[AT] Backing up tractor pictures(VHS to CD)

[Steve W.]

If you have a bunch of NON copywrite videos you can just buy one of the
new VCR-DVD recorder machines. You put the tape in one side, Blank DVD
in the other and hit DUB. Does it all on it's own.  I have my computer
set up to do dubbing currently. The vcr feeds into a video card with S
video input. Then into some software and copies it to DVD. If you go the
computer route make sure your computer has LOTS of memory and at least
10 GB free hard drive space. Also try to get a good drive that has as
many DVD formats as possible. (DVD -R, -RW, +R, +RW, and maybe dual
layer as well)

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [AT] Backing up tractor pictures(VHS to CD)


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Auten <pga2 at hot1.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [AT] Backing up tractor pictures and degenerating
into
> aramble.
>
>
> > At the present time, transferring VHS (or Beta) to DVD is possible,
but it
> will
> > take a lot more equipment than just a PC with a DVD burner and a TV
Video
> > card to do the job. I noticed a shop in Temple that has a sign out
front
> > advertising
> > the transfer, but haven't checked on the prices yet.
>
> Phil, I'm pretty sure I saw an ad for one of these  video transfer
machines
> that would transfer the VHS tape contents onto a CD. Can't recall the
price
> but I guess it would depend on how much tape a person had to transfer
in
> making the decision to buy. I just hoped that maybe the newer more
powerful
> computers might be able to do it on their own. But somebody else told
me
> that it would take a huge capacity on a computer's hard drive to
transfer
> video. After hearing how unstable VHS recordings can become as time
goes by
> I am a little concerned that I might eventually lose all the history I
have
> recorded.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
>
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