Capturing DV Tapes From My Sony HandyCam To My Laptop Via USB // Showrunning YouTube #4

Written by Jason Montoya on August 19, 2026. Posted in YouTube.

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In this episode of ShowRunning YouTube, I share how I'm converting old DV tapes to digital files and migrating data from old hard drives. This is great footage I've been including and will continue to use in my YouTube videos going forward.

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ShowRunning YouTube is a series tracking my journey of success and failure as I build a financially viable YouTube channel. Click here to check out all episodes.