How To Transfer Camcorder Videos to Computer | Camcorder Cassettes to Digital | Camcorder Chronicles
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- It's been a year since my last long-form UA-cam post, and I thought I'd start off simple with a tutorial on how I transfer my camcorder footage to my computer. I have a tutorial on how to digitize camcorder tapes from a few years back for my Hi8 camcorder footage, but since I've been using my Sony Handycam MiniDv Camcorder (DCR-TRV6) more often, I wanted to do a more concise, step-by-step video on how I transfer MiniDV to computer. Technically, MiniDV is already digital (Digital Video), so it's not really digitizing the format, but this process should also work similar for analog formats such as VHS and Hi8 as well.
0:00 How to Transfer Camcorder Videos to Computer
1:42 What You'll Need
3:33 Tutorial
7:00 Camcorder Footage
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I'm going to lie I don't even have a camera but it's fun to know a little about everything :3
You never know when you might need the info :)
@@AudrieStorme I'm telling you, the day I have my own camera I will watch your video thousands of times like I have done now hahah :) Greeting from Argentina
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I searched the tube hoping to find my issue and you came through. I really appreciate you!
Happy to have you back Audrie 😊
Happy to be back 🥲
I never thought I'd meet someone on UA-cam who uses the same camcorder as mine. So glad to see you! 😊
In this turorial a mini DV camcorder is used. Since the mini DV is a digital cassette, using the a/v analogue output as shown worsens the overall capture quality. The best way to preserve it is by using the DV in/out shown at 2:56. That output is available on every old digital video cameras and it's also known as IEEE1394 or FireWire . Unfortunately only Mac and some PCs have a thunderbolt port ( not to be confused with USB) retro-compatible with the old FireWire/ IEEE1394 port.
Some online stores offer fake usb / FireWire adapters but they don't work because usb and FireWire are different standards and never compatible.
Exactly what I was thinking. Firewire card for a PC is ~$20. If you have a DV recorder like the one used in this video, you can also use it as an input device to get digital files off an analog device like a Hi8....but I'll admit that I use an I-O Data capture device when importing analog video from my Hi8 on to my PC.
Yeah, I was just thinking this. By using the composite (Yellow cable with Red and White audio), you're converting a digital signal to analog and then back to digital again. Using the FireWire method yields the best quality, but it's cumbersome if you don't have the right PC/Mac with PCIe or Thunderbolt capabilities.
Yes, correct! But I have several different camcorders and just wanted to show this method since it also works for Hi8 and VHS
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I have come to the same realization after using this specific capture card method after my Windows Vista computer died before I could convert all my tapes.
When watched on a computer with this method, text in the footage is blurry and unreadable so this is simply not a good route to go for capturing memories on MiniDV.
Now I'm left wondering if those video to microsd devices are good enough or should I invest in an old laptop with FireWire port 🤔
Just thrifted my camera today! Your video helped me understand this process thank you!
I've been looking for ways to do this process for cheap cuz there's a a lot of expensive capturing methods. I'm 100% doing this! Thank you so much for posting this tutorial!!!!
Any luck yet? I am beginning this journey. I have to buy a camcorder first
How did it go ?
so helpful. the footage at the end was super well edited as well. subbed
❤❤❤❤❤ I was searching about this for weeks to find latest video. I'm glad you just uploaded about 1 day ago!
This was such a simple solution but worked!! I got all the apple thunderbolt adapters before and it gave me such a headache and didn't work...
just one thing, I followed all the steps but the audio seems to not be recording, do you have any troubleshooting tips for this?
Super helpful video!! What kind of usb adapter do you use for ur Mac?
Nice and informative video instructions on how to transfer cassettes to digital, not to mention how pretty and beautiful was the host. :)
Welcome back yay!❤❤😊
☺️ thanks for watching
Thank you for posting this!! Glad to see u posting on youtube
Absolutely loved watching this incredibly beautiful video 😎😎
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Thank you SO much from this! This might be silly to ask but do you know if theres any way to remove the timestamp/date embedded in the videos taken from my camcorder??
