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Transfering videos from cassetts to digital

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  • 18-08-2009 10:55pm
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    Laela
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    My sister's getting married this year and i want to put together a video presentation of her and her husband as kids... but all the fottage i have is on the old camcorder cassettes and i want to get them on to my laptop. Does anyone have any idea where or how i could get this done in Dublin?


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    Bob Z
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    places like jessops do it but i would say its dear. Have you got a firewire on your laptop? if so maybe you do it yourself

    i would say the easiest way is to play it into a decent dvd recorder.


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    Laela
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Laela


    Ok cool thanks a mill
    i'm guessing i don't have a firewire cos i've no idea what it is... :confused:


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    Bob Z
    Registered Users Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Bob Z


    Laela wrote: »
    Ok cool thanks a mill
    i'm guessing i don't have a firewire cos i've no idea what it is... :confused:

    A firwire connection is connecting digital camera to computers.

    But if your camera is old it probably doesnt have it. Is your camera VHS? Hi8? 8mm? S-VHS?


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    Benandonner
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    TV card could be a handy way to go. Get one for £40 and hook it up with the VCR to record onto PC.


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    marksass
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    fastforwardproductions in terenure do that kind of thing for cheap prices. If you're willing to go to the hassle of doing it yourself, connect your tape player to a dvd recorder, record it onto dvd, put the dvd in you laptop and download a ripping programme like 'mac the ripper' or any other free dvd ripper.


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