Part two of this video can be found here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fY6C27WnqMLOhaw.html Looks at specific record settings setup for those who haven’t configured this kind of thing before. **EZ CAP SOFTWARE HERE: www.ionaudio.com/video-2-pc-hd-vid2pchdxus

@dantereynolds5202

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, my mac book pro doesn't have a dvd drive. Could you post the link to the software??

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Try that: www.noterepeat.com/products/ion/vcrs-and-video-conversion/546-ion-audio-video-2-pc-mkii-ez-cap-installation-and-setup-guide

@dantereynolds5202

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the quick response! It seems the page was removed :( anyone have any other suggestions??

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Dang sorry mate. Mobile now but will look when I get back to a computer. Ion to PC ezcap software, google that.

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze, in Germany it is also allowed to copy movies if you do it for private, but not in you break something like DRM or anticopy.

Wow a video that explained everything simply and to the point, no 10 minutes of BS.

@janhundling4647

5 жыл бұрын

Unlike your videos

@LilCraftyNook

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say, except hilarious too!! What wonderful memories!!

@kyaing9047

4 жыл бұрын

it costs money

@joankwok1405

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you,, really simple to understand 👍

@TheGuyJose

Жыл бұрын

Straight to the point and that's what we need.

Wow you do not know how much this have helped. Im from Haiti, I escape the earthquake in 2010 and lost almost everything. My mom was a photographer and videographer and she brought all the VHS tapes of our lives with her here in the US and just had them sitting there in the drawer collecting dust. We watch them on christmas but thats it. Now I can watch them and show my friends Haiti before all the earthquakes and my life as kid 😁😁😁😁

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible! Sharing that will be quite the experience! Best of luck with it!

Thanks for this man, been wanting to get a VHS camera to mess around with and this is simpler than I thought it'd be!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Ya it's super easy, once you get the hang of whatever capture software that comes with it. I did a whole "vlogging with a 20 year old camera" to really test out the camera and the software. Been using it almost all the time ever since going through all of our old stuff. It's great and a nice way to modernize these old memories. Thanks for watching. EDIT: Shooting with VHS is dope, I have to say as a creative authenticity that's totally coming back in style ;) Nice channel content by the way.

God... such nostalgia! I am 25 and my dad used to tape me and our family in the past. I still remember the sound the adapter is making, when you put the cassette. today's technology may be easier and so on, but they do not have the same charm like the technology before. much of it was built to stay for a long time.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

I have been a teacher att highschool in Sweden for decades and have just recently retired. I have tons of this stuff and it´s all on high 8. Sony Camcorder and high 8 whas state of the art at that time. The camera kept on running, in the 80:s and 90:s and so i have memories of my children, parents etc, but all the tapes have been just laying there. But now i can digitize the tapes and show them for family and friends! What is great padagogy? It´s a person with a great knowledge about a subject and who also has the will and capacity to make complicated things easy for other to understand. And man u really want to teach us something here. "High five" U made it :)

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Peder, what a great message to find here thank you so much! I honestly feel pretty strongly about this as well as everything I talk about on my channel. It comes from a place of both experience (been working as a professional filmmaker for damn, 16 years now?) but also from a place of authenticity. I really do feel like sharing these old videos with people who haven't seen them really is something special. It's not something I started to appreciate until I got older, but since kind of discovering it I felt it was an important element to share with anyone out there who may feel the same but doesn't have the knowledge or understanding how to do it. Anyway thanks so much again, your comment made my day for sure! Wish you the best in your retirement. You can use some of that time to find some select moments on these tapes and share them with those who'd love to see them. Best mate! -Mark

@vietNguyen.

5 жыл бұрын

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU EARN ???😍😍😍 YOU MUST BE RICH

@johnrflinn

4 жыл бұрын

Always store tapes horizontally otherwise they will get an oval sag and playback will suffer.

now I wanna watch your last day in high-school

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

I REALLY want to cut it lol. Maybe I should. Thanks for the inspiration push my friend!

