I have a video camera tape and would like to retieve the video to my computer is there a way to do it at all PLEASE HELP ITS A VIDEO OF MY SON BEING BORN AND DONT WANT TO LOOSE IT
2007-12-18 07:03:18 · 4 answers · asked by Ray K 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
BUT MY CAM RECORDER DOES NOT WORK SO CANT USE THE CAM
2007-12-18 07:18:24 · update #1
and what would the device be called
2007-12-18 07:38:15 · update #2
I assume by retrieve you mean onto your computer? However there are home devices that you can put a VHS into and then copy to a DVD directly.
On the PC, you will need a video capture card. They are usually around $100 and go into a spare PCI slot.(some are USB as well) With this you can plug in your camera and play back the tape and your computer records it. Then you will have a video file on your hard drive that you can post online, or burn to DVD, or any other thing you would want to do with it.
2007-12-18 07:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by species736 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your camera - but let's assume it's an older VHS tape.
Check the yellow pages for video conversion stores - they'll transfer the video to a CD/DVD for you.
The more expensive alternative is to buy a new video card for your PC that accepts video input from an external source.
2007-12-18 07:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by Prophet 1102 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many many stores that will do it for you and put them on DVD - check your local yellow pages.
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2007-12-18 07:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by BRIAN C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, check pc richardson after u check radio shack.
2007-12-18 07:06:14 · answer #4 · answered by salomonkandov 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