Transfering video and audio from Samsung SCL 810 Hi-8 camcorder

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Transfering video and audio from Samsung SCL 810 Hi-8 camcorder

I was hoping for some help - trying to figure out the best way to transfer video and audio from camcorder listed above. it has s-video and a/v out jacks. best way to connect to imac (new mac user here)?

imac, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Sep 17, 2007 5:45 PM

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tilman

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Sep 17, 2007 5:57 PM in response to ragevs

Can't be done directly. Search through this forum a bit to find detailed suggestions, including but not limited to:
- get a MiniDV camcorder with analog inputs and "analog pass-through" feature
- record it onto DVD with a DVD recorder, then use software like MPEG Streamclip, Toast, DVDxDV, VisualHub or Handbrake to convert the DVD into an editable format on your Mac.
- find an older used Digital8 camcorder that can play back analog 8mm tapes.

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Sep 17, 2007 6:03 PM in response to tilman

thank you for the quick response. however, is there any other way than buying new equipment?

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tilman

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Sep 17, 2007 6:09 PM in response to ragevs

+thank you for the quick response. however, is there any other way than buying new equipment?+

No, unless you consider borrowing equipment or getting somebody else to do it for you 🙂 Your camcorder has only analog outputs, and the only analog input that you Mac has is for audio.

There are also places that convert your tapes to DVDs. I have no audio how much they charge per tape.

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Sep 17, 2007 6:24 PM in response to tilman

what about a mini-dvi to video adapter? would that work for the s-video and then i could connect analog audio to the imac headphones jack?

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tilman

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Sep 17, 2007 6:59 PM in response to ragevs

Nope. It's just an adapter, not a converter, for video output, not input. This kind of adapter simply routes an analog video output signal available on one or more pins of your Mac's mini-dvi connector to the proper connections in a S-video connector. It doesn't work the other way round because your Mac has no video input capabilities.

Slight correction: Your iMac has limited video input capabilities through the built-in iSight camera. But that's it.

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Sep 17, 2007 10:10 PM in response to tilman

what about this - buy a ADS Tech DVD Xpress DX2 Video Converter (USBAV-709-EF)and convert all of my old vhs to dvd. could i then use dvd to download to mac by inserting it in disc drive?

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tilman

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Sep 17, 2007 10:48 PM in response to ragevs

A device like that will do. Make sure it supports Macs!

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Sep 18, 2007 8:04 PM in response to tilman

Thanks! would a Sony Multi-Function DVD Recorder (VRD-MC5)have a similar result - i could copy all of my vhs videos to dvd and download to the Imac?

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Sep 18, 2007 8:31 PM in response to ragevs

That would work. Or get a DVD recorder for use with your TV (i.e. like a VCR but it uses DVDs instead of VHS tapes). In either case, record in best quality mode, like 1 hour per DVD.

You will need one extra piece of software to convert the video from DVD format for use with iMovie. MPEG Streamclip + Apple MPEG-2 plug-in for Quicktime, Visualhub, Handbrake, and Roxio Toast are just some examples. This part gets discussed in this forum all the time, so you should be able to find more details.

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