@KrizzyBlakc

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze What year did you graduate high school?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@KrizzyBlakc 1999

@KrizzyBlakc

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Nice. You Managed To Graduate Just Before The 90's Passed. The 90's Was A Great Decade.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@KrizzyBlakc It was! You?

Amazing how goofy the tapes looked when you captured the moment but 20,30,40 years later, they seemed priceless. Thanks for the vid.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. My pleasure

Mark! Awesome!!!! Goodness some of the old posts have older more expensive and complicated ways to convert. This is most appreciated!!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Heather! Happy to help. Thanks so much for watching.

Thank you, this video is so helpful. Simple and quick. Loved the old stuff you showed too

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I'm not gonna lie 0:40 had me cracking up. Thanks for uploading, very helpful!

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

😝:)

Awww, that last day of Hugh school snippet is so beautiful and fills me with nostalgia - which might be weird as I can't remember having been there with you. :D Thanks for this video, just ordered one of those adapters to revive some childhood vacation videos that seem like from a different world...

those high school footages...its so so sooo precious

This is an awesome tutorial, straight and to the point! 👍

Awesome tutorial. "Like federally bad" haha that made me lol. Makes me want to dig up my Dad's old VHS camcorder!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

+Colin Ross thanks Colin! You should totally do it. Use it as a D cam or just bring up old memories to laugh, cry or cringe at ;)

@MultiWayland

6 жыл бұрын

the best of times

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

I won’t tell if you don’t!

@LilCraftyNook

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Ross I did!!😊

THANK YOU! My parents have a lot of old home videos and too much hassle for them to dig them out and hook up a VCR and play them. I was looking into Legacy Box, and their prices are waaaaay too high. Especially now after seeing how this is done. You saved me bruh!

Soooo glad this popped up on my feed!! I was given my dads old Sony Hi8 and was going to use it as a secondary (maybe even primary now, we’ll see!) camera to record my content. I have a Mac and was needing a converter. You showed it right to me!!😄👍🏻

This was great. Just what I needed to learn how to do this.

It's all about nostalgia. Times were so much "better and easier" than now. Thanks for the clear and fast instructions. My dad and I are going to keep ourselves busy with putting all our memories onto the computer. Edit: And LOL to your teacher drinking rum or whiskey or whatever that was.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing, should be a great experience to do that with your dad.

@ddave7026

4 жыл бұрын

Like watching that movie Mid 90s

@speedyboishan87

6 ай бұрын

How does VHS look on a large HD TV

@MarkHoltze

6 ай бұрын

@speedyboishan87 it looks fine; it’s SD remember so don’t expect HD level resolution ;)

Excellent - simple, direct, understandable, most informative! Thanks! Tucker

I’m doing this in 2019. There are loads of reasons for this. I have an iPhone X and blackmagic camera but I’m currently shooting a horror movie on a mid 90s canon ex1 hi8 camera. Great fun. This will be the first time using digital editing on Analogue footage for years and I can’t wait

@parrishthomas92

9 ай бұрын

Did you ever finish the movie?

Very informative. I also liked watching your older clips.

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew! It's so much fun to be able to capture and share this stuff with family and friends. People's reaction to seeing footage not seen in decades is pretty incredible and worth the effort IMHO. Thanks for the comment!

I am not tech savvy..but your tutorial is truly awesome..even I can do it..save precious memories.. And money! So empowering! Thanks dude!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. It’s pretty straight forward once you get into it, but if you do have any further questions, happy to help.

@shaynelahmed6323

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze ...bless!

You'll get better video quality if you use the S-Video port instead of the yellow RCA cable. Also, some of those video capture devices will change the way the colors look, and or save the footage in a lossy format.

I got two of the Easycap dongle capturecards and they work great too and I even used them for livestreaming.

Amazing video. Thank you so much for the sentiment put into creating this.

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Hope it helps! :)

If I can find my old home videos, i am so doing this. Thanks for sharing!!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Good luck!

