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Community Newsletter: Q&A: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD
- 6/29/06 5:28 PM
Converting VHS to DVD part 2
by bonbon53 - 7/1/06 10:21 AM In reply to: Converting VHS to DVD by bonbon53I forgot to mention that the Sony model described in my previous message also has a DV input for connecting a camcorder.
costco
by haf canadian - 7/1/06 1:18 PM In reply to: Converting VHS to DVD part 2 by bonbon53Yes, Costco sells several units capable of doing the job. I believe besides LitesOn, they have both Panasonic and Sony units, at least one of which (the Sony?) is a combo VHS/DVD player-burner, and which has a DV input and/or SD card port. Seems like it was around $289. Check the store or costco.com for a model no. and then see if CNET has reviews of it.
I am thinking of getting that or a similar rig (don't need the SD card port) to use with a Sony DVD505 camcorder I hope to buy this summer, if its price comes down from the clouds. Most people think DV tape is still a better option, though, and either format would work well with such a recorder. My only gripe is that few VHS units (much less the DVD combos) have the commercial advance or commercial skip feature; I use that religiously with my current Panasonic VCR to copy and watch TV shows and avoid the darn ads.
I should know this
by cparkermoon - 7/3/06 10:04 PM In reply to: Converting VHS to DVD by bonbon53I just purchased a DVD/VCR combo recorder to copy my old VHS tapes to DVD. I just want to make sure I'm going to be able to edit the content after I burn the DVD. I'll be using Adobe Premier Elements.
Easy way out!!
by stickmann100 - 7/1/06 1:41 PM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
If you have a professional photo shop in your town, do yourself a favor and take it there. They are usually fairly inexpensive and they do a good job. Plus, if there are any problems you can always take it back to them for the fix. I did this with the video of my daughter's wedding and was very satisfied!! Good Luck!!
Saving home movies to DVD
by amigadude - 7/3/06 9:28 AM In reply to: Easy way out!! by stickmann100Sorry that this info is buried at the back of the pack.
July 10, 2006 CNET will have a step-by-step class on how to save your home videos to DVD. Even if you know how and haven't enrolled in a CNET online course, you'll find some handy information.
http://vhs-dvd-movies.workshops.help.com/
[joe]
(NT) What time does the class start?
by straca - 7/4/06 7:48 AM In reply to: Saving home movies to DVD by amigadudePinnacle? I don't think so
by selimap - 7/6/06 10:57 AM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
While Studio has good features, but it's reliability is dredaful. I wasted 50 hours of editing when I couldn't render the film. And it's slow beyond. I've upgrdaded, sought help, everything - it's just buggy and unreliable. Try something esle.
Video Capturing, editing, and Burning Software Comparisons
by DADSGETNDOWN - 7/7/06 11:19 PM In reply to: Pinnacle? I don't think so by selimapHow good do we think Ulead Video Studio 9 or 10 is ?.
I read only about 10 replies but seen Roxio, MS Movie Maker, Nero, Pinaccle etc etc, but Didn't see Ulead. any PROS or CONS ?. I found it does everything. But have not used any others EXCEPT MS Movie MAKER Which I didn't like because it doesn't do it ALL. or seems to me as good. but was easy.
ULEAD MOVIE STUDIO TRIAL RUN
by medlgl - 7/9/06 6:39 AM In reply to: Video Capturing, editing, and Burning Software Comparisons by DADSGETNDOWNI am currently running a trial of Ulead Movie Studio 10 and I am very pleased with it. I have a new JVC hard drive camcorder, which uses propriatory software with the "MOD" movie extension, which is not yet recognized by most of the other movie making software companies (i.e. Roxio, Sony, Microsoft Moviemaker, etc.). Ulead recognizes and accepts the "MOD" extension. Anyway, I have 10 days left on my trial run and I am currently using it to make a rather lengthy DVD movie from our recent vacation. It's easy to use and has plenty of "bells and whistles" to make your movies look professinal. I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Lon Malcolm
Simple camcorder to DVD
by DADSGETNDOWN - 7/7/06 11:23 PM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
How hard is it to buy a Home DVD Player /Burner and hook your camcorder to it and burn it ? if that works It would be easy, but you would have no to maybe little control over editing options like menus or anything for that matter. Maybe I should make this a new Discussion ?..I think I've seen them will do this for as little as $220 (Brand name).
