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To: SmoothSail who wrote (82453)	7/6/2013 10:43:50 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 110631

Well, I suppose if you have a digital flicker-free HD TV and an HD digital camcorder (all common these days) you might be OK, but, still, now you have to find a way to sync up the audio properly. Personally, I would not even attempt this except as a total last resort. - Jeff

To: SmoothSail who wrote (82453)	7/7/2013 12:36:29 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	1 Recommendation Recommended By Gottfried Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110631

Figured I'd add further to this discussion with two interesting questions and answers I researched: Q. When copying from analog to digital format, is the time/date encoding transferred as well? A. Yes. The time/date stamp for an analog recording is encoded as part of the video stream and thus comes over with it. Exception: High-end Sony Hi8 models had an RC TimeCode and Data Code feature that saved the date/time as data instead. The only way to get transfer that as well is to convert it into subtitles that can be turned on or off, which is actually not a bad feature to have. Source: forums.support.roxio.com Q. A convenient way to share my old videos with friends is through YouTube. A. YouTube limits uploads to 15 minutes long. You can ask to increase your limit (source: support.google.com. From experience I can say that uploading videos 15+ minutes long in HD digital takes hours each. For example, I would use my digital camcorder to capture my son's track meets. Some races took 10 seconds while others took 10 minutes. To upload all of them took half a day or more. I had to upload the shorter races first until they were all done, then do the longer ones and just let the computer run for hours while I waited... and I have a very fast cable hookup. It was a royal pain to do. Considering most 8mm tapes are 1-2 hours long, that's a huge undertaking to upload to YouTube, if allowed. You are better off sending out DVDs to people IMO. - Jeff