I can NOT edit my tapes that I have many of. I know my computer don't have a fire wire connection. any suggestions?
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Your question is very vague. Are you trying to edit the tapes in the camera? I always download my entire video to computer. You can use a USB cord to accomplish this however in order to get the HD version you will need a fire wire. Hope this helps
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Take them to a video transfer store and have them convert to video files on DVD. Or if you have a desktop PC, buy a firewire PCI E card.
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Simply open the lid, turn "off" the machine so that all buttons are level with each other, physically pick up the tape with your fingers, and either flip it over to record on the following side, or, replace it completely. Be sure to put a note (I use yellow stickies, myself) with the date, time and conversation represented by this tape. Remember that you must REWIND IT if you wish to recover the original conversation!
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Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the video yourself, because it does not transfer at warp speed. Hope this helps. Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the... » Read More Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the video yourself, because it does not transfer at warp speed. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I bought this a long time ago and I believe I returned it because I had problems with it. It kept stopping when I tried to transfer video from a mini DV tape camcorder to my computer using adobe premier. I bought a Belkin firewire card instead and had no problems. I have no experience using a firewire card to capture video from cable.
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You'll need a camera that can play / record from / to miniDV tapes. Then you just have to interface that camera from its cable source (usb or firewire) to the computers input; with some sort of capture software. It isn't so easy as newer cameras that have hdd / flash drives, since the tapes don't store 'files' so to speak. Sorry you lost the camera.
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You can get hardware that allows you to record onto the computer. The hardware is a memory hog. Or maybe it is software.
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I am sorry, but since I have no intention of downloading anything from the recorder to any PC, I honestly do not know if this is possible. I would contact Sony to be sure, good luck.
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Richard, easiest way is to use a Hi-8 camera fire-wired to your computer. Or buy a Hi-8 machine (sony makes one). Your editing program should be able to handle standard NTSC footage.
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If you can open it in disk utility and try to repair permissions that may work. Otherwise you may have to send it to Sony.
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My intention is to just that and Elgato's device has helped a lot. I used the device to copy the whole tape into a QuickTime file. Next I use my Mac to cut up into different clips. Then I'll combine the clips, based on topic (example: highchair moments) onto a DVD I can send to relatives.
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It should be possible to erase/edit existing matter on "self-recorded" formerly blank tapes, provided that you haven't depressed the protective tabs, as mentioned in one of the other replies. Even on a pre-recorded commercial tape, for that matter, as long as you place strong adhesive tape over the holes where the recording tabs were, you should be able to erase/record over (in one action) whatever was there. As another respondent said, editing (erasing some, keeping some) is pretty tricky, but everyone who owned a cassette recorder in the '70s and '80s has had a go at it. It's largely guesswork, trial and error. This model should certainly be capable of all of the above. Hope this proves useful. It should be possible to erase/edit existing matter on "self-recorded" formerly blank tapes, provided that you haven't depressed the protective tabs, as mentioned in one of the other replies. Even on a pre-recorded commercial tape, for that matter, as long as you place strong adhesive tape over the holes where the recording tabs were, you should be able to erase/record over (in one action) whatever was there. As another respondent said, editing (erasing some, keeping some) is pretty tricky, but everyone who owned a cassette recorder in the '70s and '80s has had a go at it. It's... » Read More It should be possible to erase/edit existing matter on "self-recorded" formerly blank tapes, provided that you haven't depressed the protective tabs, as mentioned in one of the other replies. Even on a pre-recorded commercial tape, for that matter, as long as you place strong adhesive tape over the holes where the recording tabs were, you should be able to erase/record over (in one action) whatever was there. As another respondent said, editing (erasing some, keeping some) is pretty tricky, but everyone who owned a cassette recorder in the '70s and '80s has had a go at it. It's largely guesswork, trial and error. This model should certainly be capable of all of the above. Hope this proves useful. « Show Less
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There is no record option with a tape nor does it have a cd burner. It does have a headphone jack so a computer hookup may work.
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I know this response is almost a year old but if anyone sees this can you tell me how I go about copying a personal VHS tape to a DVD. Thanks, billh347@gmail.com
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It was a long time ago that my unit broke but as I recall you can NOT edit video with it. Do you have a computer? That would be better for editing. I recommend that you look at other options. :-)
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No I don't think you can. Check out verbatim media share or Kingston media lite
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Hi, thanks for your interest, only Firewire port (no usb port) or you need to get something like elgato analog to digital converter if you need to connect it to your computer via USB port. Take care, Norman.
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Interesting idea. Unfortunately, I have no firewire accessories other than hard drives to use, so I really can't help.Sorry