DVD to VHS issues...

[pijetro]

Here's the scenario..

I've got a homemade DVD that needs certain scenes put back onto VHS...
To do this, i'm using Premiere Pro for with a DV cam for pass-through onto VCR cassette.
The .VOB stream is 352x480 resolution and is recompressed to Panasonic DV, and resized for 720x480 from within VirtualDubMpeg2..

I drop this new .AVI into Premiere Pro. But since the only way that i can export to tape is to have the DV template current (that's because the camera will only function if the Device control is on through this setting), the video wants to re render out. This is a time killer..
I'm sure that lots of quality is getting lost at this point..Is there and easier way??

I've spent many hours on this one.

[Cobra]

Your graphics card is a VIVO (Video-In, Video-Out) card. Use the appropriate connector and connect the video out to the SCART input on your VCR, and likewise with the audio connectors. Fullscreen the scenes you need to put back on, and record away.

Cobra

[presto]

The easiest way would be to hook your DVD player to your VCR and just record the parts you want.

[pijetro]

Your graphics card is a VIVO (Video-In, Video-Out) card. Use the appropriate connector and connect the video out to the SCART input on your VCR, and likewise with the audio connectors. Fullscreen the scenes you need to put back on, and record away.

Yeah, i tried, but it didn't go smoothly..Within my XP system, i think perhaps, i didn't install Radeon software for TV out, since i don't seem to have the option anywhere..Yes, i've read the help file on how to do it..

The easiest way would be to hook your DVD player to your VCR and just record the parts you want.

Thanx, i know this would have been the easiest, but i wanted to add a montage at the end of the video, therefore assumed this would be the best method..Plus, i'm a glutton for punishment. This was a Premiere lesson, well learned.


After hours of rendering a 38 minute clip, it finally worked. A simple playback off the timeline, through the camcorder, into the VCR..
I can see the importance of a Matrox card now..I probably could have done this in real time, rather than renderring.

This leads me to my next question about resolution. But that's another topic.

Thanx...