I have an old Sony Hi-8 camcorder and wanted to transfer the footage on the tapes to my computer in either .avi or .mpg format.<BR><BR>I guess a video capture card and some sort of software to capture ...

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Most everything I watch or listen to is digital. I can stream anything at any time. There was this stack of plastic and magnetic tapes, however, sitting around my apartment. I'm talking about my Hi8 ...

VCR converters are devices designed to transfer video content from old VHS tapes to modern digital formats. With many people holding onto cherished recordings from decades ago, converting these tapes ...

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Digitizing old tapes can be a challenge, but after using the Portta VHS converter, I found the process straightforward and mostly hassle-free. It handled VHS, camcorder tapes, and even gaming consoles ...

It started with a call from Steve Jobs. In October 2008, I wrote about my alarm that Apple had removed the FireWire jack from its latest laptops. “FireWire is how you connect tape camcorders to the ...