[Hidden-tech] Minidv to DVD transfer?

[Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography]

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
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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:
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>> Hello tech pals,
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>>  I have a friend who has about 50 mini DV tapes he needs to get
>>> converted to DVDs.  Cost effective suggestions?
>>>
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>> Thanks
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>> Regards,
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>> Tom Adams, Director/Owner
>>
>> Reelife Productions & Folktography
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