How To Transfer Camcorder Videos to Computer | Camcorder Cassettes to Digital | Camcorder Chronicles

[@Personal_DC]

I've been looking for ways to do this process for cheap cuz there's a a lot of expensive capturing methods. I'm 100% doing this! Thank you so much for posting this tutorial!!!!

[@sl5311]

Any luck yet? I am beginning this journey. I have to buy a camcorder first

[@johngarza6819]

How did it go ?

[@sKeReNsT]

@@sl5311I wouldn’t follow this because this is most definitely not how you capture properly

[@youtubestolemyhandle1]

I’m using the “ UCEC USB 2.0 Video Capture Card” from amazon and the same software she is using. So far so good. I bought a capture card from Best Buy and image quality became unstable and pretty bad, so I returned it. I’m saving multiple old vhs and vhs-c to my laptop and then to a usb, can plug the usb into the smart tv and am very happy so far. Also was able to convert 4x3 vhs to 16x9 like she described with good results.

[@zam7986]

I'm going to lie I don't even have a camera but it's fun to know a little about everything :3

[@AudrieStorme]

You never know when you might need the info :)

[@zam7986]

@@AudrieStorme I'm telling you, the day I have my own camera I will watch your video thousands of times like I have done now hahah :) Greeting from Argentina

[@Awesomedude6969]

:333

[@Kun-sungasong]

You must be kidding

[@TylerTapes]

I love people like you❤ learning is a blessing fr

[@alvaroduran2857]

I’ve been researching and trying to figure out how to do this for like 10 years. I gave up for a while and started to look into this a week ago. Your video and links to exactly what is needed saved the day! Ty ty ty!! The only difference with my setup is that I am using QuickTime to record. You rock!!

[@cataldodepalma7874]

In this turorial a mini DV camcorder is used. Since the mini DV is a digital cassette, using the a/v analogue output as shown worsens the overall capture quality. The best way to preserve it is by using the DV in/out shown at 2:56. That output is available on every old digital video cameras and it's also known as IEEE1394 or FireWire . Unfortunately only Mac and some PCs have a thunderbolt port ( not to be confused with USB) retro-compatible with the old FireWire/ IEEE1394 port. Some online stores offer fake usb / FireWire adapters but they don't work because usb and FireWire are different standards and never compatible.

[@ms2668]

Exactly what I was thinking. Firewire card for a PC is ~$20. If you have a DV recorder like the one used in this video, you can also use it as an input device to get digital files off an analog device like a Hi8....but I'll admit that I use an I-O Data capture device when importing analog video from my Hi8 on to my PC.

[@notnotchonky]

Yeah, I was just thinking this. By using the composite (Yellow cable with Red and White audio), you're converting a digital signal to analog and then back to digital again. Using the FireWire method yields the best quality, but it's cumbersome if you don't have the right PC/Mac with PCIe or Thunderbolt capabilities.

[@AudrieStorme]

Yes, correct! But I have several different camcorders and just wanted to show this method since it also works for Hi8 and VHS

[@pacosanchez7216]

NEEERRD

[@PhilUpOnThis]

I have come to the same realization after using this specific capture card method after my Windows Vista computer died before I could convert all my tapes. When watched on a computer with this method, text in the footage is blurry and unreadable so this is simply not a good route to go for capturing memories on MiniDV. Now I'm left wondering if those video to microsd devices are good enough or should I invest in an old laptop with FireWire port 🤔

[@serafilm]

I never thought I'd meet someone on KZbin who uses the same camcorder as mine. So glad to see you! 😊

[@MothHawke]

I can't thank you enough for making this video. I've finally been able to save my childhood videos to my computer. It's bringing back so many memories I thought I'd forgotten.

[@HenryThong]

Happy to have you back Audrie 😊

[@AudrieStorme]

Happy to be back 🥲

[@nasti3146]

A big thanks to you! I was able to save videos from an old cam with childhood memories, all because of your help

[@myronachtman4304]

I have the same camcorder. I simply connect the Firewire out of the camcorder to the Firewire connection in my PC. The Firewire card in my PC cost me about $30.00. The software I use for capturing is called Virtual Dub, a free program that works with all versions of Windows. Using Firewire, you get an exact digital copy of what is on the mini-DV tape. Can't do better than that! 😊

[@OhYesItsAce]

I searched the tube hoping to find my issue and you came through. I really appreciate you!

[@BrisBeautyTips]

Thankyou for this clear, direct straight to the point video 🙏🏾❤

[@AebleOe]

This is the only sensible solution out on youtube

[@ahmadjawad6399]

This was the best video tutorial I have ever seen, thank god and thank you I can finally do this on my own now.

