My laptop has a DVD burner in it. I have several home movies on 8mm camcorder. My ? is how do I use my laptop to transfer the video from there to either DVD or I also have an external hard-drive I would like to put them on. The system on my laptop is WINDOWS XP. Thanks for the help.Is the camcorder analog or digital? What is the make & model number?It is 8mm analog that carries the small 8mm tapes. Its a Cannon ES8400V CAMCORDERThe way I watch the tapes right now is the camcorder came with a CORD that you plug in to the tv. You know the cable with the red and yellow plug in.I was afraid of that. Your laptop has no way to convert the analog output of the camcorder to a digital format it can understand. If it was a desktop, you could add a video capture card, something like this:


Here is a USB one which might work, I have no EXPERIENCE with it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156023&cm_re=video_capture_card-_-12-156-023-_-ProductOk I am going to buy the

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156023&cm_re=video_capture_card-_-12-156-023-_-Product

Then what do I doRead the "Details" tab in the link provided.
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