jenesy24 :
Wow that’s an awesome idea!! I wish I would’ve thought of that before freaking out! I handle the recorder with so much care lol I feel like it’s a dinosaur. Thank you so much! It’s going to be hard since I have a Mac with no slot for dvd but I’m sure I can find an old laptop I might have. Again thank you!!!!
That does not have to save to a DVD.
It can record directly to the hard drive.
After that, you have many options. Save it to a USB stick, play direct from the Mac to a monitor or TV, whatever.
The primary thing is to get it OFF the tape and camcorder.
I've used similar in the past to excellent results.