VHS to DVD ?

[Martin ©¿©¬]

Hello
I have some vhs tapes I'd like to put on dvd
I have a vhs player. Is it possible to connect the player to my
computer, save/capture the recording to the HDD, then burn to dvd?

Any freeware to do that?

I also have a Panasonic dvd recorder 80 gig hdd (don't have model no.
to hand) - would it be possible to record form my vhs player to disk
or the hdd in the Panasonic?

PC running WINXP

Martin
©¿©¬

 

[John Jay Smith]

you will need hardware also.
a tv tuner card or capture card
theses are cheap nowadays.. do you have them?

 

[Daniel Mandic]

you will need hardware also.
a tv tuner card or capture card
theses are cheap nowadays.. do you have them?

Hi John!



I would look for high-end receiver. Analog, of course.


I know, you mean PCI or ISA TV-Tundercard but I think the Panasonic (I
also watch with a panasonic) -digitzer is the better choice. Though I
don't know which cards are available.


http://www.pcworld.com/resource/browse/0,cat,1053,sortIdx,1,pg,1,00.asp

<if the link doesn't work, copy and paste



Every part in a seperate case would give the best results, and the PC
can cut then uneeded advertisments in frametime.

Once you have it (the best way) 'digitally' (MPEG-2, or something
high-end) on your HD, you cannot make something wrong but removing the
ads




Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

 

[JP Loken]

På Thu, 04 May 2006 19:05:15 +0200, skrev Martin ©¿©¬

Hello
I have some vhs tapes I'd like to put on dvd
I have a vhs player. Is it possible to connect the player to my
computer, save/capture the recording to the HDD, then burn to dvd?

Any freeware to do that?

I also have a Panasonic dvd recorder 80 gig hdd (don't have model no.
to hand) - would it be possible to record form my vhs player to disk
or the hdd in the Panasonic?

PC running WINXP

Martin
©¿©¬

If you don't intend to edit the tapes, the easiest way is to connect the
vhs-player to your dvd-recorder. Normally you will have to record to the
hdd on the dvd-player, and then burn it from the hdd to dvd.

If you have a graphics card with ViVo (video-in/video-out), VirtualDub is
an excellent program to capture and edit with.
http://www.virtualdub.org/download
When I used it (more than a year ago), I remember it was necessary to
install a codec to VirtualDub called Huffyuv to compress the input.
http://neuron2.net/www.math.berkeley.edu/benrg/huffyuv.html#Changes

Otherwise, you will have to follow the advice of mr. John Jay Smith.
You can get not only cards, but also USB-devices that are really easy and
hasslefree.

 

[Michael Laplante]

På Thu, 04 May 2006 19:05:15 +0200, skrev Martin ©¿©¬
<@REMOVETHIS.plus.com>:

If you have a graphics card with ViVo (video-in/video-out), VirtualDub is
an excellent program to capture and edit with.
http://www.virtualdub.org/download
When I used it (more than a year ago), I remember it was necessary to
install a codec to VirtualDub called Huffyuv to compress the input.
http://neuron2.net/www.math.berkeley.edu/benrg/huffyuv.html#Changes

I found VirtualDub awkward to use. This is one of the few areas I suggest
commercial products. They're getting pretty cheap these days and although
freeware solutions may be available, commercial solutions will more than
make up for their expense by the time and aggravation you will save.

I respect this ng's philosophy so can't recommend specific products -- check
out some of the video groups via Google for guidance. Or you can request an
email (via mailinator.com if you want to remain anonymous).

Also, some of these offer complete solutions -- i.e. capture as well as
burning. If you do it via freeware you'll probably be using separate
programs to do this.

M

 

[Bror Johansson]

Hello
I have some vhs tapes I'd like to put on dvd
I have a vhs player. Is it possible to connect the player to my
computer, save/capture the recording to the HDD, then burn to dvd?

Any freeware to do that?

I also have a Panasonic dvd recorder 80 gig hdd (don't have model no.
to hand) - would it be possible to record form my vhs player to disk
or the hdd in the Panasonic?

PC running WINXP

Martin
©¿©¬

During the last year and a half I have transferred the contents of some
three hundred VHS and S-VHS tapes to DVD. Some twenty remains, so I'm close
to having get rid of all those bulky tapes.

I first copy to the HD in a HD recorder (Panasonic in my case also). From
the HD I dubs to DVD-RAM-disks, moves the disks to my PC (that can read
DVD-RAM), rips with DVD-Decrypter (freeware) to a PC-HD. Finally I edits the
video and authors the DVDs with $-ware, although I pretty sure that freeware
alternatives can be found.

It is not a very quick method, but I am very satisfied with the results.
/BJ

 

[rich]

I first copy to the HD in a HD recorder (Panasonic in my case also). From
the HD I dubs to DVD-RAM-disks, moves the disks to my PC (that can read
DVD-RAM), rips with DVD-Decrypter (freeware) to a PC-HD. Finally I edits
the
video and authors the DVDs with $-ware, although I pretty sure that
freeware
alternatives can be found.

I occasionally transfer a VHS tape to DVD and the above method is <roughly>
the one to use.

Additional comments -
Connect the VHS tape to the DVD recorder with composite video leads, As you
appear to be in the UK, you can get composite to SCART adapters, the leads
and adapters are cheap. Composite video is good enough for VHS format.

I skip the HD bit which is mpeg4 and record straight to DVD +RW which is
mpeg2.

If the VHS video is copyright - a commercial tape - you might not be able to
record it as it could be macro encrypted. There are sometimes workarounds
for this but Panasonics are not renowned for 'fixes'. Try and find a
Panasonic forum where they might have advice.

DVDdecrypter or DVDshrink will rip all the vobs, ifos etc to your computer
and burn to DVD / make .iso file depending on software available.
As above I do not know any freeware which will easily edit vob files and
reauthor the DVD. The usual advice - hunt around www.videohelp.com

If you do not need any editing then a couple of places to start;

ImgTools - (www.coujo.de) - creates an .ISO (CD/DVD image) file from the
DVD files

Burn4Free (www.soft14.com/Audio_and_Music/Encoders_and_Grabbers/) - Writes
the .ISO file to DVD

best of luck

 

[Daniel Mandic]

adapters, the leads and adapters are cheap. Composite video is good
enough for VHS format.

You are a mathematic genius? Yes?


Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

 

[rich]

You are a mathematic genius? Yes?

No, but I am realistic. I have had this argument many times with friends
who insist that you get better quality using svideo or running the vhs via a
camcorder then via firewire into a DVD standalone recorder, all very true.
My opinion (only mine), is that *subjectively* there is not a lot of
difference.
The bottom line is the VHS is recorded interlaced and what you get out is
equivalent to the VCD standard of 352 x 288, a bit better if using SVHS.
You are then recording this at 720 x 576 so there is obviously a reduction
in quality over a native DVD recording.
Having said that there is a definite benefit converting VHS tape to DVD
format. I have done this directly using an ATI capture card and also using
a standalone DVD recorder. Again objective, but I get slightly better
results with the recorder. Also get round the macro problem .

 

[Daniel Mandic]

Anamorph.

576 lines, or 625 in PAL+ (double-pumped overturned)


Forget that restricted this multiplied by this resolutions. There is no
Time in it anmore.




Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

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