Some rather thorough info on doing it yourself, including the care and cleaning of everything before you begin. http://tinyurl.com/5qb2ec And a google search for the term 'transfer 8mm reel to computer' brought up a slew of companies that can do it for you. There may be more in the way of doing it yourself, but it sounds like you want better quality than the usual results of experimentation. :O) Good luck in preserving those memories. Peace, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 12:06 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HP ExpressCard for Video Input ... > Now... how about a device to help transfer the old silent-type 8mm reel > tapes??? Need to find something to help convert THAT medium. > Unfortunately, > as you probably know, those reel-to-reel projectors have no output ports. > Its all light. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~ SirTroth --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------