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zahc

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Video Capture?
« on: March 04, 2006, 07:27:35 AM »
I have some old VHS tapes I'd like to convert to DVD. It's possible to use a video capture card, and just run the video /audio RCAs into it, right? How much quality do you lose this way? Is it better to buy a separate unit or can I buy a video card for my yet-to-be-built PC that will handle it?
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2006, 07:48:54 AM »
the best/easiest method is to dub from VHS to a MiniDV camera
and capture from the mDV cameras 1394 port

i also have one of these that converts the signal from the VHS to 1394 output:
http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php

expect to make huge files
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2006, 08:29:53 AM »
Yet another excuse to buy a miniDV cam. Just what I needed. So I could plug the audio and video out RCAs from my VCR into a MiniDV cam, and then upload to my computer? Sounds like a pretty good deal.
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2006, 09:04:49 AM »
some of the cameras support acting as a bridge
from the mini jack video/audio input
and route this signal to the 1394 firewire output

this doen't work on my Sonys, so i dub to a digital tape copy
and capture from that tape

Simply connect your TV or VCR to the ZR camcorder's Analog Line-in/Converter and record every priceless moment directly to DV tape. You can even convert the analog signal into a digital signal for direct transfer to digital video devices or computers equipped with an IEEE1394 terminal. (The Analog to Digital Converter may not function depending on the software used.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007D9A06/002-2303086-9797653?v=glance&n=502394


http://www.internetvideomag.com/ProductReviews/products2002/Dazzle%20Hollywood%20DV%20Bridge.htm

a number of  University media centers have good guides to production online:
http://www.udel.edu/present/multimedia/guidelines/video.htm
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