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copying VHS to DVD
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Enaud7462
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22. December 2004 @ 12:21 |
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Thanks guys just did my first movie. However, I do not have any audio. The vcr is an old toshiba with just one white and one yellow port on the rear. Assume the yellow is video and the white is audio. Do I need to invest in another vcr with yellow, white and red jacks on the back.
Help again.
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Gluhwein
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26. December 2004 @ 06:48 |
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Be gentle - first posting - You sold me on the HP DVD Movie Writer dc4000 , but before I order one, do I need the "clarifier" if I only intend to copy my old VHS-C home movies to DVD? Is the clarifier used in copying store-bought videos to DVD? And last dumb question (for now), what else will I need to buy? I already have a brand new 16X DVD burner, 768 MB RAM, 2.2 GHZ Celeron and Radeon 9100 128MB video card. Thanks!
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zman666
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26. December 2004 @ 15:49 |
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I just saw the price of the dc5000 on the hp.com website. It was $200 and I believe yioyou can finance it for 6 months with no interest. By thway did anyone bid on one at ebay?
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permatex
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26. December 2004 @ 17:28 |
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a word of advise,check the minimum requirements for the movie writer you are going to get,with the hp dc4000 and 5000 movie writer sufficent hard drive space,memory and 2.0 usb port is a must.1.1 usb port connection for these movie writers is too slow.a new vcr with todays standard three port connections would be a good investment.as far as the clarifier is concearned,if you are going to turn vhs movies you made yourself to using a camcorder you do not need a clarifier,keep in mind if you are going to turn store bought vhs movies into dvd even if you copied the movie the copyright protection will be there and you will need a clarifier.
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johnhar
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26. December 2004 @ 23:02 |
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I thought DVD decoders remove Macrovision from the video.
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permatex
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27. December 2004 @ 03:04 |
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dvd decoder does not remove copyright protection from a vhs movie,you need a clarifier.
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Adavis
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27. December 2004 @ 08:04 |
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Seems to me You have alot more control over clarity/content using a software dvd-writer - anyone compare the two? - whats the quality like with the standalone/clarifier? - seems if you have to process an active signal, wouldn't be as clean.
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permatex
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27. December 2004 @ 08:24 |
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i have seen no noticable difference in the movie with or without a clarifier,all the clarifier does is remove copyright protection from the video side of the vhs movie as you record.
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Enaud7462
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27. December 2004 @ 09:33 |
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I have ordered a clarifier. However, I have learned there is software that will allow you to duplicate vhs tapes to cd without one. I was given a brand name Pinnacle. Does anyone know anything about this program.
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RIVO
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3. January 2005 @ 17:09 |
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Hi Folks, Just wanted to give my 2 cents. I was having a hard time trying to duplicate copyrighted VHS to DVD. I finally got it to work. Using a external hp dvd writer dc5000 (199.00), and a SIMA CopyThis Digital Video Enhancer Duplicator Model CT-1 (69.00). I backed up a full protected movie in color into a DVD.
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RIVO
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4. January 2005 @ 05:31 |
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Purchase CopyThis! Digital Video Enhancer and Duplicator Model CT-1 made by SIMA for $69.00 US, at FRY's Electronics. Can be purchased at any major electronics store. Maybe bestbuy, Compusa or Radio Shack.
I backed up another full copy protected VHS. But this time I connected the enhancer in between my vhs player and Digital camcorder. And copied the movie into Hi8 8mm tape and then connected my camcorder with the recorded movie to the external writer, HP dvd dc5000 purchased for 199.00. The result is DVD quality movie. Outstanding.
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ffray
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4. January 2005 @ 08:50 |
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I just received my VCR (JVC HR-S5902U). I have Dazzle Digital Video Creator 150 that I put on my laptop (P3 256MB memory,30GB HD). I also have an external DVD burner(Plextor PX-712UF). I'd like to connect my VCR (as input)to the laptop and the laptop to the DVD burner to copy VHS to DVD. I was told that the Dazzle software has the capability to copy "protected" VHS tapes. Question..How do hook everything together??
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ikenchute
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4. January 2005 @ 10:21 |
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Please to explain why I need an external DVD burner such as the hp 5000-4000 when I have a dvd burner on my computer.
I understand that I need the clarifier to copy the vhs tape due to the copy write, but why can?t I just put it on my hd using the clarifier and then burn it to a dvd?
I have video capture software and the cable to hook up the vcr to the computer and can watch the vhs and need the clarifier to be able to copy them.
Why do I need an other burner?
