how else can I capture my footage...

ringo747 · 10 Mar 2007 at 19:19

hi guys, firewire output seems to have died on my old Digital 8 camcorder and now I have no way of capturing my footage onto my PC for editing. Funds are really tight and cannot afford a replacement or any repairs at the moment so I need to find some other way of capturing in my action! Bearing in mind that Digital 8 is virtually extinct I tihnk it could be tough. Any ideas? Lets start saving for an FX-1!

J1234 · 10 Mar 2007 at 21:34

If it has video out or s-video out you can plug that into a TV card with a video in input or s-video input and record it. One of these should do the job.

ringo747 · 10 Mar 2007 at 21:36

thanks for that - will check it out. Will this capture at the same quality as if i was using firewire?

J1234 · 11 Mar 2007 at 10:32

I'm not really sure, it probably wouldn't but it would be close to it.

TheMagicPirate · 11 Mar 2007 at 13:21

Couldn't you just buy a PCI Firewire card? You can get one for under a tenner.

EDIT: never mind, misread OP. :rolleyes:

thanks for that - will check it out. Will this capture at the same quality as if i was using firewire?

On a camera old enough to still be using Digital8 I doubt the transfer method will affect the quality much. No offence meant.

Fireblade2K4 · 11 Mar 2007 at 13:23

TheMagicPirate said:
Couldn't you just buy a PCI Firewire card? You can get one for under a tenner.

Issue is not the PCI card it is the firewire output port on the camera itself, this clearly will not solve the issue.

Justin said:
If it has video out or s-video out you can plug that into a TV card with a video in input or s-video input and record it. One of these should do the job.

This I feel is the only real option unless you can get hold of another camera that plays Digital 8 with a functioning firewire output just to allow you to transfer the video to your PC.

Stu

ringo747 · 11 Mar 2007 at 13:24

TheMagicPirate said:
Couldn't you just buy a PCI Firewire card? You can get one for under a tenner.

EDIT: never mind, misread OP.

On a camera old enough to still be using Digital8 I doubt the transfer method will affect the quality much. No offence meant.

lol, none taken - it was a real decent camera in its time and still produces a real good image but just the way things are going now its turned into a dinosaur as far as camcorders go. Will have to give the S-video out a try like posters above suggested.