[Hidden-tech] Digitizing Hi8 video tapes (*old* home videos)

[Tom Adams- Reelife Productions]

I'd be glad to be of service. approx. $10/hr of footage. let's talk.

Regards,

Tom Adams
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(413) 575-9707
Director, Editor, Videographer• www.reelifeproductions.com
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On Nov 18, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

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> I am wondering: is there a local service that can digitize Hi8 video
> tapes?  I don't need any editing, etc., just conversion to DV files on
> ISO 9660 formated DVD-Rs (something I can insert into my Linux box and
> then edit with kino)?  I have about 40+ tapes, some with 1 hour and  
> some
> with as much as 2 hours of video.  My (old) Hi8 camcorder is not happy
> (nor is my Hi8 VCR).  (I think both are suffering from some kind of
> mechanical failure due to sitting unused for a few years -- probably
> deterierated 'rubber' belts or something like that.)
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