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HOW DO I TURN MY VIDEO CAMERA HOME VIDEOS INTO DVDS?
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chahal4
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11. June 2005 @ 13:32 |
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How do i get the home videos made on the camcorder onto the computer and then to a format that is burnable? I know how to burn dvds in .iso,.img, video_ts and .bin and .cue so if i can get the home videos in this format itd be great.
So first thing, what wires/adapters do i need to plug my camcorder into my computer.
What software do i need?
Is there any sort of online guide, if not cud u plz help.
any help wud be great, thx.
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12. June 2005 @ 22:09 |
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What you buy for the computer, depends on what outputs the cam has.
If it has composite outputs, you can get decent capture cards for about $100.
If it has S-video outputs, the same applies.
If it has USB, then there's different software needed.
If it has firewire, then it's different again.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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chahal4
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13. June 2005 @ 16:16 |
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it has those three coloured wires (red,white,yellow)
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14. June 2005 @ 06:53 |
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Then you can either purchase a TBC device, such as the Canopus ADVC-110, or a good capture card with "Composite" (that's what those plugs are called) inputs.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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chahal4
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14. June 2005 @ 12:07 |
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whats a TBC device and how much does it cost? im guessing the capture card wud be more expensive.
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14. June 2005 @ 23:04 |
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Amazingly no. Capture cards (good ones) start about $75.
A good TBC will cost double that, or more.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pfh
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15. June 2005 @ 05:10 |
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Check the discussions regarding anolog to digital conversion/transfer.
you need something to change the anolog source tapes to digital so that your computer can use it......there are several ways to accomplish this as reboot pointed out.
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chahal4
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17. June 2005 @ 18:58 |
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17. June 2005 @ 21:03 |
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I wouldn't buy anything on that page, nor would I buy from FutureShock.
Get the Hauppauge PVR-150 $99
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&...
You can find it probably at Office Depot, Staples, and BestBuy in Canada as well as many online vendors. www.ncix.com in Vancouver is where I get a lot of stuff.
Start at www.pricenetwork.ca to get the best price.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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chahal4
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24. June 2005 @ 08:40 |
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so this one will come with some sort of plug for my home video camera which is onna the older, nondigital ones, right?
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24. June 2005 @ 10:39 |
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It has composite (RCA) and S-Video inputs.
You probably have composite outputs on the cam
You will need a composite to stereo micro adapter for the audio, but the video should be straight in.
The software that comes with the card will do a very nice job of capturing from composite or S-vid.
Once you get the card, take it, and your cam, to the local Radio Shack. For about $5 you'll be on the way home, ready to go.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. June 2005 @ 10:40
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T_Outlaw
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28. June 2005 @ 18:23 |
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Rebootjim
Chahal4
Noticed that Circuit City has the Hauppage WinTV-PVR-150 w/remote for $100-- $40 MIR-- = $60-- with free shipping. Thought this might be worth mentioning... Texas Outlaw
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chahal4
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29. June 2005 @ 13:47 |
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cud u post a link plz
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T_Outlaw
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29. June 2005 @ 14:42 |
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www.slickdeals.net look under Monday.
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29. June 2005 @ 15:08 |
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That's a great deal for the 150!
I just got a PVR-500 (yes, another one) for $142 CDN :)
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pezzer
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30. June 2005 @ 12:45 |
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Sorry chahal4 for jumping in,
rebootjim,
I just got the PVR 250 today but i'm having problems installing it. There is a problem with the installing the drivers for one of the video codecs. So i can't run the setup because the hardware was not installed properly. Have you come across this problem before? I'm going to have a real good at this problem tomorrow.
Thanks
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30. June 2005 @ 14:53 |
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When you plug in the card, and start the computer, it should prompt you for the dirver location (the CD you got with it).
Just browse to that folder, and it should install.
It sometimes takes 2 restarts to get it all working.
You don't necessarily need the video codec included. You may already have one or two on your system, that will work as well.
Check the forums at www.shspvr.com for proper reinstallation instuctions, and follow them.
It'll work. :)
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pezzer
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1. July 2005 @ 08:34 |
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Thanks for that info, that site is really good,
but one comment made me think, someone said that the pvr 150 is better than the 250, is that the case? If so I will reurn my pvr 250 tomorrow and swap it for 150.
Thanks
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1. July 2005 @ 09:43 |
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Don't believe it.
The 250 is the workhorse. Tried and true, and it simply works.
The 150 is cheaper, because it only has one chip, instead of two, thus cheaper to make, but with the latest drivers (from shspvr.com) it's OK, but still not great (IMHO).
The 250 can do CC's, the 150 cannot. The 250 is easier to tweak (in most areas) the 150 only has a couple of tweakable settings.
The 250 is supported by a multitude of 3rd party software, the 150 is just starting to get support, and many programs are still a bit buggy.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pezzer
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1. July 2005 @ 11:11 |
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phew,
Thats good to here, but whats CC's?
I'm going to try and install it again now, so i'll let you know how I get on. I might run the HCWClear file and see if that works, will me running this affect my other codecs?
Thanks
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3. July 2005 @ 11:00 |
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CC's = closed captions. You may think you don't need them, but they are also used for commercial detection and removal. Without them, it's much more difficult.
HWClear only removes the Hauppauge stuff from the registry.
Also make sure you uninstall the "Intervideo SDK for Hauppauge"!
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pezzer
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4. July 2005 @ 13:41 |
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whoa,
I just got the card working about 30mins ago, it only took me 2days!!
I will try to capture some footage from my camcorder tomorrow and finally see what the quality is like. Hope it was worth it.
Thanks for ur help.
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4. July 2005 @ 15:00 |
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Try a few TV captures in the inbetween.
If the quality isn't what you expect, there's lots of tweaks you can use.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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pezzer
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6. July 2005 @ 13:13 |
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I have been capturing some footage through the tv and its quality is ok. But sometimes the sound crackles (like when you put the volume really load) Have you come across this problem before? I don't think its the reception as i have connected through my cable tv box.
Do you get pixles when your running in TV mode?
Thanks
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rickmills
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12. July 2005 @ 12:00 |
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Regarding the original question - camcorder to DVD: Don't make it too complicated - you do not need a COMPUTER for this task at all! I have a Emerson EWR20V4 VHS/DVD recorder from Wal-Mart (about $250) which I use to dub VHS tapes to DVD. You can also connect a camcorder output to the recorder input. Away you go. There is an extensive forum on this machine on afterdawn at
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/3/105106
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