why make DVDs from VHS?

[Jah_Rankin]

7800, 7900, SR-V10U

I behoves my as to why persons copy vhs to dvd, unless it's a home made movie, due to audio quality loss. Why transfer from an analog source to dvd ? I don't know about you but I prefer the 5.1, dts, or ac3 quality sound in my 12 speaker home theatre. I have every title you can think of on vhs, will I convert, hell no!, I just started from scratch with a whole new dvd selection.

[thecoalman]

I behoves my as to why persons copy vhs to dvd, unless it's a home made movie, due to audio quality loss. .

Besides home movies there are a lot of titles on VHS that are not on DVD and may never make it to DVD. There's also that bunch that just enjoys doing it.

[lordsmurf]

Almost nothing I want is released on DVD. End of story. Many people have this sentiment. Not to mention homemade collections and family videos.

[reboot]

My VHS to DVD copies will be around long after your VHS collection has turned to dust.
Analog tape just doesn't last as long, and some stuff I have from the 70's on Beta, is simply rotting away. I want it on DVD before it's gone forever.

[waheed]

Well, I guess most people have answered it. Some titles aren't available on DVD.

Another reason could be the expense of buying the DVDs of everything you own on VHS.

[Dr_Layne]

I transfer VHS to DVD for archival purposes mostly. Since I collect rare live videos of bands, it's vital to transfer the tape to a medium that does not degrade after each play.

Steve

[Cole]

There are also a fair few off air recordings that I have taken over the years that are just never going to make a commercial release at all.

In the process of converting to DVD, I can restore certain aspects of video quality. For example, I have some 80s recordings where the colours are now a bit washed out. In the process of converting to DVD, I can improve the colours.

[LOWTECH]

Not everybody has or wants a 12 speaker home theatre, so mega high quality sound is not an major issue to many..

Home movies can be made far more interesting when transfered into a computer and edited onto a DVD.........as well as far easier to use ...no rewinding of tapes and quick to make an extra copy etc... untill something better comes along?

[Bob W]

Like others I have only backed up the VHS movies I have that are not out on DVD and this amounts to perhaps thirty or so movies to date.

[edDV]

It's not all about movies. Most of what I save from VHS is old off-air recordings, now period pieces including TV shows, concerts and local programming.

[spiderman2k1]

I only make VHS to DVD if it's not on DVD. It's a back that will last for ever!!!

[Kunta Kinte]

It was the main reason I got into video. I wanted to add subtitles to my home videos. Putting them on DVD was an added bonus. The rest as they say, is history.

[pfh]

I second what everybody else said PLUS- I like the fact I can now have a vhs collection that has MENUS and SCENE SELECTIONS.

[BetaMaster]

All of my transfers are of material I taped that is simply not commercially available in any format. Indeed, my Betas are going on DVD to preserve them. Going through them to try to transfer them there are about 10% that are not really playable anymore. Not only is the Betamax not being made any more, tape is not as robust a medium as DVD. Now that I've got it in digital format, it makes it a lot easier to transfer to the next format. It takes me 4.5 hours to transfer a 4.5 hour Beta tape. It takes 10 minutes to rip a DVD-4 to my hard drive, and 10 to burn another copy.

However, if I go to transfer something and I find out it's available on DVD, I start saving my pennies for the DVD. However, I found that several of my titles are not available on DVD, and a couple weren't even available on VHS.

Right now, I'm not planning to transfer any of my VHS tapes. VHS is still being made (Beta machines, you can't even get parts for any more - luckily mine is robust). Now, if another format comes out (like Blu-ray) I will probably reconsider it, but more likely I will slowly start buying DVDs of my favourite VHS titles. I've already done that with my two favourites.

[shelbyGT]

I did it once to see if I could do it. I did it, then stopped. Being younger, I never got into the VHS craze. I only have about 8, and of those I don't even know where they are anymore. The VCR has been stored away since freshman year of college.

Different generations, man. The younger you get, the less likely they are to do it (plus, its very few people with DVD burners that actually do it to begin with).

[samijubal]

I've found after having a DVD recorder for 3 1/2 years and recording hundreds of movies and series from a high quality audio and video satellite, that I've had even longer than the DVD recorder, it's almost impossible to watch anything from VHS now. I've just got way too much high quality stuff and anything from VHS looks so bad, there just isn't anything I want to see bad enough to watch it in such poor quality.