[@Acsbr36]

just want to say thank you so much for making this so easy to beakdown, i was able to do it after 3 months of putting it off

[@secondhandmediaco]

You saved my life and my pockets. I almost spent so much money on unnecessary gear that I didn't have the money to spend in the first place haha.

[@AkihikoJunichi]

It works well with Sony handcam DCR-TRV285E. I hope this comment will help someone in future just like this awesome video.

[@leprxssy]

Hey dude, maybe you can help me? I do everything like in the video and I have Sony Handycam DCR-TRV265E, but for some reason OBS program doesn't see the images from my camera🙂 I use macbook 2015, maybe I need to download some drivers?

[@AkihikoJunichi]

@@leprxssy I don't know much on the troubleshooting of MacBook. can you make sure the dvr to usb converter is working or supported by Mac? I am sure the issue lies in that. dvr to usb converter sally don't require drivers. I bought 2 and 1 of them worked.

[@leprxssy]

@@AkihikoJunichi well, as it was shown in this video, this cable works on Mac, but I guess I should try doing it on Windows, maybe that will fix the problem🥲 Thx ✨

[@leprxssy]

@@AkihikoJunichi I solved the problem, I connected the white cord with the yellow one, and vice versa :)

[@AkihikoJunichi]

@@leprxssy oooh yes. The color coding haha 🤣. Awesome! Glad you were able to nail it. 😎

[@jmorales8742]

Just thrifted my camera today! Your video helped me understand this process thank you!

[@mikethedude571]

Def trying this for my 2003 Panasonic camcorder. Trying to get a couple tapes onto my computer for my parents as a surprise while also trying to get into filming with it more often (its been sitting in a cardboard box inside a cam case since 2005).

[@nyeletintuli]

Welcome back yay!❤❤😊

[@AudrieStorme]

☺️ thanks for watching

[@al-page-rocks]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial. It works fantastic. You saved my life 🤗😘

[@adelavalladares]

I SWEAR I WAS THINKING OF YOU FEW WEEKS AGO. WELCOME BACK!!!!!

[@AudrieStorme]

One year later just felt right 🙈

[@FADEINEXT]

Got the cables! and am now ingesting using my old camera that my mum got me when I was a little lad. thank you!!! \

[@m.i.a5295]

MY FAVORITE VIDEOGRAPHER IS BACK!!🤩✨👏🏾

[@AudrieStorme]

🥲🥲🥲🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@FADEINEXT]

Okay so this is me\... i have my mini DV from when i was a kid.. i love it! and then I wanted to use it again and thank you for this!!

[@6lili6th6]

This was such a simple solution but worked!! I got all the apple thunderbolt adapters before and it gave me such a headache and didn't work... just one thing, I followed all the steps but the audio seems to not be recording, do you have any troubleshooting tips for this?

[@14bqdonk]

❤❤❤❤❤ I was searching about this for weeks to find latest video. I'm glad you just uploaded about 1 day ago!

[@horiscopes5530]

so helpful. the footage at the end was super well edited as well. subbed

[@visualsaf]

Everything worked perfectly. Thank you!

[@drpanosm]

Thank you so much for this helpful tutorial video!

[@seejayel_4130]

thank you so much you saved me from losing my sanity

[@jdstrobist]

Absolutely loved watching this incredibly beautiful video 😎😎

[@AudrieStorme]

☺️☺️☺️

[@SeraphimWebster]

I was just in Benicia today and I realized your last portion of the video has footage from downtown Benicia, what a coincidence! Lovely town.

[@michaelanewman]

thanks for this! bought the adapter you suggested and used your settings in obs.

[@bananaketchup02]

i have a camcorder that had no way to export video unless i purchase its original docking station for £200 on ebay! Used the AV out cable that had those male red/white/yellow plug, bought the adapter as suggested, and it worked perfectly! One note i'd like to add is when starting to record on OBS, make sure the internal mic of your pc/mac is turned off.

[@AudrieStorme]

So happy it worked for you!!

[@AronBezzina]

You have a handy cam with “I Link” which is FireWire, you can get thunderbolt to FireWire adapter to connect the camera to the Mac. Seeing as it’s a Sony handy cam you can most likely also connect a vcr to the camera using its av connector then FireWire to the Mac to capture vhs if you want.

[@Aliciarams]

This is SO helpful - thank you !!!

[@nataliehanesmusic]

Super helpful video!! What kind of usb adapter do you use for ur Mac?

