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Gear / Technical Help => Photo / Video Recording => Topic started by: bagtagsell on December 19, 2004, 11:44:35 PM

Title: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: bagtagsell on December 19, 2004, 11:44:35 PM
I tried a few years ago to get Star Wars on to a DVD via VCR>Computer, bad quailty just sucked.  However I just learned this trick the other day.  Run VCR>Digital Video Cam>Firewire>Compuer.  Perfect quality.  Don't know if it helps anyone, but helped me.  I got 12/31/95 on VHS maybe its time to upload that onto a DVD
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: Ed. on December 19, 2004, 11:59:05 PM
i've seen that in source info before, but never knew how to hook the vcr up to the cam.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: bagtagsell on December 20, 2004, 12:28:39 AM
depends on camera i guess.  RCA out of vcr>? (My camera has this crazy 1/8 really long input).  Aother camera had RCA on it (i think)
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: Ed. on December 20, 2004, 12:29:59 AM
mine has a plug for mini > rca for going out, i wonder if the same can be used for going in...i doubt it tho.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: sickrick43 on December 20, 2004, 08:18:26 AM

But the IMPORTANT QUESTION would be - WHY would you want to put Star Wars from a VideoCassette onto a DVD, when DVD's of all the Star Wars are available (with 5.1DD audio, which the VC doesn't have)?  Just buy the DVD's or rent & rip them...

Rick
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: neumannkid on December 20, 2004, 08:54:41 AM
He said he originally tried to transfer star wars, which wasnt available on DVD till this year. I think hes going to transfer a show next 12/31/95 which is probably not on DVD.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: sickrick43 on December 20, 2004, 10:05:07 AM


DUH on me... :P

That's what I get for posting before my coffee...

Rick

I've got an ATI Radeon 8500 DV that's got composite & SuperVideo in & Out, and I transfer from my Sony VCR with SuperVideo.  About as good as you're going to get, though this doesn't defeat MacroVision, which CAN be defeated by running it through a format changer (like you're doing with your camcorder), as that retimes/resynchs the video to the secondary standard, and removes the copyprotection...
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: MattD on December 20, 2004, 10:27:33 AM
Quote from: sickrick43 on December 20, 2004, 08:18:26 AM

But the IMPORTANT QUESTION would be - WHY would you want to put Star Wars from a VideoCassette onto a DVD, when DVD's of all the Star Wars are available (with 5.1DD audio, which the VC doesn't have)?  Just buy the DVD's or rent & rip them...

Rick

Rick, I don't think the originals were ever released on DVD without being altered from their theatrical release.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: Ed. on December 20, 2004, 02:23:50 PM
i use my ati radeon all-in-wonder 7500 which works decent enuf for my transfers, however the video camera thing still intrigues me a bit.  just to see what would happen.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: PG on December 20, 2004, 02:50:37 PM
Quote from: MattD on December 20, 2004, 10:27:33 AM
Quote from: sickrick43 on December 20, 2004, 08:18:26 AM

But the IMPORTANT QUESTION would be - WHY would you want to put Star Wars from a VideoCassette onto a DVD, when DVD's of all the Star Wars are available (with 5.1DD audio, which the VC doesn't have)?  Just buy the DVD's or rent & rip them...

Rick

Rick, I don't think the originals were ever released on DVD without being altered from their theatrical release.

I have a transfer from the Laserdiscs on DVD, unaltered by the man himself Darth Lucas.
Title: Re: News to me, maybe its old news (VHS>COMP Content)
Post by: formengr on January 12, 2005, 10:24:03 PM
Quote from: SpeshulEd on December 20, 2004, 12:29:59 AM
mine has a plug for mini > rca for going out, i wonder if the same can be used for going in...i doubt it tho.
My Sony's mini plug is both an inny & an outie.  Sort of a hermaphrodaite I suppose...