REQ: how to capture this ... pls help

mediya · Jun 20, 2004, 09:36 PM

I have a Canon ES50 8mm camcoder ( I dont think its digital ... not sure ) and I have 2 8mm tapes full of stuff that I recorded and I want to burn them on CD's ... I'm not sure how to do it. I have a PCTV (Pinnacle studio) TV card I tried to capture but there's only a Video in but not a Audio in its really not capturing properly .... I'm wondering whether I need a seperate capture card and if so what should I buy .... and if I dont want another capture card how do I do with the one I have .... I'm really desperate for this as I have a friends b'day party is on my camcoder and he's after me to get this ... pls help me .. I'm sure some 1 would help me.

tia

Channelsurfer · Jun 23, 2004, 09:55 PM

If that camera of yours uses firewire, then the 1 cable carries both video and sound to your computer, assuming it has also got a firewire port. Most newer computers seem to.

Then, you don't need another card... just need to use something like Movie maker that comes with windows xp to make your transfer.

Vampyromaniac · Jun 23, 2004, 11:37 PM

can you hook up the camcorder to the audio-in of your sound card, and set your capture to record the sudio from there? you may need an RCA-to-mini-stereo convertor cord.

Jun 20, 2004, 09:36 PM	#1
mediya DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	REQ: how to capture this ... pls help I have a Canon ES50 8mm camcoder ( I dont think its digital ... not sure ) and I have 2 8mm tapes full of stuff that I recorded and I want to burn them on CD's ... I'm not sure how to do it. I have a PCTV (Pinnacle studio) TV card I tried to capture but there's only a Video in but not a Audio in its really not capturing properly .... I'm wondering whether I need a seperate capture card and if so what should I buy .... and if I dont want another capture card how do I do with the one I have .... I'm really desperate for this as I have a friends b'day party is on my camcoder and he's after me to get this ... pls help me .. I'm sure some 1 would help me. tia

Jun 23, 2004, 11:37 PM	#3
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	can you hook up the camcorder to the audio-in of your sound card, and set your capture to record the sudio from there? you may need an RCA-to-mini-stereo convertor cord. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jun 23, 2004, 09:55 PM	#2
Channelsurfer DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	If that camera of yours uses firewire, then the 1 cable carries both video and sound to your computer, assuming it has also got a firewire port. Most newer computers seem to. Then, you don't need another card... just need to use something like Movie maker that comes with windows xp to make your transfer.