[@Chokobun]

This tutorial is a game changer!!! My first upload was a success however, my second upload has an echo throughout the entire video. The echo isn’t present on the camcorder, just the uploaded file on my laptop. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[@chiaradc5637]

WELCOME BACK 😭💜

[@AudrieStorme]

good to be back ☺️

[@0oranges]

Great help…can you help on issue on Sound is not getting recorded 😢

[@charlescook279]

Wow! You inspire me big time!

[@juliabendtsen1971]

Hi :-) This is SO helpful. I've shared with so many people I know who have camcorders. One question though - my camcorder (Sony Hi8 TRV65) doesn't seem to have an audio video port. It has a audio (red), mono (white), and video (yellow); in addition to the aux sized mic (red) and headphone (green) ports. I've been successful using the larger S Video port with a cable I found, but only for video - no audio. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you so much!

[@Linus.Masterpieces]

got everything done until 5:01 but I can't see my video... any ideas?

[@CASHRINA]

same for me and I have all the same equipment just a Panasonic

[@francoreynoso6966]

Sameee did you solve your problem pleasee tell me

[@diegoysl101]

same

[@CASHRINA]

yes ! i rearranged the wires to diff colors untill i saw a picture !

[@freeler_4275]

@@CASHRINAwhat do you mean different colors? What did you do?

[@verbalizerone]

LOVE LOVE this! I have SO many family videos I want to digitize and hopefully this will do the trick. Have the converter and cable coming soon!

[@ashareeuniquee]

This was so helpful and I love the way its edited!

[@AudrieStorme]

Glad it was helpful 🫶🏽

[@boie5419]

Thanks so much! Has proven so useful for digitizing or making feedback loops !

[@no-wi5kl]

i have a question, my camcorder the Song TRV-65 doesn’t have one single audio/video input, it just has the red,yellow,white, and s video, will that converter still work on mine? or do i need to buy a ‘s video’ output with those other three?

[@ronalddavis]

no. the svideo will take the place of the yellow connection. you will need an s video cable and the red and white cables for audio

[@Malmalmalte]

So I have done exactly the same as you did but when I play the video there is no source on OBS. Is it possible that I need to do something different with my sony dcr-pc3e camcorder?

[@awakeFromNib]

Your videos are awesome!

[@AudrieStorme]

🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@francoreynoso6966]

Hi Audrie, could you help me? I have a SONY DCR-TVR130 handycam digital camera. I followed all the steps in the video, but on my laptop when I do all the steps, only the audio is heard and no video comes out. On my laptop, it's not a Mac. Please 😢

[@heamorhoid]

Restart PC and let camera on while booting. Worked for me.

[@m.pramandanismara4125]

try attaching yellow cable to red. i have the same problem, but switching the cables works for me.

[@jcnvdias]

@@m.pramandanismara4125 THANK YOU! this solved it for me. any idea why? im curious

[@m.pramandanismara4125]

@@jcnvdias i think there’s a problem with the RCA cables, like maybe they got mislabeled during production, so the capture device gets mixed signals and misinterprets them. Mine was made in China, and I was just trying to find the cheapest options, so you know how that goes

[@happyguyvuong5478]

@@m.pramandanismara4125me too.but idk why my video so lag

[@SandivasHotTopics]

thank you for this, but i think my recorder is a little older a quasar palmrecorder with one output port that says azvout can i still use the cords you suggusted

[@magidfathalla1717]

thank you very much for that beautiful video

[@GZoro]

Thank you very much, I did this but I faced a problem were the colour of the video in my pc are just black and white. Can any one help me please?

[@gwickle1685]

Thank you. There are so many expensive ways of doing this. Glad I found your version, Thanks again

[@chomppow]

What do you use for your memory card? or how do you transfer the media to your computer? If anyone replies to this, thank you 😭😭. (My cam is a DCR-TRV17)

[@parttimepotato]

we missed youuu your vids are so comforting

[@AudrieStorme]

Thanks for sticking around 🫶🏽

[@marihend1314]

Thank you for posting this!! Glad to see u posting on youtube

[@Tiphanie_KibuandaBauduin]

Hi Audrie ! Thanks for your tutorial ! I have the same camcorder and I did the transfer step by step thanks to this video. I only have one problem. The image is in blu on OBS when I press PLAY. Maybe I did something wrong but I don't know.. Maybe you know why it's in blue. And thanks for all you videos !!

