u/Clean_Designer_3789

I’m fairly new to this platform so let me rebuild this post with some better context.

I have around 40 to 70 miniDV tapes of various different activities and events from over the years. Live music, buddies from high school, etc. So in no way am I in a rush to get this stuff on to a hard drive. I know it records to playback footage in real time, I’ve made peace with that part now.

I’m working on a brand new Windows 11 AMD Ryzen 7 7700x 8-Core processor, 32gb of RAM, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti.

I also have a working Samsung miniDV camcorder.

I installed a FireWire card that I know is working because my pc is showing it in my Device Manager along with the little ding sound to indicate it sees it.
Now, I can’t get DVrescue or OBS to detect it. The cameras playback works. I can watch the footage from the built in view finder. But for some reason the software won’t pick it up.

I’m sure it’s a simple fix and I’m just not the best at finding a good solution. Thoughts?

https://www.reddit.com/r/tapeless/s/5Pxj0hjX8d

Audio/Video friends:

Anyone know the fastest/most affordable option for transferring MiniDV tapes to a digital format? I’ve tried doing it myself and it just takes too much time. Most other options I’ve found cost a fortune to transfer and take months to get back. (I have a ton of tapes). Shoot me some ideas!

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