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brergo
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_ 		23. March 2003 @ 16:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am looking for some advice on how to capture video from my analog camcorder and archive it. I have Pinnacle Studio 8 Deluxe. I have about a dozen or so hours of analog video from the past 5-6 years and would like to put it all into some sort of format to archive it since once my camcorder breaks or I decide to upgrade to digital, I will not be able to play all that video back very easily. I have Studio Deluxe 8 AV/DV and 2 hard drives. One has about 23GB free (and I can free up probably another 10GB on it by getting rid of WinME and just using Win2K) and the other, my main drive, has 48 GB free (but I can't use it all, must save room for future software additions).

What would be the best way to capture all this video (ie: what size/length increments, etc.)?

What format is best to store it in that will give me a happy medium between quality and space conservation?

Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Cam: Sony CCD-TR94

PC: Dell Dimension 4100 P3/933, 512 RAM, Windows 2000 Pro SP4,60 GB hdd/40 GB hdd,CD-RW, Studio Deluxe 8.5.21, Nvidia TNT2 M64 video card, Creative SBLive! sound card
mafixit
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_ 		4. April 2003 @ 10:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought a brand new Dell Dimension 4550 (just arrived March 27) with Dell Movie Studio Plus. The "plus" package comes with an analog connection to plug in your camcorder, VCR, etc.

I am happily using it to transfer all my VHS and 8mm tapes to my 'puter, and then onto DVD. It works GREAT.

Hope this helps.

Karen
mafixit
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Karen B
MaFixIt

A very newbie to the world of DVD recording.
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