[@Thriftedjoint]

This was so helpful! But for some reason my audio isn’t working

[@Vatooto]

the same

[@Mr.Goodkat]

I have a Hi8 Samsung SCL700 and one tape cuts off about an hour in and it says "R.EMG/Eject" and another tape won't even play it says "L.EMG/Eject" other tapes play fine, so I am assuming it's a tape issue not camcorder, how can I fix this?

[@bpen29]

I have the dcr-sr300, I don’t have the docking station is there still a way I can transfer the footage?

[@danarice5138]

This was the best tutorial EVER!! Thank you so much❤

[@DrD9no]

Thank you so much for the tips!

[@callabroesi]

i have looked for a good tutorial on this for such a long time so thank you so much! this was amazing !!

[@Andrea-n4o]

where can i buy something like that???

[@bestdeath9995]

Hey, only the audio is appearing on OBS for me, any trouble shooting tips?

[@M111-n8p]

same any one figure this out???

[@carterwelland8973]

@@M111-n8psame here

[@m.pramandanismara4125]

try attaching yellow cable to red. i have the same problem, but switching the cables works for me.

[@14spiderman]

I'm pretty much doing the same thing with the same camera, but when i plug into the av into my capture card, no video shows up when the camera is turned on. idk what im doing wrong ;(

[@helenapippert8462]

Are you trying to convert from tape or card? This just works for tape I believe, but it’s a slightly different process if you’re taking videos from the memory card. If you are trying with tape, it may be that the camcorder is set to card and not tape (I’m not sure bc i have a different camcorder)

[@francoreynoso6966]

​@@helenapippert8462 hi I have a camcorder Sony handycam DCR-TCR130 NTSC could you help me with the configurations

[@alexchvrn]

Thank you SO much from this! This might be silly to ask but do you know if theres any way to remove the timestamp/date embedded in the videos taken from my camcorder??

[@beatrizsanchescartas3171]

Hi :) i was wondering if your camera has a usb cable itself, as i have a sony handycam carl zeiss vario-tessar and it has one, but when i plug it into the pc i cant see the camera

[@KatieCautela]

Hi, I have a sony handycam. I bought the equipment that you have listed here. The black cord plug is too big for my input on the camcorder. Do they make an attachment for this to bridge this? If so, could you send me the link? Thank you. I have been trying to do this for so long and have bought so many different things. I am so frustrated with it all.

[@Drewlery]

What’s the thing called that’s holding onto your laptop, making it look nice and slanted?

[@RetroWolf13]

You are a legend thank you sooo much x

[@Mikieval]

could u do one for the SDR-H80 please?

[@jkeraw]

Aw, welcome back. 🧡💜🤎

[@AudrieStorme]

tysm 🫶🏽

[@sigipainczykolli2719]

Hey! I have everything setup axactly the same. All the cables and adapters exactly the same. I am using a laptop though. I don't get any image display. Could anyone help please? Am I missing something? It came with a small CD. Is that a video capture software or do I need to install a software for the video capture USB to work? My laptop doesn't take CD's.

[@francoreynoso6966]

Did you solve your problem? The same thing happened to me. 😭😢

[@francoreynoso6966]

Please answer :(

[@SolidNate99]

Same issue here

[@m.pramandanismara4125]

try attaching yellow cable to red. i have the same problem, but switching the cables works for me.

[@shawnscott5397]

anychance would you know what cabel i need? i only have a seperate audio (one black) and video input (one yellow)

[@XSXR12MAX]

i dont have VCR setting on my sony camcorder but all the other equipment in the video. please help i have Sony DCR trv14e

[@Ideographyfan1985]

You used MiniDV right?

[@izzymercaldo6641]

do you know if this will work (sound wise) if i don't have an audio jack and just a mic jack? i have like a super old panasonic camcorder

[@AudrieStorme]

I’d need to see it to be sure, but if it doesn’t, I’m assuming that the camcorder wasn’t meant to be connected to an another source and relied on its tapes being played on a tape deck or something like that.

[@evaokyy]

thank you so much!

[@gabrielaguilera2041]

thkkks a lot really great vid great vid

[@ean3303]

hi audrieeee i just wanna ask if did u ever had a problem in your minidv camcroders where it says "use new adapter or reinstall" I don't know why but i did all kind of things but still it's blinking fast and it won't open unless it's charging

[@mithrandir4718]

the device does not appear on obs when i try to set it it only shows my web cam. What could be the problem?

[@Samxglez]

hello, so I've followed along your tutorial and I'm having issues with the audio because it will start fine in the beginning but then the audio will have an ech sounds. Any idea what this could be causing??

