Topic: Can/Will Someone transfer Hi8 >DVD mpeg for me?

[bliggy]

Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum...

Is there someone who can help me? I vid taped a local band Bockman (taper-friendly) and I would like to have it transfered from Hi8 to full uncompressed DVD mpeg.

Could someone hook me up to get this done? No major editing or production needed. Just a transfer.

Lert me know... we can work a trade or whatever.

Thanks!

[willndmb]

you realize that "full uncompressed" the file will be 2gb for every 10 mins or so
you would need to supply a HD to put it on for the person to send you back
otherwise you need to compress it down to fit a dvd, even if thats all you do to it as far as editing

[bliggy]

sorry... i wasn't aware... I figured full uncompressed was DVD9...

its only 65 minutes long so I figured the DVD9 format would fit nicely on a regular 4.5gb DVD. I could be wrong.

Anyway... sorry for the misuse of language. Can anyone help still anyway?

Thanks!

[willndmb]

ok if its 65 mins then it will take up approx 13gb to start
you could make it a dual layer dvd or single layer dvd at a high bitrate and have good results from either

i have to see if my friend still has a hi 8/dig8 cam - if so i could convert it for you
or if you have a hi8 > vhs adaptor i could play it thru my vcr/dazzle set up

[bliggy]

well... seems I've made a rather large error...

the tape is a VHS C... does that make sense? Sorry.

Either way I DO have a VHS adapter for the tape. If you would transfer that would make you uber cool in my book

Let me know what I need to do. and thank you!

P.S. Any format that will fit on a 4.5gb DVD would be great... i jsut figured the DVD9 standard would fit. I think the most important part is the lossless audio.... maybe?

THanks!

[willndmb]

audio can be ac3 or pcm depending on the program used and the amount of compression to the video
yes vhsc is a format used to record stuff
lmk dig out the vcr and do a test run with it, it worked the last time i used it though so it should still work now

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