Video to CD

Chippy Wood · Post by **Chippy Wood** » 26 Jul 2003 6:13 am

Hi Guys,
Is there any way of copying video's via the computer on to DVD's, I would like to put my steel instruction tapes on to DVD.

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Ron (Chippy) Wood
Carter S10/Pad

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 26 Jul 2003 10:29 am

I asume you have a PC (Windows) because I think you can do this on a Mac without buying anything extra.

A highly recommended product that I have is Studio 8 from Pinnacle (software), and also some hardware such as Pinnacle Studio AV.

The AV card gets analog video from your VHS videocassette player into the computer, but you don't need to buy it if your video is already in a digital format. If your video source is already in a digital format, then there are cheaper options, maybe free options, such as using USB.

You need some disk space, about 13 GB per hour of video.

Then you can edit your video, chopping up scenes, adding scenes from different sources, overdubbing audio, adding titles, index, whatever. Maybe you don't want to change a thing.

Then you can write it to a disk. If you want to create a DVD you would need a DVD-RW drive, about $200 or $300 I think.
There are cheaper options. For example you may already have a CD-RW drive (about $20), which will let you write to a CD in VCD (Video Compact Disk) format, which is readable by many (most?) DVD players. The quality is a little lower but is probably as good as your VHS video tapes, so there is probably no point in buying a DVD-RW drive.
I haven't written to a disk yet so I can't confirm this.

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 26 Jul 2003 3:05 pm

Chippy,

There is a video card out right now from a company called ATI. It is called the "All in One" card. It is basically a video capture device and a video card. You can plug your VCR into your video card and hit will convert the video signal into the file format of your choice (AVI, MPEG etc). Then you can edit down or compress the video.

I am really unsure on burning DVD's (I have never done it before). However, my DVD player (Apex) can play Divx movies. I just convert my avi files to DIVX and burn to a regular CDR and it plays in my Apex DVD player.

I know there have been a TON of acronyms listed above so if you are confused don't worry...I even get confused on all the acronyms.

Mark

Chippy Wood · Post by **Chippy Wood** » 28 Jul 2003 7:45 am

Thank you guy's,
I will be investigating your suggestions.
Again, many thanks.

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Ron (Chippy) Wood
Carter S10/Pad

[This message was edited by Chippy Wood on 28 July 2003 at 08:46 AM.]

Dan Dowd · Post by **Dan Dowd** » 29 Jul 2003 4:12 am

I have ATI card and had some problems with using it with WIN XP. I called the tech line which is in Canada. The problem was with the drivers which were not the latest one from the install disk. After 2 calls and over 1 hr with the tech folks the probles was fixed. However when I recieved my telephone bill there was a charge for the call for $62.40. I am real upset about this as I feel it was their problem. I still can not make a DVD with it even though the video is on my computer. The card is the ATI All In Wonder 9000 Pro AGP. The cost was $189. It comes with a adapter for hooking up your VCR or camera.
I also have a Memorex DVD+R burner, Pinnicle software,which came bundeled with the card.

If any one has had better luck than I have making a DVD please let me know. [This message was edited by Dan Dowd on 29 July 2003 at 05:16 AM.]

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 30 Jul 2003 2:57 pm

Chippy,

Hey, in the Wall Street Journal today there was a review of 3 external boxes that convert the video into your computer. It was in section 4 of the paper. They recommended the external box from Adaptec. Here is the link to the website... here

Looks pretty cool and it is just about the same price as an internal one!

If anyone has used this, please post...I am very interested...

Thanks!
Mark

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