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RIVO
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4. January 2005 @ 10:35 |
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You can use any burners that have the inputs for a direct connection with the video enhancer in this case Composite video or s-video. So you can connect the enhancer between the burner and the vhs player or connect it between the burner and the digital camcorder. This way it only uses anywhere between 1.3gig-3gig HD for one DVD multimovie recording vice the huge AVI format.
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ikenchute
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4. January 2005 @ 13:55 |
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Well I still don?t understand, I have s-viedo and composit on my computer video card (ati) so getting it there shouldn?t be a problem. Are you saying that the problem is, saving it to a file on the hd (because it?s so large) then sending it to my burner from the hd?
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permatex
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4. January 2005 @ 15:36 |
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cyberlink has a program called powerproducer 3,this program allow you to copy a vhs movie to disk then save it to disk or burn a dvd.you connect the vcr to your computer capture card and the program does the rest.you moniter the movie as it is being recorded on the computer screen.you use your exhisting internal dvd writer.note-for myself i find it easier to use a single program that incorperate all that is needed to go from vhs to dvd,with powerproducer 3 you don't need anything else.ps i still belive hp dc4000 and dc5000 with the program that comes with them is the best i have found .if you have a lot of vhs movie for transfering to dvd.,the hpdc4000 or dc5000 movie writers is a good bet.
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ikenchute
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4. January 2005 @ 16:01 |
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Well since were on the subject of getting tapes to disc, how do I get my old audio cassetts to cd?s? I managed to get a copy of one on my hd but can?t get it to a cd correctly so that it will play from the disc. It will play through my media player off my hd but can?t get it copied to a cd.
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RIVO
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4. January 2005 @ 18:10 |
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I have alot of audio cassettes. I had not tried copying them as of yet. I believe I have read programs such as creator5 that will do analog audio from a turntable or a cassette player via your sound card.
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orc
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11. January 2005 @ 12:31 |
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First time posting, learing how, sorry if 2 postings appear. Converting VHS to DVD by way of the DVD Recorder/Player with Hard Disc(such as the Pioneer DVR-810H) sounds great. Using the hp dc5000 also sounds good. Will using the Recorder/Player with Hard Disc get past the copyright? Any difference in quality.
I love and appreciate this people to people help; feels liberating
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permatex
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11. January 2005 @ 14:58 |
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i have a capture card in my computer along with cyberlink powerproducer-3 software along with my internal dvd writer,this system works for convertind vhs tapes to dvd.i have since switched to the hp dc4000 movie writer and software is more stable,faster and the burnt dvd color and sound is better.cyberlink still havs come problems that need to be worked out.
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comstate
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13. January 2005 @ 00:25 |
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The only other TBC I know of that is as good (perhaps better) is the DataVideo TBC-1000 which can be purchased from many different on-line sites so you might want to check out something like PRICEGRABBER.COM to find the best price but most websites seem to sell this for close to $300 USD which makes it much more expensive than the AVT-8710 by AV TOOL BOX.
Just type in Search Engine "TBC-1000"
Happy Copying
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Iain57
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4. February 2005 @ 05:24 |
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HI
About the cassettes, you'll need a player of course, if you have one with auto reverse is best that way you wont have to watch the thing so close. The player should have speaker or line out RCA jacks. A sound card with line or speaker in. Now you need a audio capture program. I have a Nero program that works well "Sound Trax" it's with the Ultra package.
Roxio has one Creator. Then burn to CD after you edit or what ever you need to do.
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howndawg
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11. February 2005 @ 10:47 |
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You could try the SONY DVDirect, you can literally plug your VHS to the thing, pop in a DVD+R (the burner is built into the SONY box) and capture+burn real-time.
We've personally experimented with it and have returned it since due to inconsistencies (sometimes it works great, other times we get terrible a/v sync problems). But for home use, it might do the trick.
Alternatively you could contact us to convert your VHS tapes to DVD
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. June 2005 @ 17:19
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permatex
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13. February 2005 @ 03:47 |
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the hp dc5000 write disk in dvd format,the same format as a store bought dvd.
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Wavey8
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15. February 2005 @ 02:13 |
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Its been interesting reading this thread so far but I'm not sure I can keep up with the technicals.
I want to copy VHS to DVD on my Sony GX700 DVD recorder and have come across the classic macrovision problem when trying to copy my old commercial video tapes onto DVD.
I found a product called Smart Leads on a website which would appear to resolve problem, although it obviously warns that the product should not be used to circumvent copyright protection. I'm not a pirate, just a person who wants to copy old VHS tapes onto DVD.
Am I on the right track with this product, or do I have to go through the hoops of using one of the more elaborate methods mentioned on this thread?
Any help gratefully received.
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