how to get hi8tapes onto computer?

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I was just going to use my old camcorder and use that pinnicle dvd thing i got but the camcorder eats tapes.

So for my older VHS-C tapes i could use this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Play-VHS-C-tapes-in-any-VHS-VCR-w-o-using-a-camcorder_W0QQitemZ330063912874QQihZ014QQcategoryZ43439QQcmdZViewItem

Then just pop that in the VCR and go from there to get it on the computer.

Now do they make on of those for hi8 Tapes? because i really dont have another way of getting them on my computer

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tv capture card.

There’s the PCI slot flavor, the USB flavor, pick your poison.

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Capture card is the only way.

If you don’t want to buy one bring it by my place and I’ll capture and encode it.

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right but what am i going to put the hi8 tape into? that my problem

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My brother has an old hi8 camera we could use, plus the hook-ups required to capture it.

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My brother has an old hi8 camera we could use, plus the hook-ups required to capture it.

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could i borrow it?

it will be about a week. i have alot alot of tapes

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PM somedude, ask him if you can use the “brick”, as he replaced it with a newer camera it just lies dormant in the garage these days.

As far as the capture card/the computer it’s attached to it’s not really something I can loan out as I use it for other things.

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thanks man