Re: [Nolug] VHS to DVD?

I've used those combo devices before. That is definitely the easiest way.
(Does not for commercial VHS's though)
The lowest common denominator is the VHS. That is the on which sets the
quality.

The level of quality, or lack thereof, is best observed via HD TV.
Better viewing experience with old fashioned SD TV.

P

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Jonathan Roberts <gremln007@gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks, James and Techmaster. You bring up lots of things I hadn't
> considered (obviously!)
>
> I do happen to have one of those combo units with VCR and DVD. I'll have
> to try it sometime to see how good or bad it really is.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:34 PM, James Hess <mysidia@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Jonathan Roberts <gremln007@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Although I wonder why a VCR plugged into a decent video card isn't easy
>> > enough for someone to do this themselves?
>>
>> Maybe deceptively easy.... easy to get results, but (perhaps) a bit
>> tedious, or requiring trial and error, and a lot of work, to get
>> satisfying results. It might make sense to do it yourself if say you
>> have 50 VHS tapes, and prfessionals charge per tape. But for say 5
>> tapes, you could probably find someone to convert for less cost
>> than the hardware needed :)
>>
>>
>> Need a good video capture card, such as a Hauppage card, or external
>> device, whichever you choose needs to be supported by your system,
>> with inputs that match your VCR's output types (usually composite IN
>> for video and 2xRCA RCA IN for Audio), and a decent choice of VCR.
>> But the quality may not be so great, if the tape is not in shiny new
>> condition.
>>
>> A professional service might have a better chance of picking the best
>> equipment to use for highest quality playback of your source, or
>> proper use of video filters and other equipment to "clean up" or
>> exclude noise / static from the source
>> Then take care of tedious editing tasks, such as removing playback
>> of unused tape from the output.
>>
>> Otherwise... there are some standalone decks on the market that have a
>> VCR and DVD player built-in, with the ability to record the VHS side
>> to DVD.
>>
>> They are probably more convenient than using a capture card.
>> However, the output will have lossy compression (MPEG encoding
>> already done), and may be unsuitable for further editing.
>>
>>
>> If you have a large number of tapes, a VCR and PC capture card has
>> the problem that the capturing process will probably not
>> automatically stop when your VCR reaches the end of the tape...
>>
>>
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