Transferring 8mm video to Mac - ?Conopus ADVC110

I have a Samsung 8mm video camcorder which I would like to continue to use, and recorded tapes I would like to transfer to my Mac. By using this forum I know they can be converted & from reading posts I see some people use Conopus ADVC110 digital converters. Before I buy one could somebody tell me whether the Samsung will work with it please? The camera only has an Audio/Video cable with yellow and white plugs, which I use in a SCART adapter to play the tapes on TV.
I mention the Conopus because people here have experience of them & they aren't vastly expensive but if anybody knows of a suitable converter that is cheaper I would appreciate their suggestions, it won't be used a great deal, I have to say.
I found a used converter on eBay but wasn't sure if it would work with the camera. The seller gave a manufacturer's website lead which included the instruction leaflet but that only showed transferring from the VCR to a camera & was for an earlier iMovie system. I would rather have the expense of buying a new item that I can be sure will work than have hassle with something that needs updating/altering etc. as I don't really know what I am buying!
Your ideas & advice would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks,
wippitwalker

Hi Klaus,
As you say, the camera is mono (I bought it cheap from my son-in-law last year), so your advice on the RCA "splitter" is helpful, thanks. When I got the camera I wasn't expecting to get the new Mac, although the idea of making a video for my friend's daughter was one of the things which prompted me to consider one.
I'm eager to see MacBraveheart's daughter singing now, as I am currently attempting to make a demo DVD for an aspiring singer/dancer. I need my earlier video shots as her Dad's are pretty dire!
Thanks again,
Carol.
Wippitwalker

Similar Messages

Transferring 8mm video

I would like to know how to transfer my 8mm video to IMovie, so I can edit and burn these movies.
I tried using my current Sony DV camcorder as a converter or a pass through, but no such luck. My DV camcorder has a S-Video input, but my old 8mm camcorder does not. So not sure what to do with that.
I used the computer> firewire>DV camcorder. Then the RC plugs (audio/video-red/yellow plugs) were connected to the old 8mm cam to the DV camcorder. Then I played the video thru the 8mm camcorder and it was not showing up on the DV camcorder.

Greetings and thanks to all who post:
Ive read the previous posts but since ive been converting 8MM ill contribute my 2 cents.
First, iMovie 5 users download the 5.02 Update, as there have been problems with importing from analog using a digital camera as a passthrough.
Naturally youre going to need an 8MM camera that has audio/viedo output, or you can buy an 8MM cassette deck, there is also a model of sony camera (DCR-TRV240 and some similar makes), that reads both analog (8MM) and digital (Hi8 and D8) which you can use to export through firewire. I use my cassette deck though just so I dont waste the head on my camcorder.
For those who have 8MM cameras without s-video out, use an RCA cable that has all three colours in one cable (red/white/yellow), ill explain below.
For thos who do have S-video, use the S-video cable to export the video and use an Audio only (red/white but no yellow) cable to send the sound out *disclaimer below, keep reading*. Or use the S-video and an audio/video RCA cable (red/white/ and yellow), but dont connect the yellow, just to make sure the video goes through the higher quality s-video cable.
A WARNING however, I recommend using in all circumstances only cables that have all three coulours (both audio channels and and the video) because from experience, I once transferred about 15 hours of 8MM using an RCA audio cable (red/white no yellow) at which point I noticed that I had only imported left channel sound, My camera did not automatically split the sound. The result was that all the way to a burnt dvd, all I had was left channel sound. When I started using a cable that had audio and video, i acheieved full stereo and both channels went through, but I still sent my video through s-video (see above) Take advantage of stereo sound and play it safe.
If you do choose to use an audio only RCA cable, I recommend you take a pair of headphones and listen to your video while its playing on your computer or camera, to make sure you can hear sound in both channels, left and Right. If you only get sound in one, it most likely a limitation with the audio cable, .
If your camera (I know sonys do) has the A/V > D/V OUT option, or anything similar, turn it to ON, this is necessary.
Once you have all connected correctly, turn your digital cam to VCR and start playing from your analog source, this should play on your digital cameras LCD, if it doesnt its A/V > D/V OUT is OFF, this happens on my camera. I start getting vid and audio when I turn it to ON.
Assuming youve already plugged in your FIREWIRE on both ends, and chosen the capture mode in iMOVIE, the video and audio will also come up on your computer. Also, when you use your digital camera as a passthough, make sure to take any digital tape out of it, otherwise, iMOVIE will give preference to the tape inside your camera and take control of the camera and only import the stuff inside the tape in your camera. When you take that tape out and youre not playing anything iMovie will give you a blue screen that says camera not connected or no tape and all the play/stop/import controls/etc will be dimmed, ignore this. Once you start playing from your 8MM source, the vid and audio will override this message and should start to show up in the imovie pane, the only button that will undim is the import button. Now is the time to start importing. Make sure you have the 5.02 update, otherwise the video wont show up and the buttons wont undimm.
Hope this helps all, good luck saving those 8MM memories!

