IMO, the most simple and reliable is to use a DV or Digital8 camcorder in passthrough mode. Not all of them have this mode, so need to research. Some have only composite input, other have S-Video input as well. Be careful with very early models like 1990s or very early 2000s, you may not find a suitable driver for it.
Your computer needs a Firewire port, a riser card costs as low as $10.
Some people argue against this method, claiming that it does not provide the best possible quality. Maybe. But it is good enough, uses well-supported codec with correct metadata.
See a 2-minute example:
https://youtu.be/Hbytp67EYAg
09-20-2022, 07:46 PM
Hybrid Mode
