Hope this is the right place to ask for help on this. If not, please indicate which is the right place, or the link to information if it already exists. We subscribe to some paid internet TV programs. We will have to sign on and click various link to get 300kbps streams. The direct link to the stream is sort of hidden.. This is our current procedure to record them.. 1) We have a video out card and connect the video and audio from the computer to a VCR. 2) Put the stream in full screen mode and record on the VCR. 3) Later, using an Emerson DVD recorder/VCR combo unit, record the VCR to DVD. Is there a better way? Preferably avoiding the VCR step. The objective is to record them on DVD. There is really no editing needed since the programs are archived but we would want to burn related programs onto the same DVD. Not much of authoring is needed at this point in terms of menus or animations etc. We are happy with just labelling the dvd physically and just watch each chapter one at a time. But if it is easy to add navigable menus, it is better. My wife does the VCR way without any problems. She is not a techie but she can follow some simple and clear procedures, say 5 or 6 steps to accomplish something. Beyond that, she is not patient and will give up. More importantly, while in 'production' mode, she would not want to get into 'debugging' mode. I basically need to play with it, trial and error, and come up with one procedure that works and turn it over to her. So 'ease of use' is a primary consideration. What are the minimum requirements in terms of CPU/Memory/Hard Drive space I should be looking at? What minimal set of software programs do I need to accomplish this? Thanks a bunch in advance..
ssinger, You can cut out a few steps if you get a Video/TV Capture card. Then record to HD and then burn from that to DVD. I use an ATI card and do this all of the time. Make sure you capture in Mpeg-2 and it is DVD compliant. If you forget to capture in mpeg-2 then you can quickly convert the file saved to DVD Compliant by using the free program below: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/vso_divxtodvd_free.cfm You might get by on just buying a TV Capture card but do your homework first. The prices of the TV/Video capture cards run from $40.00 to $300.00 and they all do something different. You will need about about 10 gb of free space on the HD do use for a 1 hour show. 4gb per hour to capture and 4 gb to convert to DVD compliant files. Most of the Cards have their own software you use or you can use Nero to capture to