Transferring 8mm videos to dvd using imovie

I have several 8mm videos that I'm wanting to transfer to dvd. I have an old Sony ccd-trv212 that I can use, but don't know how to plug it into my Macbook. I've read that I need a FireWire transfer box, but some people have used only USB converters. Anyone know what I need?

I've read that I need a FireWire transfer box
Yes, that is true, USB is not to good with video.
All analog to digital video converters use firewire.
To get your 8mm video into iMovie, look at the Canopus ADVC300. Audio and Video go in, FireWire comes out. It also comes with a nice Macintosh application that works flawlessly with iMovie 06 and iDVD 08 (not sure about iMovie 08).
The program that comes with the ADVC300 has some nice filters that can improve video and audio of the source material. The ADVC300 will take Audio and Video from any source and convert it to FireWire (iMovie will treat it like a camera).
http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC300/index.php
If you like to make DVDs, give iMovie 06 a try.
I use both iMovie 08 and iMovie 06, if I want to make a DVD I prefer iMovie 06. iMovie 08 is not as DVD friendly as iMovie 06.
iMovie 08 has replaced "Share to iDVD" with "Share to media browser". Also iMovie 08 cannot set chapter markers, this has to be done with another program.
When using iMovie 06, one mouse click will set a chapter marker EXACTLY where you specify. In just a few seconds set all your chapter markers. When you are done editing just "share to iDVD 08" and all of your chapter markers will be there!
iMovie 06 and iDVD 08 is a terrific combination.
Apple includes iMovie 06 as a free download to iLife 08 owners. (THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE IT!)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
The Web site below has a good comparison of iMovie 08 and iMovie 06.
http://www.geethree.com/slick/imovie8.html

Transferring photos/videos from Mac to PC...while preserving metadata

In short, I need to move my media collection (music, movies, photos, etc) off from my macbook pro and on to my windows server (Win 7) due to hard drive space limitations. I'm afraid that if/when I transfer all of my media over to the NTFS storage drive located on my Win7 machine, I'll lose all of the metadata attached to each picture/video, you know...all the dates, times, places, etc. Will this data actually be lost? Any recommendations aside from keeping it on an HFS+ drive? For what it's worth, much of it has been taken via iPhone. Additionally, I'm finding that I'm running in to more trouble actually transferring it. Is there a good application to do this? (CCC failed out, the manual copy/paste failed too.)

Barbara-- I just found an answer on a previous thread that seems to work-- dragging the jpgs on the mac from their folder onto the desktop, and then from there on to the thumb drive. I still get the two forks, but the main one opens. Question: (unless you know a better way to go that doesn't create this)-- is there any reason not to delete the data fork? It seems to open fine when it is deleted.

