Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Monday 28.7.2025 / 11:00
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > archived forums > mpeg-1 and mpeg-2 encoding (avi to dvd) > converting vhs tapes to mpeg-2/dvd ???
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Converting VHS tapes to MPEG-2/DVD ???
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
Ranger9
Newbie
_ 		10. November 2006 @ 10:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to convert some old NTSC VHS tapes to DVD. They aren't copy protected. I am wondering if I should convert to either AVI or MPEG-2 first? I am also wondering about what are considered to be quality external devices that will let me do this? Any help would be appreciated.
[ + quote]
Doc409
Senior Member
_ 		10. November 2006 @ 10:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ranger...I have converted a number of old VHS tapes. If you have the original, you will likely get a good copy going either AVI or MPEG-2. I've used both ways. However, I prefer to go directly to MPEG-2 with my present setup. It is also less time consuming.

After trying some of the less-expensive solutions, I finally settled on the external Canopus MPEG-PRO EMR 100. It was recommended by other AD users. It converts VHS analog directly to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. It didn't drop frames, that is, get out of synch like the other devices did. The visual quality was excellent...being equal to the source tape.

A new unit can be spendy, but used ones show up on eBay regularly.
.
[ + quote]
MysticE
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		11. November 2006 @ 11:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
With the low price of standalone DVD recorders these days that might be the easiest way. Copy on a RW then pop it into your computer for any clean up. No sync issues, dropped frames etc.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4810683
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > archived forums > mpeg-1 and mpeg-2 encoding (avi to dvd) > converting vhs tapes to mpeg-2/dvd ???
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork