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Posted by T Shadow on 01/04/07 02:41
"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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> "T Shadow" <NoOne@nonono.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> > "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
> > news:r72dnc-KceT_egbYnZ2dnUVZ_t6qnZ2d@comcast.com...
> >>
> >> "Jack Yazel" <jyazel@ds.net> wrote in message
> >> news:a27mp2lm3t89ctt4ds7n2ojkac84d2phim@4ax.com...
> >> > On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:40:54 -0500, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On these stand-alone ( non-PC ) recorders ... The ones I've seen
> >> >>have
> >> >>a
> >> >>button that you press and it copies the VHS to DVD. What do I do
> >> >>when
> >> >>I
> >> >>have a 6 hr VHS and it won't fit onto DVD ? would it "fail" or
> >> >>would
> >> >>it
> >> >>record only 4 hrs ( or whatever fits) then close the DVD so that at
> >> >>least the first 4 hrs is usable ? How to capture that last 2 hrs ?
> >> >>Any
> >> >>6
> >> >>hr DVD media out there yet ?
> >> >>
> >> >>I also have a lot of camcorder ( VHS-C ) video. Rather than buying
> >> >>full
> >> >>size 4 hr DVDs , could I buy physically smaller DVD's for less
> >> >>money ?
> >> >>( do they exist ?) The point in asking is this is a LOT of family
> >> >>video
> >> >>( boxes full) that are maybe 20-30 minutes long and I'm wondering
> >> >>if
> >> >>cheaper /easier to store the smaller dvd's since even one the "full
> >> >>sized 4 hr DVD'd" it's still only gonna store only one vhs tape
> >> >>when I
> >> >>hit the VCR =>DVD "record button". So it'll record 20 minutes then
> >> >>"waste" the rest of the DVD.
> >> >>
> >> >>Bobb
> >> > =================================
> >> >
> >> > I record a lot of 6-hour VHS and 6-hour DVD (-R and -RW).
> >> >
> >> > The quality of both depends on the viewer. I can't see any
> >> > difference
> >> > between
> >> > the TV, VHS and DVD.
> >> >
> >> > Test a DVD recorder and decide for yourself.
> >> >
> >> > Jack
> >>
> >> I will thanks. I was asking first though, since we have a library of
> >> 300+ homemade VHS tapes ( a lot are 4-6 hrs each) and if only 2hrs
> >> per
> >> DVD - aside from the time/effort - that's 900+ blank DVD's to buy !
> >> So
> >> that would be a factor also into the decision to do them all too -
> >> so
> >> maybe only old footage of the kids ??
> >> One other thing ... DVD +R and -R - any recommendations/preferences
> >> or
> >> is that still a box of worms we'd rather not get into here ?
> >>
> >
> > 2HRS is at full resolution. Half resolution 352X480 is good for 4HRS.
> > This
> > is adequate for SLP VHS. A 6HR tape is going to have even less
> > quality. The
> > 2&4 hour settings are MPG2. The DVD spec allows for standard mpg which
> > allows smaller resolutions and heavier compression.This will probably
> > be
> > adequate quality for a 6HR tape.
>
> > Home movies should be captured to
> > uncompressed AVI then encoded to the compressed format after editing.
> > Have
> > no idea if boxes can do this but my computer can.
> > digitalfaq.com has all the info needed.
> >
> >
> I'll check it thanks. Since these home movies are on tape , I was trying
> to go right from tape to DVD, but maybe the quality will be
> unacceptable. So you're saying to skip the entire " VHS/DVR combo deck"
> idea and recording each tape to PC; then burn to DVD on PC ?
>
That's how I would do it, but I'm already set up for it.
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