Re: Capturing from VHS/DVD recorder player

Copying to mpeg2, the vob, then converting to wmv will lose quality.
Another option is the advc range from canopus grass valley www.canopus.com
you can get one with will connect via firewire, then you can use any
software, such as MM, and capture as a dv.avi file.

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"Carver" <curtbradley@xxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
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John and LVTravel,

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to explain. You were both very
helpful.
John, I did not know that I could dub the VHS to a DVD on my combination
player. I had a completely different notion of what "dub" meant, and have
ignored it completely. I look forward to trying that.

LV, thank you for the detailed explanation of how/why you use USB and
FireWire. I appreciate that. I will be getting that ADS USB device. I
decided that when you first told me about it. I was hoping to buy it
locally
so I could walk into the store and get it, but it does not seem to be
available in any of our local stores such as Best Buy, Circuit City,
Staples.
So I may well have to order it from the link that you provided. Thanks
for
your help.
--
Carver


"John Hanley" wrote:

Since you have a combination VCR/DVD Recorder, I just thought I would
mention the way I get my VHS video into my computer. I can put my VHS
tape
in the VCR side of the combination player, hit the Dubbing button and the
VHS video is copied to and digitalized for the DVD disc. I then
'Finalize'
the DVD. The resulting files on the DVD have a .vob extension. Then I
put
the DVD into my computer DVDRW and copy the .vob files to my computer
hard
drive. Then I convert the .vob files to .wmv files using Windows Media
Encoder; the reason for that is that Windows Movie Maker does not handle
..vob files. Then, of course, I import the .wmv files to Windows Movie
Maker.

Just an alternative.



"LVTravel" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I can understand your confusion.

For analog capture from either my Cable TV box, DVD player or VCR, the
ADS
device that I recommended does all the analog video capture within the
ADS
device (it does a hardware conversion) and doesn't use processor power
from the computer to do the capture. The USB connection to the
computer
is required to be USB 2.0 and this is plenty fast to take the captured
material and send that "finished" datastream to the computer's hard
drive.
WMM doesn't do analog capture at all without an intermediate device of
some form.

I use IEEE1394 (firewire) to get data from my digital video camera
(miniDV) to the computer. With the digital capture, that WMM is good at
doing from a miniDV device, there is an enormous amount of data being
transmitted from the camera to the computer, therefore, the sustained
speed of firewire is required and USB isn't appropriate for this
transfer.

I use both methods for getting data from my supply device to the
computer,
depending on the device supplying my video, so that I can use either
WMM
or one of my other video editing programs (remember ULead's Video
Studio
is included with the device) to create my final product for either
computer or DVD output.

"Carver" <curtbradley@xxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
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LVTravel,

You said, "Kenny, the reason I like the ADS device is that it is
totally
USB..."
I keep reading that a FireWire connection produces much better results
than
a USB connection. Why do you prefer USB (or is it that Firewire cannot
be
used with analog)?
--
Carver


"LVTravel" wrote:


"Kenny" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I use a Matrox G450eTV card to capture from VCR or analogue
camcorder.
Works very well with the supplied software and captures direct to
MPEG2.
It's obsolete now but can still be found on Ebay.

--
Kenny Cargill




"Carver" <curtbradley@xxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
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John and LVT,

Thanks to both of you for all of that good information and all of
those
links. You were very helpful.

The DVD Express DX2 sounds good to me. I had an ADS USB Instant
VideoMPX
device that I used to capture video from an old Super8 anlog
camcorder
and
from a VHS/DVD combination player. That Video MPX stopped working
and is
now
apparently a discontinued item. I could not find a suggested
substitute
for
it on the ADS web site. So I am trying to learn what to do now
that
I do
not
have the have the Video MPX. DVD Express DX2 appears to be the
answer
and
I
certainly appreciate that. Thank you.

--
Carver


"LVTravel" wrote:

While John has given good links to help capturing directly into
MM
if
you
are going to have to purchase any item to do it I would recommend
finding
one that I use extensively. It comes with a capture program that
works
with
it flawlessly and also comes with Ulead's Video Studio 9SE which
is
just
as
powerful as MM and will also burn DVDs. It comes from ADS Tech
and
is
called DVD Xpress DX2.
http://www.adstech.com/products/USBAV-709-EF/intro/USBAV-709_intro.asp?pid=USBAV-709-EF
Costs about $70-80 and will capture anything that can be played
on
your
standalone DVD or VCR machine. It will connect to the DVD part
using
Svideo
if available or through standard RCA cables from the device (VCR
&
DVD)
to
the player and USB from the device to the computer.

Newegg sells them www.newegg.com & search for DVD Xpress DX2 or
click
here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815255011&Tpk=DVD%2bXpress%2bDX2
and on my search they had the best combined price with shipping.

I purchased one of mine from Sam's Club and the other from
Wal-Mart
but
haven't seen them there for some time.

I have no financial interest in ADS Tech or any company selling
the
product
but I do own two of them which are fixed permanently to two of my
DVD/VCR
players that I plug in one of my laptops to do the capture or
conversions.

Carver" <curtbradley@xxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
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I have a combination VHS/DVD recorder/player. How can I capture
video
from
that combination player to Windows MovieMaker?
--
Carver





Kenny, the reason that I like the ADS device is that it is totally
USB
and
can be plugged into any system, including laptops. A TV card
normally
is
installed inside a box and can't be used on a laptop. I used to use
the
latest ATI All-In-Wonder video card to capture video but found it
didn't
do
as good a job as the ADS device I recommended. I have also used the
Dazzle
USB device and it wasn't as good as the ADS device I recommended.
JMTCW!









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