#TRANSFER MINI DV TAPE TO DIGITAL FILE HOW TO#

If you are stuck on how to playback your mini DV tape then read our article on the 3 best ways to playback a mini DV tape without a camcorder. Since youвЂ™re reading about Mini DV tape adapters chances are you no longer have a Mini DV camcorder to playback your tapes. VHS-C Movie/TV Reference: if you or your kids watch Stranger Things on Netflix, in season 2 when the kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween and borrow Bob's camcorder - then in later scenes Winona Ryder tries to figure out how to playback the tape and is looking for an adapter - that is VHS-C adapter. The read heads inside the VCR still find a 1/2 inch tape recorded in analog format and think itвЂ™s just a normal tape. This means the adapter is simply adding a new temporary вЂњframeвЂќ to the smaller VHS-C tape so that it fits inside a VHS player. It records in the exact same analog format as a full-size VHS tape.

The VHS-C tape cassette is small but it does 2 things exactly like a full-size VHS cassette: The вЂњCвЂќ in VHS-C simply stands for вЂњcompactвЂќ. The VHS-C format was developed to help reduce the size of the camcorder by using a smaller tape, using a smaller tape means you can build a smaller camcorder. Why does the VHS-C Adapter Work and Mini DV Adapter Does Not? In addition, Mini DV records at a much higher resolution (720Г—480) where a VHS tape resolution is roughly 333Г—480 (Wikipedia), so it would be a shame to playback higher quality footage at a lower resolution if it were even possible. The format that the information gets stored in a Mini DV tape is called digital (1s and 0s).Д«oth formats are completely different, so even if there was an adapter that could tape a Mini DV tape and get it to play inside of a VCR, the VCR would never understand the information that is on tape.ДЇor more info see this article on analog vs digital formats. The format of the information that gets stored on a VHS tape and played back on a VCR is called вЂњanalogвЂќ. This means the tape will never fit or fill out to the 1/2 inch tape width that the VCR #2: VHS is Analog, Mini DV is Digital This means the VCR expects to read a tape that is 1/2 inch wide, it has to line up perfectly in front of the heads otherwise it canвЂ™t read the tape.ДЄ Mini DV tape, on the other hand, the tape itself is only about 1/4 inch wide, only half the width of a VHS tape. When you stick a VHS tape into a VCR the tape gets pulled out and wrapped around circular drums that pass the tape in front of heads that read the information on the tape. If you look at a VHS cassette the videotape itself that gets recorded onto and played is about 1/2 inch wide. #1: VHS Tape Size is Different from Mini DV There are several reasons why there are no Mini DV to VHS adapters, which will help you understand why this type of adapter was never produced. 2 Reasons Why There Are No Mini DV to VHS Adapters We will explain to you why there are no VHS adapters for Mini DV tapes as well as what your options are for playback. Or use a video transfer service to convert your Mini DV tapes to digital. The only options for playing back a Mini DV tape are with a Mini DV tape deck or camcorder, which can still be purchased online from sites like eBay. There are no Mini DV to VHS adapters nor Mini DV converter machines, unfortunately. Maybe you have seen other camcorders that use small tapes called VHS-C that DO have an adapter that allows the tape to be played in the VCR, and thought maybe there was a similar adapter that worked with Mini DV tapes. If you have some Mini DV tapes that youвЂ™d like to playback but you donвЂ™t have a working Mini DV camcorder you may be wondering if there is a Mini DV to VHS adapter.

Transfer mini dv tape to digital file