My "NEW" Camera (VX 2000)

[@garthwoodworth3558]

I like the camera, and especially that you like it so much. I’ve had it myself since I bought it in 2000 or so. You may not be aware, it has an analogue digital converter built-in. I’ve been using it for my TRV-99 Hi8 tape conversions. It works great, I have the VX2000 fire wire connected to my computer so the camera just has to be on and you can choose from the menu to use the setting for AV to DV. The TVR is connected to the VX 2000 with an S-video cable plus the phono plugs for audio. I’m sure there’s lots of software, but I have Sony Vegas 11 Pro to capture the output, and then convert it to DV 720 30P on the timeline, which produces an MXF file from the AVI. I assume this is AV to digital is best quality because Sony made it, but I’m interested in the relative quality of the videos I am getting from it. Really cool that you are making use of this old Tech, and enjoying it.

[@believemeiwasthere]

It did come with a lens cover for the original lens. It's actually more of a hood cover instead of a lens cover...it's square shaped and clips directly onto the opening of the hood.

[@MattiasWyatt]

Yes, I've bought one afterwards. It makes the camera look much sicker imo

[@xvnxk_xi6342]

Hey do you know how to take the cassette logo off the middle when using a immersionrc😢

[@tristanmercado7721]

Hey what’s holding up your irecord digital adapter. Just got the camera an bought the converter

[@MattiasWyatt]

I just have some velcro stickers holding it on the side, so I can remove it if I need to

[@reothadh8569]

I got the same irecord box that you have, does yours also export to AVI? it's been a pain in the ass to work with because of that

[@MattiasWyatt]

Yes I agree. It definitely takes a while to convert all the clips over to mp4 files, but that's just how it is if you want it to work 🤷‍♂. I use VLC to do that.

[@MattiasWyatt]

In VLC when you convert the clips, you need to change the audio codec to MPEG Audio before you export the file

[@icsecrets172]

Hi .... I have the same camera what i bot in Japan , but the option r in Japanese and i don't know how to read Japanese . So i don't know to convert the video from my tapes to the memory stick what i can plug in . Did you ever try that ? I need to do this because my new computer have no fire link like the old one , and if i try audio video to usb may not be the same quality

[@MattiasWyatt]

That is a good question. Have you tried using the google translate app perhaps? It allows you to take pictures of the words you want translated. Maybe it could help you figure out how to convert the tapes?

[@icsecrets172]

@@MattiasWyatt I think there it may be one way .To use DVD Recorder .But to me that îs a oroblem.Because the camera îs NTSC and i live in European country where every think îs PAL System TV or DVD Recorder

[@latabledusalon]

Hey bro, when i convert the AVI files into mp4 theres a lot of glitches on the video and the sound goes out do you know of to fix it ? 😅

[@MattiasWyatt]

Do you use VLC to convert them? - I also experience glitches here and there, but for some reason, when I airdrop the mp4 files to my iphone they go away. Then I just export them on Imovie on my phone and then airdrop them back to my mac. For some odd reason that solves the problem of glitches for me

[@latabledusalon]

@@MattiasWyatt thanks you so much i'll test this evening 😇

[@latabledusalon]

@@MattiasWyatt which softwrae do you use to convert avi to mp4 pls ?

[@MattiasWyatt]

@@latabledusalon VLS!

[@recordealer1]

just wondering if you could tell me how to eject the battery from this thing ? Thanks in advance !

[@TheSlenderman80]

On the top to the right of the handle you will see a gray button just push that down and you should be able to push the battery up and eject the battery

[@recordealer1]

@@TheSlenderman80 thanks but I figured it out within9 a couple weeks

[@bigsim2950]

Recording with tapes wouldn’t be any harder since the camera is a built in vcr so u just playback the tapes on ur camera and record it to your digitnow irecord thing

[@MattiasWyatt]

But it's more expensive to do it this way :)

[@bigsim2950]

@@MattiasWyatt not really, it’s just the price of the tapes which is expensive but it’s 60-90mins of video and you can record over them apparently up to 20 times or so. The only thing is though the quality u get inst going to be any better than recording straight to digital

[@MattiasWyatt]

@@bigsim2950 Exactly. The tapes are the expensive part, so why not just take them out of the equation. If the quality were to be better by doing this then yeah, It would be worth it I would say.

[@R66Snowy]

how to make digital camera digital

[@MattiasWyatt]

You need the irecord box :)

[@kennerfee100]

Using those composite video capture cards will make the quality even worse. Please record onto either a FireWire capture card or onto Mini DV tape and transfer via FireWire through an old computer.

[@MattiasWyatt]

There just needs to be a better gateway from old technology to new than having to use an old ass macbook from the dinosaur age.

[@kennerfee100]

@@MattiasWyatt Apple has FireWire to Thunderbolt adapters. If you have a desktop, you can just install a PCI-E FireWire card.

[@MattiasWyatt]

@@kennerfee100 But still, you would need a firewire to thunderbolt and then a thunderbolt to usb c. The desktop solution sounds more plausible though. Sucks I sold mine a couple of years ago :(

[@realohboy111]

Is your converter record in 60fps?

[@MattiasWyatt]

Sadly no, I believe it only records at 24fps :(

[@luizardking]

Opteka 58 mm?

[@MattiasWyatt]

just a 50mm :)

[@DCSk8er529]

1:14 I hate to break it to you, buuuut it looks like shit! I'm sorry, but it makes the camera's quality look much worse than it really is. I'm always a fan of Vx cameras, but I gotta be honest. However, I do understand why you're okay with that feature and want to experience what was a very legendary camera in skateboarding history though, and I respect it. I just hate when a device makes the camera look worse than it really is.

[@MattiasWyatt]

Hey, Yeah, I'm aware of the quality not being as good as if I were to film with actual tapes. However, I really just prefer to not go through the massive headache that tapes can cause. Plus it's entirely free for me to film with. I can mess around with it as much as I want without having to worry about wasting expensive tapes. Obviously, it would be amazing to have better quality but I wouldn't go as far as saying it looks like shit, haha. In my opinion, It's perfectly fine for making amateur videos with the homies (:

[@stashandskate]

try the sony hvr-dr60 or mrc1 a little pricey but just as easy and is ACTUAL tape quality

[@DCSk8er529]

@@stashandskate I wish it would make an HD version with 4:3 screen.

[@stashandskate]

@@DCSk8er529 those versions I listed I wanna say will work with what the camera out put is so if you shoot on vx it will be 4.3 .... as far as my stuff comes out ?

[@stashandskate]

@@DCSk8er529 I wish a lot of modern cameras shot 4.3 so you don’t have to adjust in post :( just looks so good for fisheye

[@stashandskate]

im surprised I record words still I had one before I invested in legit tapless devices... these are okay but dumb down quality bad being rca is analog signal and vx is digital its very fuzzy blurry and colors are off good to figure out at first better to invest in actual sony tapes device or other ones on market

[@aaja.y4510]

whats the thing you use to go tapeless? whats the exact name and model to be exact

[@MattiasWyatt]

I'm honstly not entirely sure what the exact name and model are. The guy I bought the camera off of already had it mounted, so I didn't really think twice about it. It shouldn't be that difficult to find other converters that work for the camera tho.

[@peterhatos8673]

If you find it please tell me what is it

[@skaterhaterproductions05]

Irecord they have them on eBay and amazons