Thanks. I always wanted to do this with our home videos but didn't know how to get started. Thanks again for starting us off.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, good luck with it!

Thank you for the most forward understanding and instruction for transferring from camcorder. I think it’s a trip down memory lane , and saying- oh yeah!! I remember that now!?!

Omg this makes me want to cry bc I can finally save all my home videos!! My camcorder was starting to not work and I was scared to lose everything! Thank you so much for this video!

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Helped me, I figured itnis would help a few long the way.

love the intro!

Great tutorial video. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate! Hope it helps!

I’m graduating and I wanted to make a slide show of my baby videos at my graduation party - this was very helpful!

there may be a slight exception in relation to copy copyright content. At least here in England you can make a safe copy of copyrighted items provided you own the original and that is just for security/preservation reasons. There are VHS films that are not available in digital form, I am talking about rare items like for example 'Breakdance Sensation' which VHS original tape comes at 100 dollars on Ebay. In that case I would feel more safe if I had a digital copy on my mac in case the original VHS would loose too much quality or would be damaged accidentally.

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I definitely didn’t want to get into in this video, it was more just that FBI warning I remember at the beginning of every movie :). There is nothing preventing the transfer, just can’t distribute it in any commercial way as far i remember. Unauthorized duplication (to sell on the black market). I wanted digital copies of the ya altered Star Wars films where Darth’s Light saver is still a shade of red and not a pink tone from too much remastering :) Thanks for the comment, I think you have the longest name on KZread! I dig!

@lazypiola

6 жыл бұрын

Ahahaah yeah thanks :) we Italian have the tendency of placing long names after our channels LOL :) PS also one of the longest videos, I made an episode lasting 9hrs and 43mins (in Italian...)

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

9 hours! That rivals the rough cut of appocalpyse now !! Lol brilliant, jus checked it out and subbed. Need to brush up on my Italian. I won’t start with the 9 hour one! ;)

@lazypiola

6 жыл бұрын

ahahah gee I understand LOL :)

@LilCraftyNook

4 жыл бұрын

The Man In Red - Funk, Soul, Boogie e Hip Hop Square Dance callers are allowed to digitize records into mp3 and us it in that format only IF they keep the original record. (I know, honor system.)

Useful. I’m ready to record some spongebob and other vhs tapes

Just what I needed. Will order the adapter

So funny. The ending was heartfelt. Thank you so much!!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! I'm always looking for places to drop in stuff I shot so long ago.

Thank you for this! I have some old home videos of my mothers who recently passed. I really want to have them for my father and my future family.

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Audrey, I'm sorry to hear about your Mother. Condolences. This kind of thing will go a LONG way believe me. It's pretty magical what seeing these old memories can do for the soul.

Very useful thank you and guess what ?when i am tryng to stop the video and i accidentally push the subscribe button that appears in the middle of the video. brilliant ! greetings from Japan .

@Saiarts_yt

4 жыл бұрын

Same here! In different creative platforms. Also my nationality is from Japan.

awesome video man so clean and easy to watch :D

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. :D

Thank you so much for such short and clear instructions.....will need to get an adapter and replacement RCA cable and then I am definitely going to give it a go even though I am 68 with zero technology knowledge. You can rest assure I will be revisiting your video.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with it Patricia

Question for you: I set everything up, press record, finish the recording, and try to open it on the computer and get an error that the video is not compatible. I was able to get it work in the past and i can’t for the life of me figure out why it’s not working now!

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

What file format did you set it up as do you know? You can change the codec. I would suggest using mpeg 4 or H.264 if possible.

I've been looking into several options Elgato or diamond video capture I've also considering just dumping everything to DVD and then ripping it. The only thing I get confused on is the installation of the software and how to set up codec and compression and video speed and all that good stuff

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

H.264 codec is most efficient with quality and space. Medium settings is fine for the most part.

Thank u for being right to the point! This saves a lot of time. I need to save those old home videos.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you do, no time wasting here, if I extend some stuff it's usually for context, but ya...we don't have 14 mins to watch a simple video, I get that 100%.

