Any computer geeks??????
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Any computer geeks??????
Million, put this one in the right category..........
I know it can be done, but..............
My wife has a bunch of original Disney tapes she wants recorded off on dvd. She wants to save the original tapes, but be able to allow the grandbabies to watch them.
I know there is a dvd recorder that can be bought for a components system, but........
I am fairly PC literate, but....
Cant it be done with a PC also. Isnt there a video card or something that can be added to a PC to do the same thing?
I already have a dvd burner in the PC, so i thought it might be simpler to just add a video card or something......
Thanks,
I know it can be done, but..............
My wife has a bunch of original Disney tapes she wants recorded off on dvd. She wants to save the original tapes, but be able to allow the grandbabies to watch them.
I know there is a dvd recorder that can be bought for a components system, but........
I am fairly PC literate, but....
Cant it be done with a PC also. Isnt there a video card or something that can be added to a PC to do the same thing?
I already have a dvd burner in the PC, so i thought it might be simpler to just add a video card or something......
Thanks,
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Yes it can be done You have to have a video card for inputing video etc And software which will let you record what your importing kinda like if you were to hook up your video camera to the computer
On my compuer my video card lets me play input video via a VCR while my computer records then all I have to do is is burn to DVD Its really not hard
On my compuer my video card lets me play input video via a VCR while my computer records then all I have to do is is burn to DVD Its really not hard
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I have an ADSTECH DVD Express. Cost around $75.00 and gets the vcr tape onto the computer, but you'll need software on the computer to allow ya to put time stops, labels, etc... on the dvd.
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I would recommend just going out and buying the movie on DVD and save yourself alot of hassle and expense. Buy the time you setup with all the hardware, software, and cables. Then your time to copy and convert the files you will be well into and exceed the cost of the movies...
I bought Cyberlink power director to create movies and it cost me $75.00 that works out to about 4 movies at $20.00 each and the software is not easy to use.
Try looking at http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/genre.cfm?genre=DN to see what the movies will cost. They run from $9.00 to $25.00 each. Then you can see how much hardware will cost.
Compusa has the Dazzle multimedia DVD Creation Station 200 for $205.00, that works out to about 10 movies at $20.00 each.
Just my 2 cents
I bought Cyberlink power director to create movies and it cost me $75.00 that works out to about 4 movies at $20.00 each and the software is not easy to use.
Try looking at http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/genre.cfm?genre=DN to see what the movies will cost. They run from $9.00 to $25.00 each. Then you can see how much hardware will cost.
Compusa has the Dazzle multimedia DVD Creation Station 200 for $205.00, that works out to about 10 movies at $20.00 each.
Just my 2 cents
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Standalone DVD video recorders are getting cheap, and setting up your PC for video capture and DVD writing is a good thing to do anyway, but as donjamer said, you're better off buying the movies on DVD. The picture and sound quality will be a lot better than off tape. OTOH, kids probably won't notice the difference, and if there's like 20 movies, that's expensive. Plus Disney has the annoying habit of periodically taking titles off the market.
One way to capture is to use a camcorder which has a Firewire or USB connection to transfer the video to your PC. (Use the RCA video input on the camcorder) Your DVD writer should have come with some basic software to edit and record DVD video. Otherwise, get a capture or tuner card. A plug-in PCI card that captures directly to MPEG2 would be best, like the Hauppage WinTV PVR 150 or 250, but a USB version would probably be good enough if it captures to MPEG-2.
One way to capture is to use a camcorder which has a Firewire or USB connection to transfer the video to your PC. (Use the RCA video input on the camcorder) Your DVD writer should have come with some basic software to edit and record DVD video. Otherwise, get a capture or tuner card. A plug-in PCI card that captures directly to MPEG2 would be best, like the Hauppage WinTV PVR 150 or 250, but a USB version would probably be good enough if it captures to MPEG-2.
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I use the ConvertX by Plextor. I have bunches of old 8 mm movies that I converted to DVD by showing the 8mm movie on a screen and using a video camera with an output to the input of the capture devise (the ConvertX) then USB to the computer. The Software came with the ConvertX. Editing takes some getting used to, but simple transfers are pretty easy. I am in the process now of converting all the old video tapes I had of family since grandkids were born (up to 16 years ago now). Sure is a lot easier watching DVD than video tapes and worring about mangling a priceless family video!
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Originally Posted by BPofMD
I use the ConvertX by Plextor. I have bunches of old 8 mm movies that I converted to DVD by showing the 8mm movie on a screen and using a video camera with an output to the input of the capture devise (the ConvertX) then USB to the computer. The Software came with the ConvertX. Editing takes some getting used to, but simple transfers are pretty easy. I am in the process now of converting all the old video tapes I had of family since grandkids were born (up to 16 years ago now). Sure is a lot easier watching DVD than video tapes and worring about mangling a priceless family video!
I saw the ConvertX is going for $199.00 and you still need a video capture card and software. After all is said and done you will probably invest $300.00 or more for the equipment and software.
That works out to about 15 movies..
just my 2 cents
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