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Tape to Digital Serviceīuying a mini-DV player would only be economical if you have a big number of tapes to convert to digital. However, if you have the budget, you should go for a mini-DV player, as it’s much more convenient to handle. However, you can still find used models over Amazon or eBay.Īs these items are rare expect to pay above USD 300 for a set.Ĭomparatively, mini-DV camcorders are cheaper. The mini-DV format is no longer in vogue after the arrival of the HD video format. You can’t go out and buy a mini-DV player in your neighbourhood electronics store. So, generally, devices which support only Standard Definition video don’t usually come with HDMI out except for some DVD players with upscale standard definition video to high definition video. By the time, HDMI became popular, mini-DV players were no long in production.Īlthough mini-DV is digital video, it’s SD (Standard Definition) video and HDMI works for High Definition video. No, there isn’t a mini-DV player with HDMI out.
The Firewire port is marked as DV in/out at the rear end of a mini-DV player deck.Ĭheck out the video below to see how a Firewire connection works on a mini-DV camcorder.
Mini-DV players come with analog video ports, namely composite (RCA) video and S-Video as you can see from the rear end of a mini-DV player deck below. So, if you’re using a mini-DV tape player you’re advised to use the S-Video out to get the best picture quality. USB-based video capture devices come with composite (RCA) and S-Video in.
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Then using the software that comes with the USB video capture device, you can initiate a transfer of your mini-DV footage to be stored in your computer hard drive. All you have to do is connect this device to your computer USB port and connect the AV out of your mini-DV deck to the A/V in of the video capture device. The other type, which is more popular is the USB video capture device.
You would have to open up your computer casing to do so.
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The first is called a video capture card which you would have to install in your computer motherboard. To convert mini-DV to digital without Firewire you connect the player ‘s AV out to the AV in of a video capture device. What the video capture device does is convert the video signal from your mini-DV player to a digital format to be stored into your computer through a video capture software. If you don’t have a Firewire connection in your computer, then you would have to use an analog connection.įor this you would need a video capture device to act as a bridge between your mini-DV player and your computer. All you have to do is pop in your tape into the player and hit the play button.Īlternatively, you’ll need Firewire card for desktop computers if you want to use Firewire to transfer video footage from your mini-DV to your computer.
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You would get a professional service at a reasonable price.Ī mini-DV player works very much like a VHS deck. It would be wiser to use a tape to digital service in your neighbourhood. If you’ve only a tape or two to convert, then it would not be economical to buy a mini-DV player to transfer mini-DV tapes to your computer without a camera. You should only go the mini-DV tape player route if you’ve dozens of mini-DV tapes to convert to digital. The scarcity of mini-DV tape players make them pricey. As such you would have to source for a pre-owned unit over eBay or Amazon. Mini-DV tape players are no longer in production. If you don’t have a mini-DV camcorder to help digitize your tapes, then you would need to have a mini-DV player to help you transfer video footage to a computer as will be explained below. What’s the Solution Solution if You Don’t Have a Camcorder?
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That would not be reaping the full benefit of mini-DV and would not appeal to many.
Even if there’s an mini-DV VHS adapter, it can play back only half the video resolution of what mini-DV is capable of producing. Mini-DV has a resolution of about 500 lines when played back on TV. In the case of VHS-C, it has the same tape width as VHS. Whereas VHS tapes have a width of 1/2 inches. Mini-DV tapes have a width of 1/4 inches. Why Can’t You Play mini-DV on a VHS Player? Tape Width Problem It is only possible with the VHS-C format where there’s an adapter you fit an VHS-C tape into and play it back through a VHS player. There isn’t a VHS tape with an adapter slot for mini-DV through which you put in your mini-DV tape and directly convert your footage to a digital video format through a VHS player. Is there a VHS Tape with an Adapter Slot for mini-DV?