Thank you sooooo much I have waited nearly a year for a video like this (I'm subbing)

How do you deinterlace the video on a mac. Your footage looks like it is still interlaced.

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

I usually run it through a deinterlace video filter in editing software. Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or avid. I think QuickTime can do it and might be able to do it by selecting de-interlace but not sure. Not at home this week so can’t check.

Hey Mark! Any thoughts on whether it's better to play back (record) the video through the actual camcorder or through a VHS player using VHS cassette adaptor - from a quality standpoint?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I would go through the VCR personally if you can. Dedicated player vs a player/recorder (camera) but it won’t have an impact on quality directly. VCR might have cleaner play heads and better “tracking” options. Ultimately whatever is easiest for you :)

@flyinghippo36

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Thank you so much for the immediate reply! I'm now a subscriber so I'll reach out if I run into any other glitches!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@flyinghippo36 My pleasure! Best of luck and happy to help where I can. It's nice when I get notifications directly to my phone, but it doesn't always happen right away. Definitely happy to help! :)

Thank you for your video. It was well done and informative. I would like to confirm the Ion video to PC adaptor will work with my iMac? I want to capture the files directly to my computer or external USB hard drive. I will install the Ion capture software, then hook up the components, and via the supplied USB cable transfer the analog video to a digital format, correct? I am concerned the .avi files might be too large. Right now when I capture video 1 minute of SD video is over 200 megs per minute. Can I capture in a file format that would be smaller and not lose quality? Thank you for your help!!

Digging thru old home movies now, thanks for this...

So could this be done with a VHS player as well? Not just a camcorder? I've got some old full size VHS I want to save digitally.

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Lindsey, yes a VHS player works just the same. :)

Silly question I know, but how do you load the recordings from the tape In the camcorder to the software?

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

You have to make the connection. Load up the program, set your record destination. Hit record on the software and play on the VCR and it will record. I have a part 2 of this video which outlines that process. Check the link in the description. Shows the process. Hope that helps

thanks man, this will save me space and money converting my rack of VHSs in my garage to digital files without having to buy DVD copies or something

Thanks for reply Mark.Allen

Thank you so much man, one question I only have a yellow and black cord, will it still work with the adapter ? The black cord is the audio

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it will. You can plug it into either the white or red input and you will have audio. Mono single channel but that’s all the camera has so shouldn’t be a problem.

I got everything except for material on the VHS. I just wished I recorded more during those times.

@nathancruz9172

3 жыл бұрын

But, you can also do Costco, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart for transfer from 📼 to 📀.

BTW your editing skills are great! Awesome info, idk why I thought this was so difficult to do.

love this page. Keep putting more contents!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind word my friend. :)

Hey Mark, thanks for this very informative and well crafted video. I have a problem I was hoping you might be able to help me with. No matter how hard I try I cant get rid of all the overlaid digital stamps my VHS c camcorder produces. I have managed to turn off Date/Time, by changing the view mode to ‘Simple’ in the settings section which takes off the majority of the stamps, however, during playback Time elapsed, ‘TBC’ ad ‘SP’ remain visible destroying the aesthetic quality of my recordings. As far as I can tell no settings on my camera allow these stamps to be turned off, so I am wondering if there is anyway outside of the camera that i could bypass these stamps? someone spoke online of using a VHS C adaptor. Is this feasible? Thanks in advance for your time

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dripfeed, my pleasure. I’ve come to a point where I feel we shouldn’t leave these old formats dead in a closet. Too many important memories to share. Sounds totally like it’s a camera issue. If you can change them on the fly like that then it must be. Given it’s just a digital overlay, the actual vhs-C tapes should be clean. That should make getting a VHS-C adapter the solution. I use a VHS-C adapter as the old signal from my camera doesn’t play well with the adapter. You can find them on amazon pretty easily. Just make sure it’s a prime seller and read reviews. Lots of cheap knock offs out there made specifically to fleece people. Hope that helps! Good luck! Let me know if the problem persists and we’ll see what other options there are.

