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| 461155 | 2006-06-06 09:11:00 | Hi there, I am trying to make a birthday present for my partner. She has been quiet involved with theatrical performance of different types over the years. She has these on VHS and they are of Piss poor quality. Is there any way of copying these across on to my desktop and adjusting the appearance so that you might be able to view what is actually going on. Can you just give me a few pointers on what hardware and software I might need. I am quiet resourceful and will teach myself to use it. Any help greatly appreciated :D |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 461156 | 2006-06-06 09:24:00 | If the videos are of poor quality to start with, then when you transfer them to digital format, they too will also be of urine poor quality. There are video capture cards (dse.resultspage.com fdse%2estorefront%2f%5fsessionid%5f%2fProduct%2fVi ew%2fXH6594&rk=1&uid=821233288&sid=2&ts=p2&rsc=ZWKWYfU3800E8h6K&sessionid=44853c1c0d2404bc2740c0a87f9906bb&method=and&isort=score) designed primarily for the purpose of transferring VHS to digital format, or many TV tuner cards do that too. (dse.resultspage.com fdse%2estorefront%2f%5fsessionid%5f%2fProduct%2fVi ew%2fXH6861&rk=3&uid=821233288&sid=2&ts=p2&rsc=XEwIo0V99eLSVRAO&sessionid=44853c1c0d2404bc2740c0a87f9906bb&method=and&isort=score) All you need is patience and a decent encoder to compress those newly created videos down to a reasonable quality and size. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 461157 | 2006-06-06 10:01:00 | Thanks dude that really helps. Hey nice photos too. | CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 461158 | 2006-06-06 10:01:00 | Is there any way of copying these across on to my desktop and adjusting the appearance so that you might be able to view what is actually going on . Can you just give me a few pointers on what hardware and software I might need . I am quiet resourceful and will teach myself to use it . Any help greatly appreciated :D Um . . yes there is . You either need Video Capture card like someone else first said . Or you need a VGA that has VIVO (Video In Video Out) . then you connect VCR (6 head one will be the best, and clean inside with VCR cleaner tape before you use it) then connect it with good RCA cable which won't put down the quality . Then you can use Dscaler, Virtual Dub, Nero Video . . etc and bring the VCR screen in into your computer screen . then play video, capture it with LOSSLESS Video Codec and sound . Then you adjust it |
heroed4 (10496) | ||
| 461159 | 2006-06-06 11:11:00 | learn virtual dub would be helpful, lots of filters avaliable for it to clean out your video but just remember that crap in crap out..so..if the tape is really really piss poor poor quality..then might not be worth it um..are they just movies or something that ends up on dvd? my sister loved this movie..(er.. forgot what it was..ahum..)and she watched it over and over again..tape got worned out.. one day she saw the movie on dvd and was on sale too..so she bought it and finally let the tape to rest in peace ..yea..that might be an alternative to keep those video for longer without going through the trouble |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 461160 | 2006-06-06 12:39:00 | This job can be done proffessionaly only. to be honest. | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 461161 | 2006-06-06 20:35:00 | learn virtual dub would be helpful, lots of filters avaliable for it to clean out your video but just remember that crap in crap out..so..if the tape is really really piss poor poor quality..then might not be worth it um..are they just movies or something that ends up on dvd? my sister loved this movie..(er.. forgot what it was..ahum..)and she watched it over and over again..tape got worned out.. one day she saw the movie on dvd and was on sale too..so she bought it and finally let the tape to rest in peace ..yea..that might be an alternative to keep those video for longer without going through the trouble No I am not dubbing rental movies if thats what your asking. The only reason the tape quality is realy poor is mainly because the tapes are from the 80's and they are taken in a dark hall. Thanks for all you help guys and will try all your suggetions. All the best. |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 461162 | 2006-06-06 20:39:00 | This job can be done proffessionaly only. to be honest. Thats a bit of a defeatest pisermistic attitude is'nt it. If people went through life like that all the time nothing new would be invented and people would be dull and boaring. You have to go out and try new things. Nothing can be lost so give it a bash I say. I have this $2500 piece of plastic and metal infront of me and want to use it for something constructive instead of killing terriosts in iraq :D lol (Go Americas Army) I appreciate your input but this theard was designed more towards constructing a resolution to this problem. Thanks for your input though. |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 461163 | 2006-06-06 21:39:00 | Ok CaptinMoor, I haven't tried this yet, mainly because of all the wires I have to undo to move the VCR across to the pc.I've stuff on VHS as well that I have to copy to DVD. If you have a video camera it is possible to record onto that from your vcr,but wih a few 3 hour vhs tapes that's going to use a few vidcam tapes.The other way which I want to try is to use the Sony digital vidcam I have and feed the vhs tape through it to the pc.I think I set the Sony to record in the playback mode (VCR on the Sony) ,and the Sony changes the vhs to digital on the way through.Sony is plugged in to the firewire input.Another read of the manual coming up. |
Neil McC (178) | ||
| 461164 | 2006-06-06 22:34:00 | This job can be done proffessionaly only. to be honest. Srry captain, but what i meant was that this job is a trial and error & i am guessing you do not have much time. |
gum digger (6100) | ||
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