MiniDV to DVD Software Problems
by nicknock - 7/18/06 9:43 PM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I’ve been using Sonic MyDVD, direct-to-DVD. I'm very happy with the quality & speed, but have had some problems. The problems I’ve had with MyDVD are:
• It never quite fits the contents of a one-hour MiniDV tape onto one DVD. I always lose the last few minutes of the tape.
• After watching the entire hour-long tape & hitting the space bar to create chapter points as it captures, the program automatically does its thing for about another hour before the DVD is completed. However it often runs into some type of error, and once that happens, the entire process doesn’t work. You have to try it all again from the beginning. I just think if I had a little more control over the process, (such as if it was copied to my hard-drive first), I could try to correct a problem that occurs mid-stream, instead of having to start over.
• It might also be nice to have software that gave me the option to automatically mark scenes based on the date, instead of having to hit the space bar. But this isn’t critical.
Can you recommend software that might solve these problems? Most important to me are maintaining high video quality & minimizing the amount of time it will take (preferably less than 1 ½ hours to convert a one-hour tape to DVD). I just don’t have any more time to devote to it. Other than creating chapter points, I'm not interested in much editing. I have a Sony DCR-HC85 MiniDV camcorder, Dell Dimension 8300 computer, 2.66GHz processor, 512MB DDRSD RAM, 4x DVD+RW/+RW/CD-RW drive, Windows XP, firewire card, etc.
I bought a
by 4jackie40d - 10/27/06 9:04 AM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I bought a ADS Tech DVD Express and it lets me record anything coming out of my VCR / DVD player /recorder !
My Go-Video DVD/VCR has the 3 RCA inputs on the front
so I can plug in any Camcorder and record it to the VCR or the DVD recorder and then copy it to the computer as
a MPG Edit it and add it to a DVD! The ADS Tech DVD Express comes with software to edit the MPG file with and it burns it to the DVD . . you can preview the file before burning so you know whats there . . plus titles and fade out/ in's and sounds to add for your movies
Lets go a little further back now
by Jill914 - 10/27/06 9:11 AM In reply to: 6/30/06 Helpful advice for converting camcorder video to DVD by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I love the idea of someone asking this question , I am gonna be doing the same thing for my mother in law , but heres the big thing she has old movies from a projector , so yrs ago she bought a device thats called polestar home studio , and what it supposed to do is using your camcorder and that device along with projector put the movies on a mm with your camcorder then i was going to do the steps that was just asked about dvd, Any help would be appreciated , Thank YOu
I forgot to add more to my question
by Jill914 - 10/27/06 9:25 AM In reply to: Lets go a little further back now by Jill914Sorry what I need to know is there something I can buy to do what the polestar home studio is suppose to do. I just think the device she bought is toooo outdated. Thank You
Video taping from 8mm or 16mm Film
by azkaja - 10/27/06 2:02 PM In reply to: Lets go a little further back now by Jill914Over the past few years I transferred thousands
of feet of both 8mm and 16mm film to tape.
It is very critical to get a GOOD capture at this
stage.
I set up the movie projector, then I placed my
VHS camera (which is all I owned at the time) on
a tripod.
I zoomed into the screen just enough to capture the
image, but not the rounded border on the screen.
Then (and VERY important) I set the camera to MANUAL
FOCUS and adjusted the lens for the sharpest picture.
Reason for this, is that I discovered that Auto-Focus
tends to wander in and out during the capture process
which results in a sometime out-of-focus capture.
You don't want that to happen! Very frustrating.
Hope this small tip helps!
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