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  • boonclee
    Gold Member
    Gold Member
    • Mar 2005
    • 104
    #1

    VHS to DVD

    Has anyone ever convert VHS movies into DVD movies?
    1. How is the quality of the movie?
    2. Can you preserve the subtitles?
    3. What are the hardwares needed?
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    • MikeyBK
      Digital Video Maniac
      • Feb 2006
      • 1131
      #2
      This thread is from when I got started doing what you want to do....might find some useful info that will help you make some decisions.

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      http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=67419&highlight=wintv+pvr+150
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      MBK

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      *Sony DRU-810A IDE DVD±R
      *BenQ LS DW1655 IDE DVD±R

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        • photo_angel2004
          Queen of Digital Video
          Queen of Digital Video
          • Jan 2004
          • 3558
          #3
          You would need some kind of capturing device wheather it be something like Dazzle that hooks up from the VCR to your pc or by using a Capture card that you would hook up to your VCR.

          Its a bit time consuming and a bit more advanced than just backing up a movie. Probly not worth the effort unless its something that isnt on DVD like home video.

          The quality will dpend on a lot such as the actuall quality the video already is, what file format you rip it to your hard drive as and what size you rip it as.

          Dont exprect top of the line DVD quality if it is comming from VHS but you can do pretty good with this guide:

          I found this most helpful.
          I use the Dazzle to capture video from my camcorder or VCR to my computer.


          Basic AVI to DVD conversion using TMPGEnc Plus (including Audio Sync Correction) - Digital Video Forums
          http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56454
          Talk about the TMPGEnc line of software, including TMPGEnc Express, MPEG Editor and TMPGEnc DVD Author






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            • boonclee
              Gold Member
              Gold Member
              • Mar 2005
              • 104
              #4
              ok..i give...
              I am going to wait for the VHS to come out on dvd...

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                • MikeyBK
                  Digital Video Maniac
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 1131
                  #5
                  Originally Posted by boonclee
                  ok..i give...
                  I am going to wait for the VHS to come out on dvd...
                  +

                  That would be the best bet 'if' the VHS will come out on DVD. Also just to let you know, some of the older movies that you might have on VHS now will not achieve the quality of the newer DVDs that are coming out now even if it becomes available in DVDs. It would be better than the VHS, but just won't be as crisp as the newer movies. A good example is RainMan, which I got on DVD. It was better than the VHS, but IMHO, not worth the 18 bucks because I can get pretty close to that converting my VHS to DVD on my own.

                  But whatever you'd like to do. Some of my VHS is not available in DVDs so I went with the TV tuner/capture card and am glad I did.
                  MBK

                  Antec 900 ATX Mid Tower
                  Antec True Power Trio 650W PSU
                  ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel Motherboard
                  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz CPU (Overclocking @ 2.9GHz)
                  XFX GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 Video Card
                  Patriot eXtreme Performance (2 x 1GB) DDR2 SDRAM
                  Seagate Barracuda(Perpendicular Recording) 320GB SATA 3.0Gb

                  *SAMSUNG 18X LightScribe SATA SH-S183L DVD±R
                  *Sony DRU-810A IDE DVD±R
                  *BenQ LS DW1655 IDE DVD±R

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                    • photo_angel2004
                      Queen of Digital Video
                      Queen of Digital Video
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 3558
                      #6
                      Originally Posted by boonclee
                      ok..i give...
                      I am going to wait for the VHS to come out on dvd...
                      If you have a wal mart near you, I saw they have a large selection of OLDER movies new on dvd on sale for $4.99 you may want to take a look and see if the movie you want on dvd is there.







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                        • kuneo
                          Super Member
                          Super Member
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 241
                          #7
                          Capturing and converting on the computer is a pain (at least for me..I used Pinnacle).

                          Easiest way is to get a cheap Home DVD Recorder,and go straight from VHS into the Home DVD Recorder....no computer needed.

                          I use it to convert all VHS/S-VHS titles I have that aren't available on DVD....yet

                          K

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