Sony offers a media converter that will allow you to convert analog recordings, such as 8mm or VHS to a digital video signal that is output to i.LINK interface. The DVMC-DA2 features a hardware based codec system (compression/decompression device) for optimum performance when converting analog video to digital, or vice versa. It has an interface for editing control. It connects to Sony VCRs, camcorders and edit controllers with a Control L jack, for synchronized easy editing.??By using Sony's new DVMC-DA2, any analog video or audio source can be stored as digital data in a computer or on Digital Video Cassette. The DVMC-DA2 allows analog sources such as 8mm, Hi8 video or VHS tapes to be converted into a digital signal for easy storage and manipulation. Using the Media Converter i.LINK interface, send the converted digital signal to a PC using a still image capture device such as Sony's DVBK-2000, the Sony VAIO Digital Studio Series Desktop Computers, or a Sony Digital Handycam camc...