Re: DVD Recorder vs. Digital Camcorder Pass Through for Converting VHS and Camcorder Tapes


"sid" <sridhara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a SONY TRV33 which has digital passthrough. I used it to record
a program from VCR to mpeg2 on PC and then burned it. Towards the end
of one hour program there was visible lipsynch problems.

Clearly, you did something wrong. If you used digital passthrough, you
would have connected the TRV33 to your computer using a 1394/Firewire port,
and your capture software would have saved the resulting transfer as a
DV-codec-encoded AVI file. If you got mpeg, you were using some software
that was doing on-the-fly transcoding, which would result in a poor quality
transfer and, probably, your sync problems.

Also it was
just a hassle to connect several equipments and use software.

A hassle? VCR out to camcorder in. Camcorder digital out to 1394 on the
computer. That's a hassle?

I am now
leaning towards a standalone DVD recorder , esp the panasonic model
mentioned in this thread. (I can't believe how much they overcharge for
a model with VCR built-in - almost $100 more!) Oh well. I will just
stack my old vcr on top of this.
SS
powrwrap@xxxxxxx wrote:
Scubajam wrote:

<snip good info>


One thing, you can edit then render to an avi file to sent to the DVD
authoring program, or you can render to mpg format, which is what is
burned to the DVD (changed to vob format). If you use the editing
software to create the mpg file, then when changing to the DVD
authoring program make sure to check the box for "smart render" or do
not convert compliant files, etc. That means you don't want the DVD
program to take a mpg file, and render it again to another mpg file to
burn on disc. Such double rendering is where a lot of programs lose
quality. For a beginner, use edit software to render to an avi file,
then let the DVD software create the mpg file.


I shall heed your advice for beginners and use DVD authoring software
to burn. I have Sonic MyDVD, it came pre-installed on my Dell. At first
I will probably use MS Movie Maker as my video capture program, just
for my learning experience. Then I might try some of the free trial
versions you mentioned and go from there.

BTW, I've pretty much decided to go with a used Sony TRV240 (or
similar) to convert analog to digital and rejected the standalone DVD
recorder option.

I appreciate all your help, Scubajam.



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