@-dripfeed3740

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze thanks for the prompt response brother! I have invested in an Adaptor, will i also need a VHS player to then connect to my laptop? im not familiar with the outputs on the Adaptor

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Anytime! Why I waste my time doing these videos is sharing info and the good vibes :) Yes unfortunately now you will need a VHS player. The setup is pretty simple: VHS with rca composite cables (red, yellow, white). Cables plug into the VIDEo and AUDIO “OUT” on the vhs and the other end to the video and audio IN on the adapter. Adapter has a USB cable that plugs into your computer. Install and load software and capture. I have a part 2 where I outline the record settings setup. But that’s a later step. VHS decks: consignment stores, eBay, garage sales, parents basement? Seems that lots of people have VHS put away so ask around before going and buying one. I’ve sound the same with film projectors. People keep these things and forget they have them. Good luck!

@speedyboishan87

6 ай бұрын

​@@MarkHoltzeWhat's VHS like on larger HD TV's

Boomers: you young folks don't even know what a VHS is Us "young folks":

@gabbaganscha

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of Betamax, Boooomer? 😂 😂 😘

@loop5720

3 жыл бұрын

Boomer is a dead meme, but damn I hate boomers

Appreciate your assistance brother.

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Blair. I’m here if you have any questions.

Thank you! Just what I needed

thanks seeing your footage just made me want to do it even more!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

!!!! (my secret intention behind this video) ;)

So the things in the description, all I need is the converter ?

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

You need either a camera/VHS machine to play back the video. RCA cables to connect the camera/VCR to the adapter. The Adapter which converts the signal to USB and the software (that comes with the adapter) to translate the signal into something that you can easily digitize.

Thank you for this video! exactly what i needed

honestly just what I needed

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help mate! :)

2:31 is that the restaurant that the characters in Seinfeld always go to?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Tom’s, yes it is :)

How do I install the software if there is no dvd port in my computer?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Support on the website I imagine you can DL the drivers and software. I’m still running this on an old system, but ya my new computer no drivr

Mark, thanks for the mars bars and this helpful video

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Thomas. Just check OS compatibility with these adapters. Good luck!

Thank you Thank you Thank you for this very informative video. Exactly what I was seeking.

Hey Mark, Do you still recommend the same device in 2019-2020? Is this THE ONE or should I look for a newer-ish device? Thanks in advance

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

This one isn't supported anymore unfortunately. Plenty of replacements though. I should really order a new one and do a new review on it. Check the top link as that one seems to be the best reviewed and works for latest Windows/mac OS's. You can check user reviews from there if you want. it's too bad this one isn't supported anymore, I still use it on my old machine and it's just so easy.

@niffumdam

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Getting one for cheap on eBay . . running MacOS Mojave . . any idea if I can get hold of the old software and run it?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@niffumdam EZCAP won't run on Mojave unfortunately. They stopped supporting a few updates back. Kind of annoying, but other adapters that do the same thing have supported software.

Weird that, that was high school for you, everyone looks so much older, and they probably were seniors in that video, and I’m a senior now just typing this, I’m going to record my last day with my Sony handycam, hopefully I can do something like this.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Ya, in Ontario at the time we had GRADE 13 or (OAC) Ontario Academic Credit) which is what we would use to prep for University. So we're all 19 and 18 in this and yes this was last day of school before we all went away to Uni.

@zombietwitch

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze amazing

I found this very useful thanks!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. It's nice to put a modern spin on old "obsolete" technology. The one problem with digital these days is storage and backup. VHS tapes and Film reels if stored properly can last decades. It's just too bad the way to view these old formats is almost extinct.

Great intro - thanks Mark!

