Resurrecting this thread to mention a place in NOLA that does this
archiving for you.
http://www.memorylanetodvd.com/
Brett
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Petri Laihonen <pietu@weblizards.net> wrote:
> 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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>>
>
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