Convert a Cine Film to DVD
Cine film, such as 8mm and others found on spools and in cassettes, can contain important video that you may wish to convert to a digital form. Performing this conversion entails connecting the original cine film source, such as a cassette player, to a DVD recorder. You may also use your computer's TV tuner to record the media into a digital format that is compatible with your computer's DVD writer drive.
Instructions
DVD Recorder
1. Load your cine film cassette into its player, such as a camcorder or VHS.
2. Connect your cine film's player to a DVD recorder. Insert the player's A/V cable into your DVD recorder's color-coded RCA "Line In" or "Video In" ports. Alternatively, you may insert one end of an RCA cable into the player's color-coded "Video Out" or "Line Out" ports. Insert the other end of the cable into the DVD recorder's "Line In" or "Video In" ports.
3. Insert a blank writable DVD into the DVD recorder's tray.
4. Push the DVD recorder's "Record" button. Doing so starts video input recording onto DVD.
5. Push the cine film player's "Play" button immediately. Doing so minimizes the potential empty or blank video area at the beginning of your DVD.
6. Push the DVD recorder's "Stop" button when the cine film playback has finished. Doing so completes the conversion from cine film to DVD.
TV Tuner Recording
7. Load your cine film cassette into its player, such as a camcorder or VHS.
8. Connect the cine film's player to your computer's TV tuner. Insert the player's A/V cable into your TV Tuner's color-coded RCA "Line In" or "Video In" ports. Alternatively, you may insert one end of an RCA cable into the player's color-coded "Video Out" or "Line Out" ports. Insert the other end of the cable into the TV Tuner's "Line In" or "Video In" ports.
9. Launch your TV Tuner's control interface.
10. Click "Record" on the TV tuner's control interface.
11. Push the cine film player's "Play" button.
12. Push the TV tuner control interface's "Stop" button when the cine film playback has finished.
13. Save the TV tuner's recorded video to a file format that is compatible with your DVD writer drive. These may vary by DVD writer model.
14. Insert a blank writable DVD into your computer's DVD writer drive.
15. Launch your DVD writer drive's control utility if it does not load on its own. Load the cine film's new digital recording into your DVD writer utility's burn list. Click "Burn" to complete the cine film's conversion to DVD.
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