VHS Tapes to DVD

go to plextor.com...buy it right from them....and the quality is whatever the original is, great little product

 

If you use the Plextor ConvertX you can download their Plextor GoCap tool for capturing. This tool allows more freedom in controlling your mpeg capture quality (many settings)and uses much less CPU resourse then WinDVD capture. Then edit/author your mpeg with any program you like that handles mpegs and compile to dvd format for burning. After getting "my feet wet" with Intervideo's s/w I've found it to be too limited.

I like Womble mprg-vcr for basic edit/cut, etc. than DVD LAB for adding chapters/menus and compile. Then just burn the compiled dvd video with WinDVD Creator. Just make sure your original capture is not over 4.3 gigs. Use a bit rate calcualtor to figure out what your capture bit rate should be.

 

I need the Cheapest VHS to DVD solution, I have Old copyprotected VHS's That I want to convert.

If there is a cheap box to filter ALL (Including any upcoming TV transmission protection) or a Software package I am all ears!, If the product works for DVD to DVD all the better, if it requires some intelligence like programming or circuit board knowledge even better, I want as flexable and configurable as possible or just dirt cheap.

 

Well I have had ageda trying to copy VHS tapes from my VHS player to my gigpocket computer so I can archive them to DVD. What is the Cheapest solution?.

Also I understand the Lite-on LVC9006 dual deck can make copys from and to VHS tapes, is this a feasable solution, would I run into copy protection issues.

Duftopia

 

For the last two years I have been making DVDs of my Video collect (the ones that are not copyprotected) using a Toshiba recorder (DVD-R) and a Philips recorder (DVD+R).

I play the video in my GoVideo and record thru the RCA cables and it makes perfect copies. Of course if you have cp'ed Videos GoVideo or any other VCR will not copy them.

Simple as falling off a log and I'm a 73 yr old female computer nerd! so smart people should have no problems.

 

Minion,

It has been along time since I have been here or talked to you.

Last, I was advised and followed taking my son's Thomas VHS tapes and backing up to DVD. I used an ATI capture card and DVD LAB. It was a little cumbersome but worked. That was when stand alone recorders were a lot more expensive. I converted the tapes I needed in the trial period time. Now I want to convert some old VHS movies and convert my family (Sony) digital tapes to DVD.

I recently bought a Toshiba Qosmio notebook. It has a firewire connection, DVD burner and runs Windows Media Edition.

Is this the way to go to convert the Sony family tapes?

I am thinking about buying a stand alone DVD recorder to record from TIVO anyway, so would this be the way to go to convert the old VHS movies?

Thanks,

Mark

 

Well, I prefer the quality of standalones. You can convert family tapes easily combining on one DVD or in whatever order you want. I have tried Canopus on the Mac and videos on computer to DVD but think the standalones are far superior. My Toshiba I like and like the Philips...Just depends on searching for a price.

SOny has one out now that burns + or -. I think 4x. Mine are older and are up to 2x. It is hard to find 1 and 2x disks. Be sure and check what speed the burner uses before buying ...4 or up best.

 

Hi, Yes getting a DVD Recorder would be the easiest way and produce Very good Quality without going through a Long process and if you ever needed to edit the Recorded movies you can simple Copy them to your PC and edit them and re-author them to DVD....

Cheers

 

It's ok to use 4x or higher on slower rated drives since the drive determines the write speed not the disc.

 

NO NO NO pfh...not in standalones! they will only record certain x rates. That was what we were talking about buying a standalone and checking was the x rate is before buying....

I know you don't have to worry on drives connected to PCs but stand alones are different.

I was watching movies last night I had taken off TiVO...great..and yes..you can edit on your PC However on some movies that come on AMC I find the remote control works great to delete the commercials. You just have to get the hang of it so as to anticipate the commerical break.

 

Huh? You trying to say that the speed rating of a disc has to match the drives rating in stand-alones? I find this hard to believe. I woudn't buy one if that were the case.
Well my friend what are you gonna do when you cant find those 2x discs anymore?

 

That is exactly what I'm saying. I have 500 now...you can find them but by the time the 500 are used up I'll be ready for an upgrade and dump the old recorders.

