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Video Question

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by realtyczar, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. Feb 17, 2007 at 6:10 PM #1
    realtyczar

    realtyczar Full Access Member

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    Someone on here has to know it. Tim Tam???

    I have some old Indianapolis Colts VHS videos. 1986 Indianapolis Colts and a 1987 Highlights tape that I put together from ESPN with a section taped off of Satellite of the locker room celebration (Adult viewing only!) from winning the AFC East. (Hilarious hijinks of why there maybe shouldn't be women in the locker room.[​IMG] )

    I want to transfer these to DVD for private viewing, (wink, wink). I know a good video store can transfer tapes to DVD or CD format. If I had them in CD format I could dupe them on my computer, in case I needed a back up. I don't think I have DVD burning capability my computer. (Does it take a special DVD burner to burn DVD's and not CD's??)

    I'm told DVD is better quality then CD though.

    I remember that some one works at Video editing, or commercial editing, just don't remember who it was.
     
  2. Feb 18, 2007 at 10:21 AM #2
    y2b

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    Go to Target and buy a DVD Recorder for just over $100...That's all you need. I have the Magnavox and it works great. Hook it up with your VCR & DVR. It even has a DV input for a camcorder.

    It'll never be a higher quality than what's already on the tape, but anything you burn off a DVR will be excellent.

    You don't want a DVD burner for your computer to burn video.
     
  3. Feb 18, 2007 at 4:07 PM #3
    The Brain

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    Over $100?!?!?! Dude you're crazy. You can get them way less than that. I paid $80 for my last Lightscribe drive.
     
  4. Feb 18, 2007 at 5:03 PM #4
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    I may be back asking really stoopid questions.

    I have a DVD recorder and have DVR but when I tried burning a DVD off the DVR I couldn't get it to work.

    I'm going to try it again before I ask the stupid questions.
     
  5. Feb 18, 2007 at 8:55 PM #5
    y2b

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    I meant to say a DVD recorder for your TV/Home Entertainment...not your computer...hook it up to your surround sound like a VCR
     
  6. Feb 19, 2007 at 1:34 AM #6
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    I ordered a VHS, lost mine in my house fire 2 years ago and DVD R combo. I usually hate to buy Combos as one of the other will ultimately screw up. It's a Toshiba so maybe it's well made. It says you can tansfer tapes to DVD's with ease. (I will see.) I also ordered blank DVD R's and and cases.

    Thanks for the ideas guys.
     
  7. Feb 22, 2007 at 9:03 AM #7
    Kegtapper

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    Here's a Way

    1: get a DVD recorder - Big Lots (RCA DVD recorder $59) seen on shelf 19 FEB 2007

    This option will produce a straight through record, you should have all the segments organized before attempting to record. In most cases it will not give you
    1. Menus
    2. Chapters
    3. Fancy 'Outtakes'

    Or you can get someone that has done this and will compose it for your personal use 'wink wink' just expect to pay them about 60-75 for a days work.

    Pitfalls of archiving commerical vhs to dvd,Macrovision- signal injected into vertical blanking that causes picture to roll or stay out of synch.


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