Thanks so much! Has proven so useful for digitizing or making feedback loops !
hi what is that white USB port that you inserted the black usb stick into? at timestamp 3:14? thank you
This was so helpful and I love the way its edited!
Glad it was helpful 🫶🏽
LOVE LOVE this! I have SO many family videos I want to digitize and hopefully this will do the trick. Have the converter and cable coming soon!
I SWEAR I WAS THINKING OF YOU FEW WEEKS AGO. WELCOME BACK!!!!!
One year later just felt right 🙈
i have looked for a good tutorial on this for such a long time so thank you so much! this was amazing !!
Your videos are awesome!
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we missed youuu
your vids are so comforting
Thanks for sticking around 🫶🏽
Thank you. There are so many expensive ways of doing this. Glad I found your version, Thanks again
Hi Audrie ! Thanks for your tutorial ! I have the same camcorder and I did the transfer step by step thanks to this video. I only have one problem. The image is in blu on OBS when I press PLAY. Maybe I did something wrong but I don't know.. Maybe you know why it's in blue. And thanks for all you videos !!
hi audrieeee i just wanna ask if did u ever had a problem in your minidv camcroders where it says "use new adapter or reinstall" I don't know why but i did all kind of things but still it's blinking fast and it won't open unless it's charging
This was the best tutorial EVER!! Thank you so much❤
ty that was really helpful
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Hey! I was wondering if you’re thinking about going tapeless with the rc powerplay any time soon? I recently won a handycam in a giveaway and I’m super excited to use it for the summer
i have a camcorder that had no way to export video unless i purchase its original docking station for £200 on ebay! Used the AV out cable that had those male red/white/yellow plug, bought the adapter as suggested, and it worked perfectly! One note i'd like to add is when starting to record on OBS, make sure the internal mic of your pc/mac is turned off.
So happy it worked for you!!
how do you flip flop between camcorder and regular footage. The problem I keep running into is that the program I’m using (adobe premiere) isn’t letting me add both footage from both devices into the same video when I edit, please let me know if you ever ran into this problem, fan of your videos.Thanks !
I recorded a roughly 10 minute video and converted it on my Mac. The final video size was 1.1GB which I think is outrageously big. Got any advice on how I can trim down the size?
What’s the thing called that’s holding onto your laptop, making it look nice and slanted?
missed seeing your work, what a treat!!
more to come!
wow nice it help me lot thanks 🤩
Thanks to this video,I could do it! I'm enjoyed watching your video in Japan🙌
Thank you! Been searching for a solution for a while
Hello! How do you put the timestamp on the video itself? Like when you export it into mp4 its shows in the video the time and date. Thank you!
I have the dcr-sr300, I don’t have the docking station is there still a way I can transfer the footage?
WELCOME BACK 😭💜
good to be back ☺️
Thanks for the help! This was exactly what I needed!!
hello, so I've followed along your tutorial and I'm having issues with the audio because it will start fine in the beginning but then the audio will have an ech sounds. Any idea what this could be causing??
It works well with Sony handcam DCR-TRV285E. I hope this comment will help someone in future just like this awesome video.
What editing software you use ?
Quick question.. my camcorder is missing its battery, however I do own a cable that is plugged onto the cam and then into the outlet, that gets the cam going, can I still convert my mini dv without the battery?
This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH
You can do an hour’s video without memory issues? I tried on my mac mini M1 and it stops recording. So I use a Sony VRDMC5 to burn DVDs and then rip and convert files.
This is AMAZING and so helpful ❤❤ THANK YOU!
hope it was pretty straightforward and easy to understand 😅 thanks for watching!
do you know if this will work (sound wise) if i don't have an audio jack and just a mic jack? i have like a super old panasonic camcorder
I’d need to see it to be sure, but if it doesn’t, I’m assuming that the camcorder wasn’t meant to be connected to an another source and relied on its tapes being played on a tape deck or something like that.
This is such a great video and explanation! Thank you so much!!
