I'm trying to find one with both USB and Firewire connections.
I'd also like to find one that does NOT require a secondary conversion but converts to DVD video the first time (like the ADS DVD Xpress).
But I also want to maintain the picture quality of the VHS source. And I'm not sure if a $100 unit will do that.
Anyone got a good recommendation? I've been looking around and it is hard to figure it all out let alone narrow it down.
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hi there.
have a read of my thread here re vhs capture
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=274570
i started this thread thinking i might get a reasonable device for about $100, but after the response from these guys and reading the restoration section in here, i have to pay au$550 for the CANOPUS ADVC-110 which is highly reccommended and if i need it, ill get a TBC-1000 device and even a jvc 9911 vhs recorder if i can, all of which will cost me up to $1500au if i need the TBS-1000 device.
im wanting to get serious about this vhs to dvd conversion stuff and think by getting some top quality gear to begin with is def better than trying to do an el-cheapo job in the first place.
good luck but do your research first like i have done in my thread listed in the link above.
cheers.....GLEN -
dvd recorder is just an easy way to do it, strictly for a quick job and amateurs. no control over quality etc, but a nice quick fix if thats what u want, but not for me.
if u get an external device like that one u mentioned, its only usb, and not firewire, dont get one unless its firewire connected, this is what firewire was designed to be used for, i used to use those stupid belkin usb dongle things and they were hopeless, firewire is the way u should be going and u shouldnt get one that converts to dvd mpeg1 or mpeg2 while capturing, no quality control but ok if all u want to do is put a video onto a dvd without any dramas or your not fussy about quality.
i am intending to start transferring vhs tapes to dvd for clients, as i currently do digital video to dvd and want to expand my business.
i have just ordered my canopus ADVC-110 digital capture device, and ordered the very highly rated jvc 9911 s-vhs recorder to use as my analog playback device into the ADVC-110, then firewire to my pc where i will use DVIO 3.2 to capture in raw dv-avi, do my editing in that format, then encode to dvd mpeg2 using tmpgenc xpress at 6,000 vbr (to get about 100min onto a dvd) and i then store the mpeg2 video file on my storage drive till im ready to author/burn using tmpgenc dvd author or dvd-lab pro. all stand alone programs so i have total control over what i can do, but then i do this work for a living along with photo processing and restorations, so im obviously going to use good hardware to begin with.
there are better alternatives out there than a usb device, just do a google search, or someone else might leave u some help with models that convert directly to mpeg on the fly, but not a great way to go about it for quality. def not my cup of tea.
good luck....GLEN -
I've heard some good things about the ADS DVD Xpress but supposedly the ADS Instant DVD 2.0 has a slightly better chipset ... especially when it comes to less-than-steller quality, i.e., videotape sources.
If you use PRICEGRABBER.COM you can find the ADS Instant DVD 2.0 for around $120 - $130 and that is including shipping (USA).
I'm thinking of picking one up myself after another pay check or two here.
Nice thing about this is that you can capture at 15,000kbps then re-encode using filters etc. to make it DVD compliant or you can just record already to DVD compliant if you need it done quick (like catching up on TV shows you watch once then delete etc.)
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SteyrAug,
What are your needs? I wouldn't spend $1500 on converting 5 VHS tapes if I can pay a professional $60 to do the same thing.
What shape are your tapes in? Most of my VHS tapes are in such good shape and require so little "fixing", if any, that conversion-wise I can't tell the difference between the conversions I do and the ones I pay the professional down the street to do.
Are you going to do heavy editing? If so, buy a capture card rather than a dvd recorder. For dubs, a dvd recorder works fine. -
Originally Posted by glenpinn
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