Little bit more involved than that to be a playable modern file.

Sounds like the tape could’ve gone bad but only way to check is to run through different camcorders trying to replicate the same outcome. If it’s the same problem on 3-4 camcorders it’s the tape.

@@gotmemories Could be the camcorder. I put a different tape in and got blue screen with the timer not counting. I thought it was completely blank, but it wasn't. Going through several other tapes I found out frequently I had to eject and put back in several times to where it would start playing. Some were ok and some you had to fiddle with, even with the same brand. Since everything is digital now the camera had been sitting for quite a long time. Just recently I wanted to capture some events on the computer. Unfortunately the tape I really wanted is the one that could be bad. Cheers!

Nice one! Cheers for the comment and the follow and glad you’re learning and kudos to making your biz and customer experience better!

Try cd roller and good luck!

Unsure! Just keep buying more camcorders, might find one that works.

Search a local place via google maps, not google. Full of ads and fake review junk. Good luck!

If your film has a gold strip on the underside of the film then it has sound. 95% of super 8 is silent but Dec 1975 Kodak released Super 8 Sound. Google it.

Hi Tammy, No idea. Hard to diagnose mechanical camcorder issues via KZfaq comments.

Yes and even more of a pain to transfer it.

Yes, welcome to my world! HD DV tapes are a pain.

@@gotmemories Sorry to bug you again, but could you please respond to my issue about the sound being glitchy (but a bit better) after running 2 cleaning cycles? How many times can I run it without damage? Thanks!

Could be a number of things. Search the camera model on eBay and buy a few more, they’re all dying and becoming hard to find so asap get on it.

Well first off you don’t hand any priceless home movies over to minimum wage outlets like Walmart who then outsource it over to low bid, min wage companies like Yesvideo who do their work. You’re very lucky to have received it back, so count your blessings there. More than likely nobody even put it in a player because the company that does the work for Walmart is terrible and again pays min wage unskilled labor that don’t care and probably tried to put it in a vhs player and thought hmmm and handed it back with an excuse. OR their beta player was so filthy and worn they couldn’t get a picture off it and blame your tape vs repair and maintain their equipment. This is the massive systemic problem across the industry, lack of equipment maintenance and low wage, low skill staff and a consumer base that thinks this type of service with 40 year old media can be transferred flawlessly for $25 a tape. You ONLY hand priceless memories to pros with insanely amazing reviews and a KZfaq channel and are charging actual, real world rates to do this all correctly. Consumer ignorance is keeping the shady businesses afloat and putting the excellent ones out of business.

They have always been terrible. People not checking reviews and falling for their ‘sales’ AND not reporting them to the Tennessee’s Attorney Generals office are keeping them alive and thriving.

I don’t do that, that’s Tim’s dept.

My camcorder will finalize other discs that I have but will not with this particular disc - I have cleaned it and it has no visible scratches that I notice (my error code says that it is scratched)

They cdroller, PC only though. $75

Before that, need to understand what you have and the condition, shipping would be the least of the cost. Anything I get from S Asia, usually mold, sticky shed, nightmare.

Cheers Wally!

Yep.

Glad you’re enjoying! Yes, F LB!

Prob a defective laser, could be anything though, it’s a nightmare format.

@@gotmemories thanks for the reply.its kinda sad because the camera work perfectly but i can't record.pretty cool if i use it in 2024

Yes, Tim is handy indeed!

Fantastic to hear! Let me know your business name and location! I refer people in the local areas to passionate, high quality transfer businesses!

No difference

@@gotmemories thanks

If you fill out the quote form as best you can @ gotmemories.com with your total quantity I’ll send a quote with breakdown options and you can decide from there what you’d like to send.

@@gotmemories thanks. I just looked at them today, and they actually looked good. No smell.

Try Memory Lane Media in PA. They do great work & have a $200 min.

@gotmemories thanks for your reply, I only have 2 tapes though, I'll see if there's anything else I can dig up, thanks again! Have a great day. And loved your video, I will subscribe 😃

Sounds like a computer issue or could be a defective elgato.

Thanks! Yes, it’s very tedious work indeed!

You’re welcome!

Yes!

Good luck on your project! I do recommend buying 3-5 players, they’re all old and crap out.

Happy to help!

Soon!

Amen! Horrible.

Hitachi’s are problematic. Prob the camcorder.

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You’re welcome mate!

Very rare! Glad you caught it!

Glad you like them!

Hmmm! Never seen that before.

@@gotmemories I figured out the mysterious black border line.. I'm using the same Elgato cable you guys are, and in preferences there's a checkbox marked "preserve source format". I had this checked on, and the resulting video was 720x480. So it included a bit extra on each side, including the material that would normally get cut off by overscan. And when this option is unchecked, the resulting video is 640x480, so its cropped a bit, but it is cleaner. My instinct is always to preserve as much of the image as possible, but normal customers may appreciate the cleaner edges and not miss the extra bit on the sides. Add to this, the 640 files are formatted with 1.0 pixel ratio (square), and the 720 file is .89 pixel ratio, which is close to DV standard ratio (?). And the internet has been thus far unhelpful in determining which of these is preferable. I'm torn.

Fantastic! Glad I could help! If you fancy leaving a Google review, cut and paste your comment over! Always greatly appreciated! Cheers!

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