sorry folks, I should have mentioned my friend is looking for a reliable/cost effective *transfer/duplication service* to do this work. He does not want to do it himself. thanks Regards, Tom Adams, Director/Owner Reelife Documentary Productions & Folktography by Tom <http://www.reelifeproductions.com/Tom_Adams_Links_2.html> Producing Media that Educates, Entertains & Enlightens... since 1996 ** Cool Media Production...Not Boring or Dumb ** *(413) 575-9707* * * Williamsburg, MA* On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Colin Hill <hillct at gmail.com> wrote: > Tom, > If your friend still has a device (camera) from which he can play the > MiniDV tapes, you can very cheaply pick up a digital video converter (often > a USB dongle) that will get the job done. Typically such devices come with > basic video editing software like ULead Video Studio or similar. From > there's you'll have files in MP4, AVI or other format which you can then > burn to a DVD either as data, or DVD Audio/video, though I'd skip that last > step entirely in this day and age. > > There are certainly higher quality devices than listed below, and if you > hire a professional to transfer the content, you should expect (and > confirm) that he's using higher end equipment but on the cheap you can > easily go with devices like: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011N9QNC > > There are in fact cheaper ones as well - all Chinese knockoffs of branded > EasyCap hardware - and admittedly the reviews make it seem iffy, which is > why I went with a seller offering fulfillment by Amazon, to facilitate > convenient return in the event the hardware was DOA. > > I'm still in the process of completing conversion of content from our Hi-8 > tapes/camera and so far half done, without issue. In our case we're doing > the re-encoding on a Win7 box. Similar solutions exist for Mac. > > -- Colin > > > > On 7/21/14, 6:33 AM, tom's gmail wrote: > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's >> area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >> >> Hello tech pals, >> >> I have a friend who has about 50 mini DV tapes he needs to get >>> converted to DVDs. Cost effective suggestions? >>> >> >> Thanks >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Tom Adams, Director/Owner >> >> Reelife Productions & Folktography >> >> www.ReelifeProductions.com <http://www.ReelifeProductions.com> >> >> >> (from my virtual office/iPhone) >> >> 413.575.9707 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20140721/61e060bf/attachment.html