Re: Converting VHS to MPEG
- From: "PTravel" <ptravel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:00:51 GMT
"Les Desser" <NewsDump1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <1153016184.933539.327210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark
Burns <marcus520520@xxxxxxxxx> Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:16:25 writes
Easiest and best way, imho
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Many thanks for all of that.
I am completely new to all this. I was hoping that the answer was going
to be "get a pair of cables and a simple recording program.." but I see
there is much more to it than that.
The DVD recorder sounds like the simples solution and probably the
cheapest.
Should all DVD recorders be able to take care of the sync problem?
I also presume that the same method could be used to record direct from
the camera to the DVD?
My gut feel is that as these are amateur recordings, the ability to make
adjustments may well be valuable, so a capture card may be better in the
long run.
The adjustments you mentioned are done on the fly while recording or as
an editing process afterwards?
Again I presume that the card could be used to record direct from the
camera to the DVD?
Just to clarify things with the capture card, would you be kind enough
to spell out the steps involved from the point of connection the
equipment to the card to getting a finished file on the PC. (The
burning to DVD is not an issue - yet)
Thanks again.
If you're not going to do any editing, the suggestions in this thread have
been correct. If, however, you want to do more than simple cuts-only edits
to your video, e.g. add titles, transitions, effects and corrections, you do
not want to capture in mpeg. I've cut-and-pasted a response to another
thread that outlines the work flow for getting video from your computer to a
DVD.
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Though the work flow described below is correct, it will not result in the
best quality DVD, and gives a misleading understanding of the process.
1. Video must be captured. This can be done using an all-in-one package,
or with a stand-alone program. "Capture" is a misnomer, because it also
applies to transfer digital video from camcorder to computer. Analog video
is "captured," however, as it must be digitized.
The capture process determines in what format the video will be stored, i.e.
it is at this stage that the storage format (Huffman-AVI, DV-codec-encoded
AVI, mpeg2, mpeg4, divx, etc.) is chosen. In addition to bringing in the
video, it can also be split into scenes, either physically or by creation of
a cut list, by examining either the time code or the actual content.
Though most editors have capture capability (Vegas, Premiere Pro, Studio,
etc.), I've found that standalone capture utilities, e.g. Scenealyzer Live,
do a better job -- they can batch-capture, preview, and offer more
flexibility in automatic logging and scene splitting.
2. Video is edited as indicated below. The format for editing the video
depends, to some extent, on the source material, the intended target, and
the nature of the editing. Extensive editing (adding transitions, titles,
correction, etc.) is best accomplised with source video that (1) is
compatible with the internal format used by the editor, so as not to require
rendering, and (2) not stored with key-frame-type compression, e.g. mpeg,
divx or wmv. Most editors work well with DV-encoded AVI. A very few will
handle mpeg with varying degrees of success.
3. Video is transcoded to a DVD-compliant format. Once the edit is
complete, the video must be converted to mpeg2, a process called
"transcoding." As with capture, many editing packages can do this from
within the program. However, for maximum quality, transcoding is best done
with a stand-alone program that gives maximum control over all elements of
the transcoding process. I'm partial to a program called tmpgenc, which is
inexpensive and produces very high-quality results. Other good standalone
transcoders include Ligos and MediaConcept.
4. The DVD is authored. "Authoring" is the process of creating menus,
organizing the DVD, and breaking up the mpeg2 video stream created by the
transcoder into 1 gigbyte VOB files. As with all other aspects of DVD
creation, authoring can be done from within some editing packages, but is
done best with a standalone program. I use Adobe Encore.
5. The DVD is burned. Most authoring packages will also burn a DVD, but I
prefer to have the authoring program create the necessary files and then
burn the DVD with Nero. I find Nero more robust and a lot faster.
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Again, if you plan to edit your captured VHS video, I've found that the
cheapest and easiest way to digitize and capture is to use an inexpensive
camcorder with digital pass-through. You'd plug the audio and video outputs
of your VHS player into the AV inputs of the camcorder. The camcorder to
your computer via the 1394/Firewire ports. You wind up with a
DV-codec-encoded AVI file that is readily editable and of higher video
quality than DVD-compliant mpeg2 capture.
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