Hey all
I am kindda new to this,
I am gonna need some advice on this one.
I have a VHS video tape, 2 hours long.
ok, how do I convert this into avi or mpeg file?
What hardware do I really need?
Money is not an issue here.
I run win2K pro, geforce 2 mx video card, lots of ram and space...
I thank you all for your time.
m.
1) Determine best output quality option from the VCR. Typically
that's S-Video (preferred over) or composite (RCA jacks).
2) Buy video capture card or multifunction card with that type
of input (or that can use, hopefully comes with adapter to
convert to that input type). Spending a lot of $$$ won't get you
a lot here unless you want fancy bundled software... some people
do and others don't, depends on how much you want to edit it
afterwards.
3) If you didn't want to edit, then a card with hardware MPEG
compression would be helpful, providing MPEG was desired
destination format. If it isn't desired format or you want to
edit, then capture uncompressed or to a lossless format. Web
video forums and 'sites are a good place to learn about all the
options.
4) It'll look like crap on a computer, since you're taking
low-quality VHS, transferring it in analog and viewing on a
high-res screen... all the minor flaws and noise already present
will be more visable in addition to a bit of additional analog
noise... this is inherant in transfer of VCR tapes, nothing you
can do about it except use best quality output option possible as
per #1.
5) Conversion to a different format is done with the editor or a
conversion utility. For very basic conversions without fancy
editing, only cutting frames, you might try "Virtualdub" (google
search).