[@sanman31]

my old sharp camcorder doesn't have an Audio/Video single input so I used an RCA red, white, yellow cable outputs (since the do send audio and video signals) from the camcorder to connect the the video capture card same RCA color inputs then USB to my MacBook. I used Quicktime to capture the video and audio. The Audio is very faint and not as high sound. Maybe I should use OBS, but need to figure out the configuration since , again I dont have a single audio/video input on the camcorder. Any suggestions?

[@AudrieStorme]

The cable method you’re describing sounds like it should work to me! I just tried using QuickTime as a test and it seems like the audio is being defaulted to using my MacBook mic (so I can hear all the external camcorder sounds as well as the audio from the footage), but maybe try increasing the volume on the camcorder and seeing if that works at all?

[@panpanfm]

HELP I followed all the steps but the audio doesn’t seem to be working for me? It’s a Sony dcr-hc36 btw

[@panpanfm]

update: i finally figured it out lol. if you have the same problem as me, just add audio output capture to your sources

[@lorentart]

One question: I have some 8mm cassettes where I recorded videos with a Sony Handicam (I don't remember the model). Then it broke and I threw it away. Quite a few years have passed since then. Now I bought a similar Sony handycam (although a little smaller but the same, from HI8) because I wanted to convert those cassettes to digital but when I tried to play them I got streaks and sounds, similar to those of a TV when the cable goes out. Then I recorded a few seconds over what was recorded to see if the problem continued, but no. The little that I recorded did look good. Apparently I bought the camera for nothing. What could be causing this problem?

[@AudrieStorme]

Hi8 and 8mm cassettes are not the same - I believe Hi8 is an updated version of 8mm, so you’re probably having issues converting because those formats aren’t compatible. I can’t be for sure since I don’t know the model of your camera, but I’m guessing it’s that!

[@MrRaleighWilson-uc6gy]

Gotta love digitizing the old medium

[@AudrieStorme]

Who are you calling old

[@Raleigh209]

:D

[@nathaliepena6915]

I just got this camera! I charged the camcorder but the screen is still showing up as blue. Is there a way to charge the battery or do I need to replace the whole battery each time?

[@eladbari]

I don't get how this method doesn't have the problem of interlacing? (choppy horizontal lines). 🤔 Converting miniDV to Digital always demands this De-interlacing process, which throws half of the horizontal scan lines of the video, resulting in losing that super smooth motion that miniDV/VHS has. So, I don't know if it's the camera, the OBS software, or the MAC here that do something different, so from the get go- there's not interlacing lines problem while sampling a tape.... 🤔

[@iveritnet]

You can do an hour’s video without memory issues? I tried on my mac mini M1 and it stops recording. So I use a Sony VRDMC5 to burn DVDs and then rip and convert files.

[@yodakkay]

I tried this with my SONY DCR- TRV828E camera but my footage was in black and white and had a lot of noise, do you think using an S-video chord would fix that.

[@AudrieStorme]

Yes, you could try that! The method in the video has worked for several of my camcorders, but this whole process really depends on your camcorder input/output - another method may work better depending on the type.

[@Tfchelsey]

can you please help me on why the video is recording but not the audio for obs??

[@josemontenegro8821]

i have the same problem

[@Tfchelsey]

@@josemontenegro8821 i figured it out what is the equipment you got?

[@mazzymaria]

Same problem, any advice or help please, thanks

[@Tfchelsey]

@@mazzymaria your red and yellow wires are out in properly?

[@YentlJehoul]

Can you also play videos on the camera itself? We don’t have those cables. We would like to watch it in the device 😊

[@martsbal]

Is there any possible way to be able to get the date and time stamp when you digitalize the footages?

[@AudrieStorme]

The time stamp is usually a setting on the camcorder that you turn on while recording (in my experience), so if you had that setting off, then no.

[@Dromie_555]

Will this work with a handycam 20x?

[@vincecattoor4791]

Hey, is it even better to use a s-video cable on top of the red yellow and white one or doesnot it do something?

[@AudrieStorme]

If yours has that input, you can try plugging it in and seeing how it looks - mine doesn’t fit that so I didn’t use it!

[@sei3036]

Hello! How do you put the timestamp on the video itself? Like when you export it into mp4 its shows in the video the time and date. Thank you!

[@saint2161]

Hey, I have a Sony trv208e and I can’t seem to get the audio to work when trying to digitize. It just makes a weird buzzing noise. Any tips please?

[@tigerbloom]

Great video! I hoped this would work for me, but the camcorder is stuck in 'PC mode' so the recording doesn't show up on OBS.