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Hi-8 to mac video transfer

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I am looking to transfer some of my old Hi-8 format tapes to a digital format on my macbook pro. Any advice on the best way to do this. I have toast, I movie and final cut express as my software. Also any good leads on cables. Do they make a RCA to usb3 or Rca to firewire 800 cable that would work better?
Thanks for any advice.
 
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15" MBP '06 2.33 C2D 4GB 10.7; 13" MBA '14 1.8 i7 8GB 10.11; 21" iMac '13 2.9 i5 8GB 10.11; 6S
You are going to need a piece of hardware known as a "video capture card".

Would suggest your first look be at ElGato - link.
 
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Actually, if you can find a Hi-8 video camera, you could pop the tape in and transfer it directly through the Firewire (or as Sony insists on calling it, "i-link") port to your MBP and straight into iMovie.
 
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What is MBP? And how does the video capture card...

...work? I have a lot of tapes, I still have my sony 8mm player. I want to be able to transfer these tapes to digital, but the problem I keep having is this: can you edit after the films are digitized, or not? Basically, I want to be able to get all my old 8mm tapes on to digital, so I can then edit them, lablel them, title them, etc.. Thanks
 
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PPC Mini, 10.4.11. Intel Mini, 10.6.8. MacBook Pro, 10.14.6. M1 MBA 11.6.3 iPhone 5 iOS 12.5,
What is MBP?
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MacBook Pro

And how does the video capture card work
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Connect this: Video Capture | elgato.com to your Mac.
Connect your 8mm tape player to the Video Capture, and follow the instructions that come with it.

can you edit after the films are digitized, or not?
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Yes. the Video Capture produces video files that can be imported and edited with iMovie.
 

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