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287494 2004-11-03 09:01:00 Hi , going to encode video from old VHS tapes to my computer using a Leadtek TV2000XP Expert, TV Tuner/Video Capture Card + FM Tuner, PCI and am wondering how big would each hour of video be - i want a good quality and resoution but am wondering whether to get a DVD RW and a bigger HDD ApeNz (4220)
287495 2004-11-03 09:08:00 depends entirely on what codec you use and at what bitrate,plus of course resolution.

Someone here will be able to tell you what resolution VHS is,there is no reason to capture at a higher setting...and i do believe vhs is quite low res.

I would suggest capturing with Huffy codec,then re-encoding down to VCD or SVCD,or not depending on if you get yourself a DVD writer....A large HD is always a bonus,as is a grunty PC....
metla (154)
287496 2004-11-03 09:11:00 i plan on encoding with mpeg2 - and getting a another 512 ram which will put me up to a gig and my cpu is fairy good , i just want to know how big each say hour of video is so that i can decide on buying a DVD RW or a bigger HDD ApeNz (4220)
287497 2004-11-03 09:16:00 well....you can adjust the bitrate/quality of mpeg2,so it depends on your settings......

For optimal quality i would again suggest capturing with a lossless codec and then encoding down to desired format,rather then encoding/compressing on the fly.
metla (154)
287498 2004-11-03 09:19:00 and the size per hour will be ? - its a big factor for me as my 80gig hdd and around 25 VHS tapes with only a cd writer , yeah ApeNz (4220)
287499 2004-11-03 09:24:00 roughly 100Mb per minute
1hr = 600Mb
45South (4769)
287500 2004-11-03 09:27:00 600 MEGS , dont you mean 6 GIG , yeah you got my hopes up ApeNz (4220)
287501 2004-11-03 09:30:00 nope,he meant 600mb. metla (154)
287502 2004-11-03 09:31:00 he did how - isnt it 100 meg per minute ApeNz (4220)
287503 2004-11-03 09:35:00 Like i siad,you can adjust the settings,low bitrate equals low file size .




anyhow,this may help .



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metla (154)
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