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Lori

Great video. But one important tip you left out is that not all video output from a camera is the same in terms of quality. So on the camera you had in the video it seemed to also support S-Video it Super Video, and the adaptor you bought also seemed to support it. And since S-Video tends to be better than RCA it makes sense to try and use that method of video capture whenever possible. But note you will usually have to buy a separate S-Video cable to connect the camera to the adaptor.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I kept it to the simplest common denominator, but you're right. S-VIDEO, i figured if one can understand the basics of this they might already know about S-VIDEO, I also don't have a cable to I didn't think it was that helpful to demo what I don't have. Great points though Jack.

@jackkraken3888

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I understand. Great video still..

So... Is ten-year-old Mark going to be schooling me on manual-focus SMC Asahi Takumar/Pentax lenses sometime soon? If not, then I give up on this channel... (But not really, as I love my FD lineup of Canon glass.)

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

lol! i can go back in time and inception plant this idea into my 10 year old self ;)

Thanks. Just what I needed!

Thanks for this! very helpful!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Brian! All the best!

my HI-8 camera doesnt have an RCA output what HI-8 camcorder did you use?

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

It's the Sony Handycam, it has a S-VIDEO as well as RCA Composite outputs. Some have an RCA/Composite to MINI which on one end would be a mini jack (one metal prong) with the red, white and yellow on the other end. What kind is yours?

@coydog7902

6 жыл бұрын

My is a sharp VL-AH50 and it’s a pain in the ass it has no charger and it needs this special video/audio cord to hook it up to my DVD recorder

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Just googled it! I remember seeing those around! I think it has the AV to mini jack...I THINK. I'll check the manual when I get to a computer (mobile)

@coydog7902

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I found the charger and AV to mini jack online if it works I’m gonna use my Panosonic DMR ES-15 DVD recorder to archive it onto blank DVD-R’s then put in my computer

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Sweet! So much work for this legacy technology! It's nice to move forward, but leaves so much in the dark.

was that a selfie I saw during 2:28??? In 1999???

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Yes May 10th 1999 😂

Thanks a lot Mark!!! Didn’t know those kind of adapters existed!!!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

lol, this is an oldie, i've done an updated one and youtube kept telling me how badly it was performing, but like this one...after a few weeks it starts to take off. There are better ones than this adaptor now, the Capture One specifically is what I upgraded to. Software on these might stop being supported (this one) so updated OS and kill support. The Capture One is self contained, captures it directly to SD or USB stick, de-interlaces it and gives you the most efficient settings so no software to deal with either. Just drag and drop, really has never been easier.

@topicruben

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze if you can send me some links pls!

1:02 The three cassettes seen here are Hi-8. The camera is a Hi-8 format, that can play back regular Video-8 tape but will only record to Hi-8 cassettes. VHS-C cassettes are slighltly shorter(not by much, though) but are deeper owing to the half-inch wide tape contained in them. A full-sized VHS tape dwarfs both types of cassette(though there is a cassette adaptor for VHS-C to play them in regular VHS machines).

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the process I’m showing is tape agnostic. This isn’t a what tape is this, it’s a tutorial to help show you HOW you can capture X tape format to your computer. But nice for those who are wondering about what tapes are what :) thanks Neil!

@neilforbes9147

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I've done this myself, using first a software from a company I cannot recall the name of, but then I discovered Cyberlink Power Director.....WOW! What I was able to do with my old tapes, I was amazed, then I learned about CLPV, WOW again! Converting old 4:3 into KZread-friendly 16:9(though initially I was burning to DVD prior to 2016 when I launched my Trams & Trains KZread channel).

SHIT I just realized I have that adapter somehow!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

AMAZING! Go use it! :)

The date on the last clip before the outtro, it was my birthday. Sadly I was born in 1998 not 1990.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

That was the world 8 years before you arrived ;) didn’t miss much ;)

@VictorianMetalGirl

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1990 which is cool but I wish I had been born sooner too.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@VictorianMetalGirl Why do you wish you were born sooner? I was born in 1980, it was pretty cool being a kid in the 80's, but the 90's weren't so bad either ;) What decade do you wish you were born in?

wow dude! Just what I needed, Thanks!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with it dude!

