Is there any way to transfer a video from tape to my pc?

Question

I recorded my video in the tape but when i wanted it to edit it in movie maker, the movie wont transfer it only transfers the memory stick...can i record what i have in my tape to the memory stick, or transfer from the cassette to my pc? any special cables..!?

please! it is very important!!!!

Answer 1

first off im assuming you have a sony digital 8 camcorder or mini dv cause u said tape and i assume its a sony cause u said memory stick. well u cant transfer your video to the memory stick while its still in the camera but maybe later after you transfer it the computer and if the memory is big enough any way if it has an i link jack and your computer has an i link port or its also called firewire or ieee1394 or dv then I would use that you get better quality to cause it carries audio and video through it. I have done this with the ilink i havent done it with a usb though. usb gives you worse quality but it does transfer the video. thats werid that it wouldnt transfer the video maybe take the memory stick out and try it did you try putting the camera on vrc mode? if you want to get the i link cable go to sonystyle.com go under product finder and they have two to pick from one a has smaller ends and the other has bigger ends make sure it fits your computer and your camera im pretty sure your camera would have the smaller jack but your computer might have the big or tiny one or both like mine does its a gateway desktop

Answer 2

-For this process you will need a Firewire Cable (sometimes referred to as an IE 1394). This will be avaliable at most Electronics Store. For a laptop you will generally need a 4-pin (Laptop End) to 4-pin (Camera End) connector. For a Desktop it is generally a 6-pin (Desktop End) to 4-pin (Camera End).

-Once you have your camera hooked up, open a Video Editing Program on your computer. Generally Windows will come with Movie Maker (located under accesroies), or on a Mac you have IMovie.

-In either of these programs, depending on your Operating System, open the capture tool. If you have properly connected your camera, and have it turned on, in Playback Mode (VCR Mode), you should see it now on the computer.
***NOTE: It is usually best to turn plug in the camera, turn it on and put it in Playback mode before starting the capture tool in the program.

-Once you see it on the screen, you should have a button that either says record, or looks like the record button. Press this, and the camera should start playing and recording to your comptuer. If the camera does not automatically start playing, press play on it.

-Once you are finished bringing in files, hit stop on your PC. You now have these files on there, most likely in an AVI format (The Highest Quality).

-You can then edit and manipulate it however you want, and export it as a movie. To put longer movies on the internet or DVD, you will probably have to downsize it to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. This is another problem for another day.

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Answer 3

ANALOG *in case you have an analog (VHS) camcorder or VHS-c... you choose for an analog converter, the two inner card or exterior such because of the fact the dazzle. this is particularly common to apply and contain stable application. you may hook your analog VHS digital camera or VCR to the analog converter, the dazzle and then hook the dazzle on your computing device. The dazzle value around 80 5.00 , yet properly well worth the money in case you have a lot of VHS to tapes to transform. each time you substitute analog to digital, you will lose high quality, yet loss of high quality is larger than dropping all those old techniques. **Please be conscious there is not any 8mm or hi 8 to VHS Adapter that presently exists. this sort of VHS Adapter only exists with VHS-C tape in addition they make VHS to DVD recorders and that they artwork high quality for residing house video clips which you do no longer choose for to edit. they do no longer artwork on copyrighted DVD's.

Answer 4

got the cash needed tor the trans fer equeptment?