My Video 8mm deck is broken so I also need a new one Randy, and I'd be perfectly willing to pay the needed $. What kind of equipment do you use Jay?
On 10/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd be perfectly willing to buy a high end 8mm deck but I can't find one > anywhere. I don't think they're made anymore. Only place I know to try is > ebay but that's chancy. > > Randy > > > > > From: Michael Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mgray%40ess-us.com>> > > Date: 2007/10/11 Thu PM 01:46:49 EDT > > To: [email protected] <Adobe-Premiere%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: Re: [AP] Digitizing Older 8mm Tapes > > > > > 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] <rcbrust%40epix.net> <[EMAIL > > > PROTECTED]<rcbrust%40epix.net>> > 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><suneworld%40gmail.com>> > > > > > Date: 2007/10/11 Thu PM 12:47:09 EDT > > > > > To: > > > > > [email protected]<Adobe-Premiere%40yahoogroups.com><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><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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- 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/
