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Got a huge year next year with boys turning 18 & 21.

Have a number of 8mm tapes from the camcorder i want to get onto a DVD.

Is it best to do it myself ? (if so help :oops: )

or can anyone recommend someone who does this for a living?

Cheers

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Barney Rubble wrote:Got a huge year next year with boys turning 18 & 21.

Have a number of 8mm tapes from the camcorder i want to get onto a DVD.

Is it best to do it myself ? (if so help :oops: )

or can anyone recommend someone who does this for a living?

Cheers
Try the redtube video editor :wink:
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GR8 8)

Betty wasn't impressed though :oops:

Your in her 'black book' now Swannsong

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i need to do the same thing so i rang a couple of places but i cant remember exactly how much but its damn expensive to have them converted to DVD.

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thanks Sloth,

have sent an email and will see how i go.

Muchos grassyarse :D
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you can by a program that comes with a cable that has an audio and visual out put on one side and a usb on the other. transfer the movie onto you cpu and presto done. you can buy them any where (JB's, grenache smith etc) but there about $80
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thanks dinozoff,

the other site was a fizz, :( .
the guy just hadn't shut down his website but had the decency to reply.

I'll go to willy smiths and try my luck

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My Dad grabbed something like that from JB's, had all the cables too.
It really was a plug and play, if he can do it, anyone can.

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cheers grumbly, i'll choof down there this weekend and see wassup :wink:
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See if these guys can help - www.highlites.com.au

you might be able to get the highlights as well as the tape, and if you video games you could use an iphone to cut it up live.

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Barney Rubble wrote:cheers grumbly, i'll choof down there this weekend and see wassup :wink:
How did you go Barney??

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grumbly wrote:My Dad grabbed something like that from JB's, had all the cables too.
It really was a plug and play, if he can do it, anyone can.

My old video Camera has cabernet it self and they want $300 to fix it :evil: FKCUEN :twisted: , now i have about 15 hours of footage, WTF do i do now fix the old camera? or pay someone to convert these to DVD, or does someone have another cheaper alternative?

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BADA BING wrote:
grumbly wrote:My Dad grabbed something like that from JB's, had all the cables too.
It really was a plug and play, if he can do it, anyone can.

My old video Camera has cabernet it self and they want $300 to fix it :evil: FKCUEN :twisted: , now i have about 15 hours of footage, WTF do i do now fix the old camera? or pay someone to convert these to DVD, or does someone have another cheaper alternative?
think Harvey Norman can convert...no point fixing an old camera, just spend the money on converting the old tapes and get in the digital aga :)

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Azza wrote:
BADA BING wrote:
grumbly wrote:My Dad grabbed something like that from JB's, had all the cables too.
It really was a plug and play, if he can do it, anyone can.

My old video Camera has cabernet it self and they want $300 to fix it :evil: FKCUEN :twisted: , now i have about 15 hours of footage, WTF do i do now fix the old camera? or pay someone to convert these to DVD, or does someone have another cheaper alternative?
think Harvey Norman can convert...no point fixing an old camera, just spend the money on converting the old tapes and get in the digital aga :)
Tried Harvey Norman on the weekend at Woodville and they dont do it, FFS

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there is one on special for today only on catch of the day :arrow:
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Try http://www.quasardigital.com.au/

heard about these on the radio tonight.

mind you Dinozoff looks pretty good too.

Still have not gotten around to doing them, too busy checking up on the bloody spammers :evil:
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Barney Rubble wrote:Got a huge year next year with boys turning 18 & 21.

Have a number of 8mm tapes from the camcorder i want to get onto a DVD.

Is it best to do it myself ? (if so help :oops: )

or can anyone recommend someone who does this for a living?

Cheers
I may be able to help you if you havent had any success as yet......will do it for a lot less than the price of fixing the camera depending on how many you have.....can certainly transfer to dvd for you.
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