Help Transfering Music Videos from Mac To PC

Hi everyone! We have a Mac and a PC at home, both with iTunes. I'm trying to transfer music videos from my Mac to the PC. Both computers are authorized. I'm copying the music videos to an external hard drive from the Mac. After connecting the drive to the PC I double click the music video and it loads into iTunes, however, when I try to play it I hear the music but the video image is totally distorted. This does not happen with music videos purchased after the iTunes 7 upgrade. Those transfer well. It only happens to the older iTunes music videos. Is this normal? Should this be happening? If so, is there a way of converting the older videos so they play in iTunes 7 for PC?
Al PowerBook G4, 1.25, FW 800 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

no one knows?

Transferring home videos to Mac

I'm new to Mac and want to the easiest method/what equipment I need to transfer tapes through a VHS recorder onto the Mac hard drive in order to edit film and eventually burn DVDs of the final edited product; also direct from video camera tape format onto Mac which I assume is pretty much the same process.
Any thoughts for a real non-tecchie? And in Noddy language please!

I was in this same boat about 3 years ago when I first got my mac, partly for this very purpose. I wanted a self contained, easy way to transfer Vhs to DVD with user friendly software. 3 years later, I'm still trying to figure it out and am finally on my way.
First, as the others mentioned, you will need a DV converter. I just bought a Canopus ADVC 110 and it works pretty slick. As the others mentioned, it is possible to use a DV camera to import the video directly to Imovie, but it sounds like in the UK you may have issues with cameras.
Another thing to consider is what software to capture the video with.
I wanted to use Imovie because it was easy and in the Mac to begin with, what I found out after many forum questions and experimenting at home was that Imovie, at least the version I have, only imports every other line of resolution of the videos. So when I captured a home movie from my video camera into IMovie and then used a software program (I used Toast) to make a DVD it looked like garbage on my TV. The verison of Imovie I have however is 08' (I think) so I'm not sure if the new version imports better quality now. I would check on that before you capture/import all your vhs into Imovie only to find out it's going to make your home movies look awful on a TV.
To combat this, I had to get Final Cut Express which I am now finally starting to learn how to use.
Once you determine how you are going to get the videos onto the Mac, either DV Converter or the right camera, then you need to decide if your Imovie will give you the right output of image quality, then burning the DVD's isn't too bad.
IDVD works pretty slick and there are videos you can watch on the Mac website that show you how to use it.
Like I said, I've used TOAST a few times and it's pretty easy and user friendly as well.
Hope this helps a little.

What accessory is needed to move 8mm Video Cassettes to my I MAC?

Wanting to move all my 8mm Video Cassettes to MAC. Is there a special accessory that will help the transition?
Jkiely
Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

In my case, I have a Sony Digital8 camcorder which will play back older analog 8mm and Hi8 tapes, digitize them on the fly and send them to the Mac via the firewire cable.
Also many other digital camcorders feature a "pass thru" mode which will allow you to hook an older analog camcorder or VCR into the digital camcorder which then hooks to the Mac via Firewire. You play the old analog footage and the digital camcorder acts as a analog-to-digital converter and bridge.
So if you dont already have a digital camcorder, these are two types you might look into which will give you the ability to digitize those old tapes and upgrade to a new digital model.
Otherwise, there are various converters on the market, but of course they are not camcorders, so you would still have to use your old analog camcorder and then convert with the device.
Patrick

I am attempting to convert 8mm video cassettes to dvd using a video cassette player, elgato video capture with rca/usb connections to the mac, editing in imovie and burning on idvd. The picture quality is awful. What can I do?????

I am attempting to convert 8mm video cassettes to dvd using a video cassette player, elgato video capture with rca/usb connections to the mac then editing in imovie and burning dvd-r using idvd. The picture quality is awful. What can I do??????

At what point is the video quality bad? Is it bad on capture? I would recommend using an s-video 1394 firewire converter instead. They capture the video at a higher bit rate. If you have a lot of 8mm tapes to capture, invest in a stand alone DVD recorder. They capture and compress in one shot. If you need to rip it back from the DVD into iMovie again, I would recommend using DVDxDV.

