Capturing Analogue Hi8 Tapes with Premiere...

[lleiro]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post here.

I actually came across here searching in google for some answer to my current project.

I just got a second hand Sony Handycam DCR-TRV350 for the primary purpose of digitalizing some tapes that I am carrying with me since the early 90s.

I want to capture them all with adobe premiere (I am using premiere pro CS3) and the firewire connection...

I was able to capture without major problems.

I am however disappointed with the quality I am getting...

I feel like the quality should be higher and I want to make sure I have all the correct settings to make the most out of what I have.

I recorded the original tapes with a Hi8 Sony Handycam that I bought new in 1994 and the tapes are average quality recorded on SP and one pass only (I've never recorded over them)

So my question is:

what are the right/better settings in the process of capturing through 1394 to premiere?

My PC is a Core2 duo at 2.0GHz with 4Gb Ram XP Sp3 and plenty of HDD available...

Any help or pointers will be highly appreciated....

Thanks!

Lleiro

[pfloyd]

The quality will be the same as the original. HI8 is analog, and will come out no better than what it was.