Is one of the cable ports left loose? Because you connected red white and yellow but not the black one?
i have a question, my camcorder the Song TRV-65 doesn’t have one single audio/video input, it just has the red,yellow,white, and s video, will that converter still work on mine? or do i need to buy a ‘s video’ output with those other three?
no. the svideo will take the place of the yellow connection. you will need an s video cable and the red and white cables for audio
Can you also play videos on the camera itself? We don’t have those cables. We would like to watch it in the device 😊
my old sharp camcorder doesn't have an Audio/Video single input so I used an RCA red, white, yellow cable outputs (since the do send audio and video signals) from the camcorder to connect the the video capture card same RCA color inputs then USB to my MacBook. I used Quicktime to capture the video and audio. The Audio is very faint and not as high sound. Maybe I should use OBS, but need to figure out the configuration since , again I dont have a single audio/video input on the camcorder. Any suggestions?
The cable method you’re describing sounds like it should work to me! I just tried using QuickTime as a test and it seems like the audio is being defaulted to using my MacBook mic (so I can hear all the external camcorder sounds as well as the audio from the footage), but maybe try increasing the volume on the camcorder and seeing if that works at all?
Can you use the tape in any type of camcorder
This is great. Thanks for the video it's really easy to understand, and now i can copy all my mini dvs 🤩 thx again.
Hey, is it even better to use a s-video cable on top of the red yellow and white one or doesnot it do something?
If yours has that input, you can try plugging it in and seeing how it looks - mine doesn’t fit that so I didn’t use it!
Hi :) i was wondering if your camera has a usb cable itself, as i have a sony handycam carl zeiss vario-tessar and it has one, but when i plug it into the pc i cant see the camera
One question: I have some 8mm cassettes where I recorded videos with a Sony Handicam (I don't remember the model). Then it broke and I threw it away. Quite a few years have passed since then. Now I bought a similar Sony handycam (although a little smaller but the same, from HI8) because I wanted to convert those cassettes to digital but when I tried to play them I got streaks and sounds, similar to those of a TV when the cable goes out. Then I recorded a few seconds over what was recorded to see if the problem continued, but no. The little that I recorded did look good. Apparently I bought the camera for nothing. What could be causing this problem?
Hi8 and 8mm cassettes are not the same - I believe Hi8 is an updated version of 8mm, so you’re probably having issues converting because those formats aren’t compatible. I can’t be for sure since I don’t know the model of your camera, but I’m guessing it’s that!
does this work from a canon mv700 to a hp laptop?
thank you so much!! going to digitize a bunch of my family's home videos
Love that 🥹 enjoy!!
Can we Directly record on it i mean without cassette
Yayy, you're back!
vlog season ☺️
Is there any possible way to be able to get the date and time stamp when you digitalize the footages?
The time stamp is usually a setting on the camcorder that you turn on while recording (in my experience), so if you had that setting off, then no.
Can you please show how to fix the colour after connecting.
The other methods we tried did not work only this method worked and I would really like to know how to fix the colour part of it
does obs detect cvbs output. im getting audio output from the camcorder but not video footage onto obs :( do u know a fix?
Does anyone know if the open broadcaster software works for chrome book laptops ?
got everything done until 5:01 but I can't see my video... any ideas?
same for me and I have all the same equipment just a Panasonic
What video editing software do you use?
Adobe Premiere for long-form and Premiere Rush & CapCut for short-form videos!
I tried this with my SONY DCR- TRV828E camera but my footage was in black and white and had a lot of noise, do you think using an S-video chord would fix that.
Yes, you could try that! The method in the video has worked for several of my camcorders, but this whole process really depends on your camcorder input/output - another method may work better depending on the type.
Under devices, I only see Facetime HD Camera and OBS Virtual Camera. How can I add AV to USB 2.0?
TYSM! Thought I had to order another cable! SAVED ME MONEY 😭😭😭
You're welcome!!
What’s that white piece called ? The adapter you used ?
It’s a USB 2.0 to USB-C converter since my laptop doesn’t have a USB 2.0 input
thanks for this amazing tutorial
Get an old mac or pc with a firewire port and capture to an external hard drive. Only use this method of analog capture with analog camcorders. Most of the usb to composite devices are junk, el gato makes a farily descent one however.