[dcsos]

If you care only about the sound quality losses with MPEG formats...
why not use LPCM, arguably just as good as your best VHS HIF-FI tape.
I can't help you here if you're just coping other peoples work (I've never made a VHS surround tape, if its even possible!), but follow me for a minute here........

I would miss the VIDEO data inherent in compression to 10Million Bits A second that MPEG-2 video warrants however, and am keeping "masters" of my own shoots on VHS (imagine how much I lose coming from higher quality video formats such as Digital Betacam)

[rkr1958]

I don't like paying for the samething twice ... like the 20+ Disney Movies I own on VHS. I've converted half of them to DVD. While these DVD's aren't are good as quality as some of those that have been re-released on DVD ... the quality is as good as the VHS tape was and perfect for my 4-year old son to watch. Also, I can store 24 DVDs in a DVD Wallet which takes up far less space than 24 VHS tapes.

I've also converted other titles we own from VHS to DVD. Again the quality is just as good as the commerical VHS tape and will last a lot longer.

Bottom line, I guess I'm cheap ... I don't see the need to go out and speed 40 x $20, or $800 to replace my VHS collection with DVDs when I can do it for 40 x $0.50, or $20 out of pocket.

[MOVIEGEEK]

I was going to respond but then I looked at the poster(boy)...Jah_Rankin....it figures he likes to brag about how much money and toys he(?) has.
Here's a little tip Jah_Rankin....nobody likes a braggart.

[Kunta Kinte]

And if he'd invested just a few bucks on spelling and grammar, just think of where he'd be right now.

[Jah_Rankin]

And if he'd invested just a few bucks on spelling and grammar, just think of where he'd be right now.

I still suggest it's a waste of time to convert vhs to dvd.

[BobK]

I still suggest it's a waste of time to convert vhs to dvd.

I suggest it's a waste of time to start a thread like this, or to even have an opinion on what is a waste of someone else's time. Obviously it would be a waste of time for you. Just goes to show- not everybody has the same opinion.

I've also converted several hundred vhs tapes to DVD because I didn't have room to store them anymore. I now have 5-600 DVDs taking up the space that used to be occupied by 100-110 tapes. That leaves me with 4-500 tapes worth of space for more important things.

[richdvd]

And if he'd invested just a few bucks on spelling and grammar, just think of where he'd be right now.

I still suggest it's a waste of time to convert vhs to dvd.

You also said that DVD Shrink was one of the worst pieces of software too.

[thecoalman]

And if he'd invested just a few bucks on spelling and grammar, just think of where he'd be right now.

I still suggest it's a waste of time to convert vhs to dvd.

I'd agree that converting VHS to DVD is a waste of time if you can purchase a commercial copy on DVD, at least it would be for me, but if the title isn't available on DVD then what would you suggest? Is there an alternative I'm not aware of?

I suggest it's a waste of time to start a thread like this, or to even have an opinion on what is a waste of someone else's time.......

It was split off from another topic....

[LOWTECH]

Jah_Rankin wrote:

I still suggest it's a waste of time to convert vhs to dvd.


I take it that YOU don`t have any home movies or special tapes you would like to preserve......Or maybe you can`t be bothered?

Nothing is a waste of time if you wish to preserve your personal vhs tapes before they get damaged!

[Cole]

No one seems to have mentioned the fact that converting VHS to DVD is also something that we may enjoy doing.

[Marvingj]

There are so many movies that are on Beta & Vhs that will never be on DVD. I have been transfering Beta & Vhs for 2 years, because of the Massive amount of tapes I have. Still have another 2 years to go. I spent massive amounts of money on tapes. It wouldn't be wise to but new DVD movies if I have the tapes. And not including Family Movies. PLUS I LOVE THIS STUFF MAN!!!!

[thecoalman]

No one seems to have mentioned the fact that converting VHS to DVD is also something that we may enjoy doing.

2nd post:

There's also that bunch that just enjoys doing it.

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Nothing is a waste of time if you wish to preserve your personal vhs tapes before they get damaged!

First Post: :P

I behoves my as to why persons copy vhs to dvd, unless it's a home made movie,

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I'd never spend money on a hooker!

[Cole]

Was worth mentioning again!

[edDV]

Is there a "ignor-hide uselesss thread" function in this software?