| Converting VHS Tape to DVD? Advice? |
by asayogure |
2007-01-25 11:58:26 |
I need to transfer my parent's old VHS home movies of the family to DVD, before they degenerate to a point where that is no longer possible.
I have an old TV Tuner card that has a standard video line-in, and my audio card has a standard audio line-in, and I have done video captures with sound before from VHS tapes, into MPEG format with sound. So I *do* know how to do it. I can then find a video format converter that will allow me to put the MPEG video into the DVD video format, and roll from there.
But we are talking like 20-30 tapes, each about 2 hours long. I know some companies are now selling specialized equipment to do this, and there are even special TV tuner/sound cards designed specifically for the process, and include the software to encode the recorded MPEG video into the DVD video format, and even do DVD menus, etc. It would also be nice to be able to do a "cut/edited" version and a full length version, as some of these tapes feature up to an hour of a kid riding their bike back and forth across the street, for no reason.
Any advice? Anyone done this project before, and have perfected a technique, and a game plan? Thanks in advance for your expertise sharing =) |
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well, there's generally two methods | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 12:02:21 |
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I had heard about the DVD recorder method... | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:07:27 |
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well, most support RW discs | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 12:10:20 |
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True, and that would work. | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:16:49 |
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I think your stuck with the capture card method | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 12:20:38 |
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Exactly! | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:24:33 |
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just look one with a hardware encoder | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 12:59:06 |
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also: It appears they comes with editing software | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 13:00:49 |
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Groovy, thanks for the heads up! (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:01:52 |
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Hauppage is the brand of the old TV tuner card... | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:01:33 |
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don't own one myself | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 13:06:40 |
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Roger that! I will keep that in mind =) (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:12:19 |
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If you want to edit stuff down later | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 12:10:57 |
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More info/details on this please? | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:18:44 |
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Yes | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 12:59:41 |
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What type/model of VHS to DVD setup are you using? | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:02:55 |
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Sony 300something | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:13:14 |
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Okie dokie, that helps. Thanks! =) (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:14:46 |
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What about something like this? (clicky included) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:37:04 |
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something like that | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 14:31:17 |
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Okay, I will aim for the high end then, thanks =) (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 17:30:33 |
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Or maybe this one? | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:39:06 |
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I've been doing just this thing for | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 12:09:00 |
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Well, this is planned as a present for them... | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:22:52 |
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I've tried a few different video editors | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 12:55:35 |
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Very, very helpful! Thank you! | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:00:17 |
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Premiere *Elements* | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:04:12 |
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Heh, I wouldn't have made the mistake... | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:06:09 |
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I did that with all my James Bond VHS tapes | by hieraco | 2007-01-25 12:12:54 |
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Awesome Info! | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:27:25 |
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Regarding issues with audio synchronization . . . | by hadji | 2007-01-25 12:48:26 |
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Much appreciated! | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 12:49:11 |
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Oh, one more thing . . . | by hadji | 2007-01-25 12:59:23 |
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And finally . . . | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:01:10 |
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this is why I used the Sony box | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:02:48 |
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Party poopers =( (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:04:35 |
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She is wise. Listen to her. | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:07:09 |
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I haven't tried mono tapes yet | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:12:17 |
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That sounds entirely beyond painful [whimper] (n/t | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:15:36 |
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Nah, it's nothing. | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:22:33 |
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I will achieve good son, demi-god status for this | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:23:31 |
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You'll also have a lot of fun going through | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:41:16 |
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Yup. I plan to. I haven't seen a lot of these | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 17:31:11 |
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Did you post any of them onYouTube? | by hieraco | 2007-01-25 23:17:43 |
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Yeah, but that takes all of the fun out of being.. | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:14:21 |
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Hahahaha. That's what I did | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:16:36 |
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Still takes some of the mystique out of our nerdly | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:24:24 |
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Meh, I wasn't using them for anything productive.. | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:04:06 |
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Yikes! Thanks for the heads up! (n/t) | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:03:36 |
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Yes, I picked that up last week. | by hieraco | 2007-01-25 23:14:33 |
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Along those lines... | by jdelphiki | 2007-01-25 12:22:16 |
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You are probably going to have to send them | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 13:20:46 |
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which reminds me: I need to convert my reboot | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 13:13:07 |
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for that matter I need to *find* my reboot tapes | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 13:27:21 |
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I found one Reboot DVD | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 14:33:39 |
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ya, only seasons 3 and 4 made it to DVD | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 14:58:04 |
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Something I haven't seen mentioned . . . | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:18:30 |
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I was planning on just single layer disks... | by asayogure | 2007-01-25 13:26:31 |
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The only reason would be if you wanted | by hadji | 2007-01-25 13:43:05 |
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the price of media has dropped considerably | by voxwoman | 2007-01-25 14:35:41 |
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ack, please tell me you didn't label the DVD-Rs? | by Freakazoid | 2007-01-25 15:01:51 |