Help Transferring Old 8mm Videos into Final Cut Xpress

Like a lot of people, I have a bunch old 8mm tapes.
I'm trying to find out what camera I should be looking for in order to use a Firewire connection to my Mac Pro to get this footage into FCE, but I don't want to make a mistake and buy something that doesn't work.
Are there any proven winners out there I should be looking for to accomplish this? I'm not sure anything is even currently made anymore that will play these tapes.
Thanks
Tom

A Digital 8 camera will do the trick, IF, you can track one down.
Alternatively if you still have an 8mm video player/camera you can lace that into an A/D (Analogue to Digital) Converter box.
Note: Most mini DV cameras with audio and video inputs can act as an A/D Converter. This is called "Pass Through".
Al

Question about transferring files from a Mac

Hi there!
I want to ask about the new iPad mini (and or the iPad 3) especially with transferring files from a Mac.
I normally just do the "normal" way of transferring files (.doc files, .mp3 files or .mp4 video files) i.e. via the USB port of my Mac. But is there a faster, easier and a wireless way to do it?
Please advice.
Thanks.

onslaught wrote:
I couldn't find Dropbox on the Mac App Store but i could find Dropcopy in there.
Stupid question: will i need to also install Dropcopy on my iPad 3/iPad mini in order for my files to be transferred?
Yes, it will need to,install it on any machine you wish to use it on.
also, you should spend some time on the Drobbox website to see how it works. You won't find it in the Mac App Store, but can still easily using it on a Mac.

8mm video tape to DVD conversion

I have a stack of old 8mm video tapes from 5-15 years ago that I wish to convert to DVD and eventually edit. Is there a device for converting these tapes? I do have a working 8mm camcorder that I borrowed from a friend that can play these tapes.

To record an analogue signal onto a (digital) PC/Mac calls for a player, a converter, a recorder and a re-purposer.
Ignoring the player (you're sorted there) conversion can be done either by using an external recorder (typically a digicam c/w analogue-in recording), an external converter (see pinnacle, canopus or miglia) or an internal converter (vince1327's idea of using the new generation TV devices is an inspired one).
You'll then need software to record the signal. Apple suggestions include QT-Pro, iMovie or Final Cut Express. Traditionally there was a challenge with dropped-frames and other failures so, especially if your using an external converter, use something simple to record with (QTP?) and something like Tiger Cache Cleaner (or OnyX) to keep the keep your machine "clean" throughout the process.
You'll need to re-puropse the result; this can be done in any of a number of ways depending upon whether DVD, PSP, iPod, etc will be the final viewing medium. QT-Pro/Flip4MacStudio and iDVD are all good, but in truth the world's not short of widgets, freeware, shareware and mainstream applications (for example the previously Popwire applications now at Flip4Mac/Telestream) for re-purposing results.
ffmpegX being a good, free choice.
Cheapest - borrowing a mate's digicam is free and the results are guarateed; Second cheapest? Try vince1327's idea TV idea; at least you'll be able to use that hardware after you're finished recording.
pBook 12/1.5mhz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Question About Using Sony Digital 8mm Video Walkman?

I want transfer old 8mm video to my Mac Pro for editing in Final Cut Express. I'm really new at this and am a bit confused, the Sony says it has a Firewire port on it for "lossless digital transfer to your computer".....so what will this mean when I hook it up to the Mac? Will I play the tapes back while Final Cut Express is open and FCE will capture the video into it's bin? Just trying to get this straight...
Thanks
Tom

Yes.
You will need to select an Easy Setup>DV Converter option before capturing.
There are two flavors, PAL or NTSC.
Use the one that matches your cameras video standard.
Start the camera manually as there will be no device control.
Al

Transferred a video from phone to macbook pro but sound is not working.

