Apr
28
Several years ago we did a full home remodel. Some how I have lost many of the pictures of this remodel. I still have in perfect condition the 8mm video we took (from a regular video camera). I would really like to take from the 8mm video still images. Then print images (pictures). We have Pinnacle studio/studio plus on our computer and have followed all the directions but i am unable to capture the video. What am I doing wrong? Do you know an easier better way to accomplish this?
Dfirefox that dosen’t answer my question as I CANNOT capture the video on my computer. Thanks anyways…
Wurm…getting more helpful. Perhaps this task is a little too complex for me. Thank you for your time.
Steve P, thanks but I’ve already tried that!
Thanks Dave…but no thanks.
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4 Responses to “How can I capture still photos from an 8mm video?”
press pause on the camcorder until the frame looks good and then save it and/or print it .
I also have Pinnacle and an 8mm, but it’s a digital camera so I capture through the firewire port. You have to go in from the Video Input on your video card iirc (assuming your card has this)
Wow, I just checked out the directions. Not looking so good. Does this camera have USB out? If you have a tuner card you can input through that. Have you ever used this software before?
You may wish to try and see if a national chain like Ritz/Wolf Camera can do anything about it. If they can’t, you’ll probably have to go to a professional that deals with 8 mm video being put onto a disc.
Even if you are able to capture the footage on your computer the still is going to be very poor quality , you cannot obtain good pictures from this format.