You probably want to find an analog deck that has a time base corrector built in. I've copied some S-VHS tapes using a standard deck with a DV camera and the results were crappy. With a TBC, it worked much better.
So you're right, the pro guys will probably get better results with their higher end equipment. I'm pretty sure higher end 8mm analog decks would have a TBC, the Beta SP, S-VHS, 3/4", etc. all had them. On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, Sune Alexandersen wrote: > Hmm... Have you tried a cleaning tape on your 8mm video camcorder? > What presets are you using? NTSC to NTSC i presume? > > Does the result differ vastly from that of results directly from camcorder > to your TV set? > > On 10/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the reply Sune. > > > > I have done exactly what you suggest, played the 8mm tape with my old > > camcorder and did a passthrough with my DV camera. I wasn't very happy with > > the results though. They were acceptable but I was hoping that someone with > > "professional" equipment might get better results. Gee, I hope it's not true > > that this is the way that everyone is doing it. :-( > > > > Thanks, > > Randy > > > > > > > > From: "Sune Alexandersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <suneworld%40gmail.com>> > > > Date: 2007/10/11 Thu PM 12:47:09 EDT > > > To: [email protected] <Adobe-Premiere%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: Re: [AP] Digitizing Older 8mm Tapes > > > > > > Hi Randy! > > > My company does this. I also transfer 8mm film with > > > http://www.moviestuff.tv/cinemate_series.html > > > Video 8mm is really easy to convert and you do this yourself if you > > still > > > have the older camcorder. > > > Simply hook it up to your current miniDV camera (which I assume you have > > > since you are on this group:) and use "AV Digital Passthroug" without a > > > miniDV cassette in the camera. You simply hook up your 8mm Video > > camcorder > > > via composite and voilã. > > > Record it into Premiere and your done. This is the way we, and probably > > > everybody else right now does it. > > > > > > Let me know if you have any further questions. > > > > > > Sune Alexandersen > > > www.dunderfilm.no > > > Norway > > > > > > On 10/11/07, Randy Brust <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <rcbrust%40epix.net>> wrote: > > > > > > > > Group, > > > > > > > > Does anyone know of a reputable lab for converting old 8mm analog > > > > camcorder tapes to digital format? Seems like everyone and their > > > > brother will convert and compress them to standard DVD format. But I'm > > > > looking for someone who will convert them to AVI. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sune Alexandersen > > > www.dunderfilm.no > > > www.videoforweb.no > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