I transferred a video from my phone to my macbook pro. the transfer was successful but the sound is not working on the computer, totally mute. the video is playing on quicktime player. the computer sound is on. the video was working fine on the phone and when i transferred the video, if this makes any difference or anything, the phone's media volume was on full.
I very much appreciate the help and feed back, thank you!

I have this same issue and have been struggling with it for a while. I really just need to get it into Apple Store to be fixed most likely - but avoiding the hassle and time needed to do so.
Things I've come across:
Something inside of the headphone jack is not right, such that it randomly thinks headphones or some other type of optical audio device are plugged in. you will see a red light inside the jack occasionally when it happens.
You might try doing PRAM and/or SMC reset ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 )

Free download YouTube videos on Mac

Have you ever thought of downloading some meaningful and interesting YouTube video files to be your own collection via your dear Mac? If so, you may need a helpful YouTube downloader to assist you, and an easy-to-use and practical freeware must get the great appreciation. With special intention to do you guys a favor, this post will introduce you how to free download YouTube videos on Mac via Pavtube YouTube Converter for Mac. Imaging you are in need, just feel free to follow its step-by-step instruction with ease.
Notes: Pavtube YouTube Converter for Mac can proceed downloading and conversion work simultaneously, however, only its download function can be used for free, and will not produce any watermarks, if you want to apply it to download and convert YouTube files once and for all, you should use its retail version.
Now, let’s just have a look at how to use it as a freeware to download YouTube videos in detail.
Step: 1 Download Pavtube YouTube Converter for Mac, install and launch it.
After launching it, you will see the main interface as below. Now click “Add URL” and go to the window showing in step 2.
Step 2: Add URL, select “Only Download FLV File”
Once you click “Add URL” in the above interface, you will be led to the following window. Copy and paste the URL of the YouTube files which you want to download into the textbox after “URL”.
After that, click on the drop- down list of “Convert to” to select “Only Download FLV File”, and you will see a pop-up panel as below:
In addition, this program will generate a file name and specify a save path by default, if you want to set them in your own ways, you can type your preferred file name into the textbox after “Save as”, and click “Browse” button at the end of “Save to” to look for a folder to load the downloaded YouTube FLV files. After that, you can click “OK” button to begin downloading.
Step 3: Download YouTube files
Once you start, the following interface will appear, which presents you clearly about the download progress. When finished, you can click on the file name, and then click “Open” button to get the downloaded YouTube FLV files. If you do not have a FLV player, this program have one, you can first click on the file name, and then click “Play” button to watch the downloaded file easily.

Go to http://m.youtube.com
Or you would have to download the videos in a PC then transcode to 3GP or MP4 and then load into your N73.Message Edited by el_loco on 21-Nov-200706:42 PM
640K Should be enough for everybody
El_Loco Nokia Video Blog

HT201364 Hi I have just bought a new Mac Book Pro 15" Retina display with 256 SSD and 8G RAM. I had my info transferred form my Previous Mac Book Pro late 2011 to this machine. When trying to download Mavericks it says it cannot be loaded onto this machin

Hi I have just bought a new Mac Book Pro 15" Retina display with 256 SSD and 8G RAM. I had my info transferred form my Previous Mac Book Pro late 2011 to this machine. When trying to download Mavericks it says it cannot be loaded onto this machine? Strange as I have just downloaded Pages, Numbers and Keynote...free? Thanks and Regards
Brian

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You already have got OS X Mavericks installed (the Keynote, Pages and Numbers versions available in the Mac App Store are only compatible with OS X Mavericks).
You have got a Late 2013 MacBook Pro, which uses a special OS X Mavericks version that is not available in the Mac App Store. This is the reason why the Mac App Store is not compatible with OS X Mavericks even if you are using it. This will be fixed in OS X 10.9.1, when your Mac uses the same Mavericks version as all other Macs.
Until then, you can reinstall OS X through OS X Recovery > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Transferring 8mm video to Mac - ?Conopus ADVC110

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for