Standalones are entirely different animal.

 

PS: As I said the new Sony is 4x or 8x. I suppose the speed will increase as the years roll by. Important that you read a manual before buying. And they are available at the Mfg. website or by emailing the MFG.

Just a handy tip from Cyber Heloise.

 

Hello Minion, I'm very grateful fro your input.
I have over 5000 vhs tapes i want to convert to dvd (commercial purposes). Should i buy the advc-300 or instead i should make a combination of the advc-110 and datavideo tbc-1000? I want to get the highest quality possible to satisfy my clients. Will i be able to get best quality from what you've advised. Thank you.

Please advise me.

 

Hello Minion, I'm very grateful fro your input.
I have over 5000 vhs tapes i want to convert to dvd (commercial purposes). Should i buy the advc-300 or instead i should make a combination of the advc-110 and datavideo tbc-1000? I want to get the highest quality possible to satisfy my clients. Will i be able to get best quality from what you've advised. Thank you.

Please advise me.

 

Well if the Tapes are still in pretty good shape and then you can get away with just useing the ADVC-300 but if the tapes are really old and have been Played too many times then you might benifit from haveing the TBC also.....

Cheers

 

Thanks minion for the advise; one more. Please advise on each below.

- Will the advc-300 together with the tbc-1000 really be able to convert to dv avi, the 5000 tapes i have with good quality.
- Is datavideo tbc-1000 a good tbc or do you have options for me with the same price range.
- what does the tbc do that the advc-300 doesn't do?
- What computer system and other hardware would you recommend me to have to do the job. After buying the advc-300 and tbc, i have about $1500 to spend. Please remember this i'm going to do business.

Thanks always.

 

The Quality of the Captured from the ADVC-300 should Look Pretty Close to the Original VHS Tape, even Better in some cases because the ADVC-300 has Built in Filters for Improveing the Image Quality...

The TBC will Help with tapes that have a Lot of Horzontal Flicker and Tapes that Have been Viewed so many times that the Tape has been stretched which can cause Lines going through the Image and Possible Sync problems...The TBC will also Boost the Signal strength so you get a Clearer Image....

The ADVC-300 has a Built in TBC which is good enough for all But the Most Damaged and Oldest tapes so you can Get away without haveing a seperate TBC in most Cases....

If your Business is mainly going to be Transfering VHS to DVD then you should have a Small Interlaced Monitor or TV set Hooked up to your PC also Because a Standard PC monitor doesn"t display Interlaced Content Properly so haveing a Small TV set hooked up to your PC to Preview the Captured Video is a Good Idea so you get a Better representation of What the Video will Look like on a Regular TV Set...The ADVC-300 should actually Have analogue Outputs especially for Hooking up an external Interlaced Monitor/TV set to Preview the Video...

You should also of cource have a Very Fast PC...I recomend at least 3.0ghz with a gig of Ram and with a LOT of Drive space Like Two 250gb SATA Drives...

You should also Have some Good Quality Video editing Software so you can Capture and edit your Video and one that has a Fast Good Quality Mpeg-2 encoder...You will also need a Good DVD authoring Program so you can add your Menu"s, chapters and to Burn the DVD....

You might also Consider instead of a ADVC-300 which is a Hardware DV Encoder getting something like the "Canopus Mpeg Pro EMR(USB 2.0)" or the "Canopus Mpeg Pro MVR(PCI)" both of Which are High Quality Hardware Mpeg encoders that also have Pre-Filtering and Built in TBC....
You would save a Lot of Time because you would not be spending all that time encodeing your Captured DV AVI files to Mpeg-2 for DVD....

The only real Drawback with captureing to Mpeg is that if you need to add any effects or Filters After captureing then the Files would need to be Re-rendered which can lower the Quality were with DV AVI files you can add effects and Filter and Render many times without any Quality Loss.....

If you have anymore questions Just ask and I"ll try to help the best I can...

Cheers

 

Curious...what is the difference in ADVC-300 and the Canopus unit for transferring Videos to computer to DVD?

is one better than the other. The Canopus is external and can work with mac or pc.

 

http://www.canopus.com
they are all made by Canopus.
I'd love to have one of those Mpeg pro's