Posted by Serial # 19781010 on 10/12/05 09:33

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:23:34 -0400, Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> wrote:

>On 11 Oct 2005 09:39:01 -0700, "dubbah" <delshannon@rock.com> wrote:
>
>> Forget using a computer to convert videotapes onto a dvd. It takes a
>>bitch
>> of a lengthy time to do it, so painfully slow and a pain in the a...
>> If you can get a DVD recorder, a good name like Sony or Panasonic, it
>>will
>> only take you 2 hours max per 2 hour video, guaranteed!
>
>At what cost? Those stand alone DVD recorders are not cheap.

Yes they are- 98 bucks at Walmart. 200 buck if you want a first rate
Pioneer etc.

>you don't control specifics like removing blank footages, unwanted
>scenes, etc. With PC you can still edit out the video before burning
>them and once you get to the burning process, you can save the ISO
>image to make multiple copies in just minutes each.
>
Just burn it onto a RW disk and edit it on the PC just as you would
do with a card.

>Assume you have a recent wedding and you got 20 people who wants a
>copy of the video in DVD. With some recorders, you're looking at
>about 40 hours plus a risk of tape tearing up from heavy use. With
>PC, a few hours for capture and conversion, then a few minutes each
>copy.
>
Have you ever heard of "Disk Copy"?
The disk you burn on the recorder can be taken to the PC and copied at
a rate of about 15 mins per disk on my machine.

>I know there are some recorders with internal hard drives but those
>costs even more. Some of those decent recorders are comparable in
>price to cheap PC.

Those built in HD drives are for time shifting not editing.
You don't need nor really want an expensive built in hard drive-which
won't help with PC editing anyway.

Capture cards are a lot more problematic and complicated and often
more expensive than using a recorder. At least for the simple transfer
of VHS to DVD.

For the transfer of tapes to DVD a recorder is cheap, simple and
effective and you have all the power of your PC to edit and/or copy
the recorder's output just as you would with a card but a lot faster
and more trouble free.

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