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movierfun

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21. June 2007 @ 23:07

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Our media DVD + R or - R for dvd burning says they can copy 120 mins, that may be true copying dvd to dvd. But with copying vcr tapes the files are much larger I guess because they are analog so how does a person copy vcr movies that are longer.Is there much loss of picture quality when compressing? Which of course I don't know how to do.Is it worth it?
How would one get a 90 min or longer movie on dvd media?

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attar

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22. June 2007 @ 09:59

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The captured files are converted to the format required (assume DVD) and either the authoring software ensures that the output will fit on a single layer disk or you can 'shrink' it to fit..note that it's not the size of the file that counts, it's the running time of the movie.
A standard movie fits comfortably on a single layer disk with no noticeable loss of quality (apart from it being a tape to begin with)..
The other option is to use (more expensive) dual layer disks.

The quality of a good VCR tape converted to DVD is mostly the same.It looks like a tape.

Some movie tapes have Macrovision protection;some standalone DVD recorders and some PC capture cards honour the protection.
In that case you have to use a video stabilizer between the source video and destination

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movierfun

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29. July 2007 @ 10:39

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How do I shrink those files to fit on a DVD+R media? I've never done this before. What is the best program would I need to use for my video tape transfers on films from tape longer than an hour? Thank you if you are responding.
Ken

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attar

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29. July 2007 @ 10:59

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If you don't have Nero, try this.

http://dl.afterdawn.com/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_v0.5.2b.exe
Import the file(s) (AVI, WMV,MPEG, VOB)
Output (standard DVD file format) to a folder on the HDD.
Set 'Aspect' to 4:3 (if you have a regular tv)
Set 'Standard' to NTSC (if you live in North America)

If the output is too large for a standard DVD-5, then load the output into DVD Shrink and click 'Backup'.
Save the output to a folder or an ISO (image).

DVD Shrink:
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/dvdshrink32setup.zip
Guide:
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/
Download, install and run.
'Open Files' choose the folder with the DVD files.
Click 'Backup!'

In either case, you can burn the DVD with IMGBurn

http://www.imgburn.com/

Run ImgBurn
Mode > 'Build'
Output > 'Device'
File > 'Browse for Folder', highlight on the 'VIDEO_TS' folder, > 'OK'
Set speed to 4x and click the green write button.
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Note: if you saved an ISO from DVD Shrink select 'Mode' > 'Write'

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