Hey Mark you said “once you’re ready to record simply select the record bottom and then press play” .. where exactly is the record button you are referring to? On the EzCap program? Or on the camcorder. thanks

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, Camcorder or VCR :)

@mrkinla

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Would that erase his content if he presses 'record' on the camcorder or VCR? It seems pressing the record button on the software after play is pressed on the VCR/camcorder would be the way to go. You said it correctly in the video. thanks for posting.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrkinla Press RECORD on your software and PLAY on your VCR or camera sorry. I needed to see the context of the clip, been awhile. You hit record on software to start the hard drive spinning and you hit play on your VCR or camera to start the tape the computer will record to. Hopefully that helps, sorry about that! I can see why that would be super confusing! Don"T hit record on your VCR or camera ;)

"Like, federally bad." The fbi can't stop me!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I’m no 🐀 either mate ;) your secret is safe with me

You jocking? Video transfer with the yellow composite cable? Even the S-Video is better? Best is using fire wire or IEEE 1394 plug, 1:1 quality transfer, means no video quality lose. IEEE is hard to find now days on new computers, everything is USB! Fire wire is still fast , but the new USB3 , maybe 20% faster.

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

Not all cameras especially older VHSC cameras have Svideo. I couldn’t find mine sonjust used what I had coupled with the lowest common denominator. SVIDEO is best, IEEE unless your camera has it. Those are late 90’s and early 2000’s era.

@szaki

5 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze My 8mm Sony camera from 2000 has IEEE plug, transfered a few tapes to my PC, video came out beautiful. But without compression (MPG4 etc...), I ended up with 30 Gig file/tape. LOL! Over 10 years ago, only writable blue ray disk can handle that size of files and they were expensive back than! Back than I was nuts about keeping my family videos to the highest quality! Another story if just copying an old movie for fun!

@MarkHoltze

5 жыл бұрын

@@szaki I remember my first year film school where they were talking about IEEE (Firewire). Sept 1999, LOVED the idea of digital transfer both audio and video, input and OUTPUT ONE cable. Magic it was!

@szaki

5 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Yes! I still have some 2x dozen 8 mm, VHS tapes, loaded with vacation, family videos from the 90's etc... I'm gonna star digitizing them using IEEE. my older Lenovo laptop has the 1394 plug. Lot of fun! Looks like you're into video transfer, eh?

@szaki

5 жыл бұрын

@Sannesthesia Long time ago done firewire transfer 8mm to PC, but needed a piece of software to download for windows to make things work.

This was awesome man!!

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, I really appreciate it. Hard to convey the emotional reaction you get from loved ones and friends who haven't seen these videos in years. I wanted to share the process cause I got asked so many questions on how to do it.

Reminds me that I have a lot of transferring to do of old tapes. Thanks.

Cant wait to get into this

Thanks alot ! I just found my dads old camera with tapes from the 90s and wasnt able to play them back. Thanks so much!!!

hope you got it Mark ... please stay safe

Thanks bro even in 2022 you're a legend had to fix it

Definitely did inspire!

yes,it is very valueable.

i have hope again, the video recorder you seemed to be using in the video, almost looks Exactly the same like the Sony recorder i had back in the 90's early 2000's gonna take a while before i uncovered my camera and old tapes under the heaps of boxes in the attic, but seeing you doing that on the exact same camera i used to have. gave me hope again that my old highschool and vacation video's might be salvageable again.

Thanks Mark. Very good video.

@MarkHoltze

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick! Appreciate the feedback!

Thank you so much, btw your memories look awesome!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Wait until you see yours again for the first time ;)

Great video and information. I used a VHS to DVD recorder years ago to transfer all of my VHS tapes to DVD.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

It seems to have gotten a little tougher the farther we've moved away from this old media formats. I figured it was a good thing to showcase given how important it is for this old media to not be forgotten.

Thanks for sharing this video , I have a Sony video camera and I think what I do to convert the tape into a loptop signals . And I thanks to your video , now I have an idea to use it .