Re: Analog Video Conversion

"Ubertrout" wrote ...
Hello all...I'm knowledgable about computers but not video editing,
and it seems circumstances are pushing me to an area where I'm out of
my depth.

As a prologue, my mother worked on a TV series ~30 years ago. I'd
like to give her copies of that show (several episodes, 1 hour each)
for mother's day this year, and there are no copies easily available.
The organization that funded it is willing to let me look at the tapes
in their private facility, and copy them as long as I don't remove
them, so my thought is I'd copy them to my laptop as digital video
files, and then use my desktop to make them into DVDs. The originals
are 1/2 or 3/4 inch videotapes; I don't think they're a modern format.

I'm thinking of purchasing a Canopus ADVC110 converter and Premiere
Elements, but are there better tools in terms of video capture
quality?

The ADVC110 will be better quality than your likely source material,
so not an issue, IMHO.

However, with limited information and also limited access, I would
rather go in with an ADVC300 or some similar solution that has
"Time-Base Correction" ("TBC"). If they tapes (and their equipment)
are in very good shape, then you may not need TBC, but if you need
it and don't have it, you will not get anything you can make into a
DVD.

The 300 is more $$$ than the 110, dunno if maybe you could rent
one if just for this one-off exercise?

I also guess that I should ask about what inputs the system
there has - I'm not really certain about that.

I think you mean OUTPUTS. I would certainly go in prepared to
connect video to BNC or even UHF (SO-239) connectors. And
audio to RCA, 1/4-inch phone, or XLR connectors (and pro levels).
If you can discover the make/model of the equipment(s), people
here may be able to help you with the types of connectors/adapters,
etc. will be needed.

Any advice is appreciated...it's not an area I'm particularly
knowledgable about.

Alternatively, you might ask if they would be willing to have a
local video production company do the dubbing/capture? They
may be better equipped to handle the possible variations.

Another possibility is to use a standalone DVD recorder.
That would be the most direct (and also least expensive)
route. If you have the access, I might try going in first with
a DVD recorder, and then if that doesn't work, come back
with your more complex "plan B".


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