HELP I followed all the steps but the audio doesn’t seem to be working for me? It’s a Sony dcr-hc36 btw
update: i finally figured it out lol. if you have the same problem as me, just add audio output capture to your sources
bought a 2012 mac mini Catalina for $100 last year of firewire plugged it in loaded life flix and everything worked perfectly no extra cables or work around
Hey, only the audio is appearing on OBS for me, any trouble shooting tips?
same any one figure this out???
Thank you for this!
Is it possible to record without a cassette?
hey can you also convert using the S-Video slot ?
Yes, I’ve done that before with my Hi8 camcorder! But I believe you’ll still need to plug in for sound as well because that’s only a video channel.
@@AudrieStorme Yes, S-Video only carries video, so that other cable is still needed for audio. But S-Video has better picture quality than composite video (the yellow RCA plug).
We have the same camcorder and I have a buncha baby videos ive been trying to get, thank you 🙏
So I am trying to do this and can follow up to the point of selecting “AV to USB 2.0”. I am given only 2 options, USB Video and FaceTime HD Camera. I am getting so frustrated with trying to make this work! I want to convert several mini DV tapes from my canon zr300 and can not seem to find the right solution to do so!
I have the same problem :( Have you fixed the issue?
I have missed your videos ❤
Thank you for still watching 🥹
@@AudrieStorme you’ve been one of my favourite content creators for so many years, I’ve changed phones and I couldn’t log into my old account and I spent a while looking for you here on UA-cam and I did find you finally 🥹 you’re one of the OGs , cool and peaceful vibes, loved your trips to Japan, your mom’s vintage dresses, the plants the cooking, the camera and photos developing... I just wanna say that your vlogs radiate good energy. That’s something we don’t see much of here on UA-cam anymore. So it’s good to have you back and I hope life been good to you ♥️
I teared up reading this 🥲 thank you for the kind words and I’m so happy to hear that you’ve enjoyed my videos! Life has been a bit rough health-wise for me this year, but I’m feeling much better and hoping I can keep up with a more consistent schedule.
Which camera do you have?!
I'm pretty much doing the same thing with the same camera, but when i plug into the av into my capture card, no video shows up when the camera is turned on. idk what im doing wrong ;(
Are you trying to convert from tape or card? This just works for tape I believe, but it’s a slightly different process if you’re taking videos from the memory card. If you are trying with tape, it may be that the camcorder is set to card and not tape (I’m not sure bc i have a different camcorder)
Is there any way to fix an audio echo occurring when a recording SONY handycam to digital video with OBS recording?
I’m having the same issue
I’m having the same issue
@@Samxglez I think I found a solution for my situation, I muted the additional 'Audio' line she sets up in the tutorial, since OBS showed that sound was already coming from my camcorder. I think one of the two sources was causing a lag, so just using the camcorder audio seems to work. Although, I will sometimes get stretches in the video with no sound and I have to re-record. So overall, not a perfect system, but it just takes patience and troubleshooting. I'm using a sony handycam digital 8.
@@rachelsfoodventures54 Thank you I will try that out because I have a Sony handycam that uses hi8 cassettes and I hope that this will work for me.
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do you know how to tape over the tape to re use it?
Just press the record button and it records over footage
This was so helpful! But for some reason my audio isn’t working
the same
What video software do u recommend? I have a mac
I use OBS!
@AudrieStorme I meant editing software sorry lol
I like Adobe Premiere, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about Davinci Resolve and CapCut for desktop if you need something cheaper!
Needed this because I have so many cassette vlogs from when I was in middle school and idk how to convert them
I just went through and converted a bunch for my family from when I was little 🥲 lots of laughs and tears
Hello, is this work on thunderbolt 3( type C) too?
Do i have to buy new tapes? Or can i overwrite them after exporting to my mac? ❤
You don’t have to if you don’t want to - technically you can rewrite over and over again, just make sure that the little tab on the underside of the tape is at “record” instead of “save”.
Lovely video and mini DV footage. I wonder if you can import the footage without the need of the Video capture card but only using firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter + thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 (usb-c). Anyone tried this out?
I just bought one and will test it out once I receive!
@@AudrieStormein the meanwhile I bought it (or better said “them” as I needed 1 cable and 2 adapters total…) and it totally works 🖤