Re: [OT]Hi8 to MPEG advice req

["Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>]

God I seem to be posting a lot these days. I am just about to purchase a
vi=
deo camera to video my 3 week old daughter but am in a similar boat. I
have=
quite a bit of SVHS-C footage that i captured on my last visit to Ascensio=
n, and my old panny camcorder is on its last legs. I needed a camera that
S=
WMBO can use and wanted something small but something i could capture the
s=
vhsc footage to and export to DVD. I have had a good look around and
decide=
d on the JVC GR-DVX25 retail is =A3600 but I have seen it in most ads for =
=A3340ish. Its one nice feature is that its AV connectors are
bi-directiona=
l in and out. This is a fairly basic DV cam but will suit my purposes and
a=
llow me to 2 step my old svhsc footage into MGEG fairly easily.

Simon

PS It is reviewed in this months Camcorder User
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Justin=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT]Hi8 to MPEG advice req


I'm after some camcorder/video capture advice...=20

Because of the poor results I've all but given up trying to capture video=
to=20
MPEG from my Hi8 camcorder using a cheap TV card, so I'm thinking about g=
etting=20
a Digital camcorder instead.=20

Is it worth perusing the capture from what I have using a more expensive=
=20
capture device (the camera only has composite out anyway) or should I put=
the=20
money towards a MiniDV jobbie instead?=20

Is the quality that much better?=20

Supposing I get a new camcorder and get rid of my old one, I'm left with=
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footage on Hi8 & VHS tapes which I can't watch as I don't have a video
pl=
ayer=20
anymore.
Does anyone have any experience of using a commercial outfit for converti=
ng Hi8=20
to MPEG? (if there is such a thing)

Is it worth getting a Digital8 camera so I can  get the stuff off my old =
Hi8=20
tapes but still do digital?=20

Thanks,=20

Justin.

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