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2007-08-08, 12:09 AM
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vhs to dvd
has anyone ever transfered vhs/vcr>videocamer rca imput>firewire output into computer. is there any easy way to do this?
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2007-08-08, 12:38 AM
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Re: vhs to dvd
You could use something like a Canopus ADVC110 or ADVC55 to convert your VHS/videocamera source into DV-AVI.
http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC55/index.php Or you could purchase a miniDV video camera that has analog passthrough, which will do the same thing. No members have liked this post.
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2007-08-08, 06:51 AM
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Re: vhs to dvd
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2007-08-08, 06:56 AM
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Re: vhs to dvd
try a capture card that you can transfer most players from vhs, v8, minidv or betamax etc. in which i use for transferring recorded files from various camcorders. it is always accompanied with a tv tuner.
*i hope i get what you mean 
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2007-08-19, 12:55 AM
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Re: vhs to dvd
Everything of mine goes to standalone. I can't compare because it's the only way I've ever done it.
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2007-08-19, 01:48 AM
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The optimum way of encoding video is to get it onto your PC using the DV-AVI codec or a lossless codec such as HuffYUV (if you're coming from an analog source) and then using 2 (or more) pass variable bitrate encoding. No members have liked this post.
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2007-08-25, 12:13 PM
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Re: vhs to dvd
heres the deal, a buddy of mine has like 50 skateboard video VHS's, most of these will sadly never make it to dvd, im broke but i have a video camera that ive heard can be a "passthrough", what im going to try and to is hook up my vcr to the camera and the camer to the pc via firewire. the camera doesnt and rca inputs for the vcr, but it does have an s-video i dont know if this is in/out-put. i just gotta figure all this out, any moire help would be great, tv tuners can be cheap right?
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2007-08-25, 12:16 PM
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Re: vhs to dvd
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...731&CatId=1427
quality is not of the utmost importance-but i would like it to look decent something like this will do?
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2007-08-25, 07:20 PM
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Re: vhs to dvd
read your camera info, it wont work unless it has analog coversion built into it. It takes the placeof a video capture card in your computer. You have to convert the video from analog to digital either in the camera or on the pc.
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2007-08-26, 03:14 PM
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Re: vhs to dvd
what up drew
 what make/model is the cam? imo, since its just for personal viewing, "decent quality" will be acceptable...if the cam won't act as a A/D converter directly [i.e. as a "passthrough"], you can always transfer the VHS>miniDV [or whatever format the cam is] via the RCA ins on the cam...then capture the miniDV>comp via firewire...its an added step and will require some blank tapes, but will work just fine with a negligible amount of quality loss No members have liked this post.
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