Hi8 to mindv, you will probably need 2 minidv tapes for each
> Hi8 tape. MiniDV tapes are 1 hour, Hi8 tapes hold 2 hours. I wouldn't use
> Extended Play on the miniDV tapes! You run the risk of dropouts.

True. I even noticed on a commercial aircraft once that they used a Hi8 deck
and Hi8 tapes for the inflight movies.

Mark