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Hello,
I have the following problem:
I would like to add English subtitles to some Russian movies so that my wife, who is American, could watch them. I tried to research the subject, but got quite confused.
I recorded a movie from the VHS onto a digital camcorder and then captured itit via a firewire into an AVI wtih the help of VideoWave 4 software taht came with the fireware card.
One problem is that 120 Hi8 tape holds only about an hour of digital info. That means that I would have to do the movie in two parts and join them together later.
AVI file gets quite large. I captured about 20 minutes with VideoWave4 and it created a 4Gig file. I have a spare 20G Hard Drive, so the size is not too much of the concern at the moment.
The next immediate problem is that I am not sure how to add my own subtitiles to the movie.
And the last issue I need to resolve is what will I do with the final result. I don't have a DVD burner at the moment. Originally I was thinkign about transfering the subtitiled movie back onto a regular VHS:computer->camcorder->VHS. Again, in two parts. However, I am not discarding a DVD option as well. I saw that there is some Pioneer DVD burner for around $150. I am concerned about the DVD zones though. Currently I live in US, but plan to move to Europe soon.
Also, is there a way to workaround a problem of having to split the movie into two parts due-to a Hi8 length limitation? Is it possible to stream a movie straight from VHS->camcorder->fireware card and other way around?
I appreciate any advice greatly,
Jenya
I have the following problem:
I would like to add English subtitles to some Russian movies so that my wife, who is American, could watch them. I tried to research the subject, but got quite confused.
I recorded a movie from the VHS onto a digital camcorder and then captured itit via a firewire into an AVI wtih the help of VideoWave 4 software taht came with the fireware card.
One problem is that 120 Hi8 tape holds only about an hour of digital info. That means that I would have to do the movie in two parts and join them together later.
AVI file gets quite large. I captured about 20 minutes with VideoWave4 and it created a 4Gig file. I have a spare 20G Hard Drive, so the size is not too much of the concern at the moment.
The next immediate problem is that I am not sure how to add my own subtitiles to the movie.
And the last issue I need to resolve is what will I do with the final result. I don't have a DVD burner at the moment. Originally I was thinkign about transfering the subtitiled movie back onto a regular VHS:computer->camcorder->VHS. Again, in two parts. However, I am not discarding a DVD option as well. I saw that there is some Pioneer DVD burner for around $150. I am concerned about the DVD zones though. Currently I live in US, but plan to move to Europe soon.
Also, is there a way to workaround a problem of having to split the movie into two parts due-to a Hi8 length limitation? Is it possible to stream a movie straight from VHS->camcorder->fireware card and other way around?
I appreciate any advice greatly,
Jenya
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