Answers.Body: <p>"HI-8" is an analog format. You will need a hi-8 player or camera with outputs and an analog to digital converter. Consumer grade devices are typically finicky -you get what you pay for. I've used several of the 60-$80 level in the past and had various issues. Such as: not detecting the source, poorly written drivers, very buggy software, low quality capture.
  Here's a list of comon some common devices to help your research:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/" rel="nofollow">http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/</a></p>
  
  <p>Mostly these come with a software to allow capture and create a digital file. Some also allow you to burn to a DVD / blu-ray. </p>
  
  <p>A better quality box might be something like this (I haven't tried this unit):
  <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/349146-REG/Grass_Valley_602029_ADVC_110_Bidirectional_Media_Converter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/349146-REG/Grass_Valley_602029_ADVC_110_Bidirectional_Media_Converter.html</a></p>
  
  <p>You will need to get software sperately. Most editing software Premiere Pro, etc. Allows you do capture from a source. You will need to have some knowledge of what codec / wrappers, video aspect; to get a good result. </p>
  
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Body: <p>A long time ago I had a HI-8 camera. Now I would like to create home movies I can share digitally. Does anyone know a simple an hopefully inexpensive way to transfer these tapes to my computer?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # What is a simple way to transfer HI-8 tapes to my computer?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-09)
  
  A long time ago I had a HI-8 camera. Now I would like to create home movies I can share digitally. Does anyone know a simple an hopefully inexpensive way to transfer these tapes to my computer?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-11. Score: 1
  
  "HI-8" is an analog format. You will need a hi-8 player or camera with outputs and an analog to digital converter. Consumer grade devices are typically finicky -you get what you pay for. I've used several of the 60-$80 level in the past and had various issues. Such as: not detecting the source, poorly written drivers, very buggy software, low quality capture.
  Here's a list of comon some common devices to help your research:
  
  <http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/>
  
  Mostly these come with a software to allow capture and create a digital file. Some also allow you to burn to a DVD / blu-ray.
  
  A better quality box might be something like this (I haven't tried this unit):
  <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/349146-REG/Grass_Valley_602029_ADVC_110_Bidirectional_Media_Converter.html>
  
  You will need to get software sperately. Most editing software Premiere Pro, etc. Allows you do capture from a source. You will need to have some knowledge of what codec / wrappers, video aspect; to get a good result.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: The OP will also need an Hi8 player. An alternative is to find a company in the neighborhood that offers such digitization service.  
  > **username_1**: fair enough, edited the answer  
  
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