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I am thinking of converting some of my old recorded video tapes unto CD for storage and then play them later in either vcd or dvd. I am not sure if I could do this myself. I have a cd-recording drive in my computer, but I am not sure how this will work. I will most likely need some type of software or hardware to convert analog to digital. Please advise.Thanks.
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You can do this very cheaply these days. All you really need is a video capture card (the ones from Pinnacle are nice, but can get expensive) and some software to do the work. Before you buy, there are some good reviews for many cards at www.dvdrhelp.com that you should check out. There is also a ton of info to explain what to do.I would suggest using some of the excellent freeware and shareware that is available over the commercial stuff for the simple reason that it works better for simple transfers. In addition to the stuff at the above site, go to www.doom9.org to download a ton of free, reliable, effective software. The sections about converting DVD to DivX are, apart from the ripping of the DVDs, very similar to what you'll need to do to the video files.
Personally I just burn everything as DivX .avi file instead of burning VCDs. This requires that you have a computer (perhaps doubling as a Personal Video Recorder) hooked up to the TV, but you have a lot more flexibility in making files and fitting stuff on the disc (over 2 hours for .avi files as opposed to about an hour per VCD, .avi allowing for a higher quality picture). VCDs do, however, let you play your videos on your DVD player at roughly VHS quality. Both types can be burned using your existing CD burner.
The other option is buying a DVD burner and making them that way, but I think the quality from VHS would be wasted on that format.
I ahve both VCD recorder and DVD recorder in addition to CD & DVD burrners on computer. I find the VCD recorder nice for short segments under 80 minutes. For longer tapes DVD wins hands down.I have a Panasonic E-30 and a HS-2 w/HD. Making a DVD from tpae direct via a VCD or DVD recorder is faster and easier. I only use the DVD computer burrner for making copies of DVDs I recorded with the E-30 or HS2. I took digital-8 video I shot at my daughters weddinb and put it all on DVD. YOu can record upto 6 hours on a std 4.7GB DVD-r via the Panasonics and I can make a digital DVD clone on computer in under an hour at 1x just using Nero. I wasted a lot of good money on software. DVD-r is more complatable and also cheaper than DVD+r. I get my dvd blanks for about $1.00 ea. for disk movers. The Panasonics DVD recorders are as easy to use as a VCR.
JD
Hi,i do this all the time... i would recommend not going to VCD and buying a DVD-R drive by Pioneer. Use Pinnacle Studio Deluxe which comes with an interface for Analog and Digital video.
You MUST have lot's of HardDrive Space and a beefy machine (RAM/CPU) to make this happen without much frustration.
All in all, it really works well to do it this way and allows you to edit out those things you don't want to keep and make some nice looking DVD menus to look professional.
good luck.
Sam
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