I would like to archive a bunch of old vhs tapes (tv shows) and burn them to CD or DVD-R as files for playback on a computer only.
I want to fit as much as possible onto each CD/DVD while still maintaining the original VHS quality.
So far the I've captured with Scenalyzer, converted the files to MPEG2 with Ulead Studio 6 and then DivX'd them with DVDx2.2. This gives me some fairly small files but it requires a lot of steps and there may be a better/smaller file process. I just don't know.
I am using a Sony Digital8 camcorder with pass-through to go from the VCR to the computer (Athlon 1800 running XP) via Firewire.
I've looked for a tutorial but none seems to cover this exactly, and then it really gets convoluted.
Any tips or suggestions or recommended settings would really be appreciated.