Re: Need Recommendation for VHS to Digital Hardware

Larry, have you *seen* the ADVC110 manual? I just took a look at it, and
it's 18 pages long with only 9 pages of useful information. It comes with
*no* software/driver/manual CD in the box. Granted, it's supposed to
automagically work with Windows XP and certain software packages listed on
the box, but it's a bit disconcerting to buy a $300 piece of hardware with
little to no instruction on how to use the thing, or even detailed info on
what software/version is compatible with the device. "Here's your $300
hockey puck and a firewire cable. It's so easy to use you don't need
instructions. GOOD LUCK !!"

-- Paul



"Larry Johnson" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Actually the ADVC models are very good. The way to use the capture from
analog to DV is to open the capture module and then hit the play button
which opens the 1394 port. You then begin either capture and then hit play
on the VCR, which leaves a little blank video at the beginning - or hit
play on the VCR and then record on the capture module. This is a normal
way of dealing with analog to DV capture devices where there is no device
control due to the fact you are capturing from an analog source. This
method is also described in detail within the manual that ships with these
types of capture devices, whether it is an ADS Pyro A/V Link or the
Canopus ADVC models... If you folks would just read the manual before
trying to use the device it would save you plenty of time and headache.
--
Larry Johnson
Digital Video Solutions
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"Paul" <paule-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What digitizing hardware would you recommend?

I originally purchased a Canopus ADVC110 which seems to be highly
recommended but could never get the thing to work correctly with the
right combination of firewire drivers and capture software. After a
couple days pulling my hair out with that and numerous installations of
various bloated video editing/capture packages, I ended up buying an LG
LRY-517 VHS/DVD Recorder combo (Circuit City) to transfer VHS tapes
directly to DVD. It worked great, and I could transfer the VOB (MPEG2)
files to the computer for editing and further encoding.

-- Paul







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