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Message # 7575.4 Subject: Re: Another Tech Question Date: Tue 23/12/03 10:53:36 GMT Name: xbertx1 Email: bertel@world4you.com |
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The thing is not only about the dvd recorder. You also need a capture card for recording the vhs video to your hard disk. There is some dvd production software that will do it with a graphics card with video input but the results may not be satisfactory. Professional video capuring and editing equipment is very expensive, on the other hand. A frind of mine uses a digital video camera which has a direct mpeg2 output but the camera is still expensive. Maybe its cheaper if you find a service provider which will do it for you. |
In reply to Message (7575) Another Tech Question
By Hawk - Mon 22/12/03 15:43:03 GMT I hate to be a bother but you guys know a lot more about this sort of stuff than anyone I know. I have a huge inventory of various profesional wetlook tapes I have accumulated over the years (I remember the first tims I saw SSS and WSM tapes in a Movies Unlimited catalog, I was hooked forever). I have a considerable investment in some really excellent material, and time is catching up with these VHS tapes. I am thinking about buying a DVD recorder to save all this stuff onto DVD's, supposedly a more durable medium. As DVD recorders are getting pretty reasonable in price, and blank DVD's are reasonable to buy as well, is this worthwhile? Can I put multiple tapes onto one DVD (they always sell DVD's with two hours of a movie plus a bunch of extra scenes, etc on them, so they must have a huge capacity). Thanks to the excellent advice I got from this forum (thanks, MK) I have captured some of my tapes to MPEG format, it is really useful in editing captured TV scenes, but for just straight recording of old pro tapes I think I might be better off burnung DVD's.
Also, this might be a touchy subject, but am I violating copyrights by doing this? I bought all my stuff fair and square, either straight from the producers or from legit dealers, and I go way out of my way to support most any producer of wet material, but I don't want to run afoul of any protocols. Of course, anything I do record will be for my use only, no reproduction for any other purposes. I look upon it as preservation of investment.
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