DVD-R format question

[dannyrose]

I originally was going to ask for burner recommendations, but since that seems to be the question du jour, I'll move on to the next one.

I'm looking at a DVD-R burner so that I can start moving some of the videotapes at the school I work at to DVD in addition to allowing us to master newly acquired content to DVD for copying to VHS. We tape classes here on campus and make them available to students who enroll in the video courses.

I was chatting with the head of our Kinesiology department and they like to take tapes of people moving and slow them down as well as freeze frame to analyze the various muscles and their movements. I was telling her that we could copy over some of her in house stuff to DVD since it would freeze frame and replay in slow motion much easier than a four head VCR. I know this works well on regular DVD's, but does the same apply to DVD-R, or have I promised something I can't deliver. I recall the days of Laserdisc CAV/CLV formats and their advantages/disadvantages. Are DVD-R's subject to these same constraints?
Thanks in advance!
-D

[SLK001]

A good quality capture to DVD standards, then a burn to a good quality DVD-R will be as good as the original (with the additional advantages that you mentioned). Go ahead - take the plunge... the teachers will love you (and think that you are a video god!).

One note: Video tapes are notorious for a gradual degradation of quality over time. Many capture cards rely on the horizontal sync pulse to syncronize audio and video (it's a good reference point). The first thing to degrade on a video tape is the high frequency stuff (and, if you haven't already guessed where I am going, the horizontal sync is the HIGHEST FREQUENCY COMPONENT on the tape!). For problems like this, you may need a TIME BASE CORRECTOR in your "mastering" chain.

[dannyrose]

You're a gem! Thanks much! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these beasts.
-D

[dannyrose]

One other thing, any recomendations on an inexpensive TBC?

[SLK001]

Your best bet would be to do a search on the internet (I know there are quite a few houses that sell them - expect to pay $150 to $250+). My TBC costs over $1200, so I'm thinking that you don't want to go this rout. You can also occasionally find a high dollar TBC being sold on eBay for pennies on the dollar.

[SLK001]

Your best bet would be to do a search on the internet (I know there are quite a few houses that sell them - expect to pay $150 to $250+). My TBC costs over $1200, so I'm thinking that you don't want to go this rout. You can also occasionally find a high dollar TBC being sold on eBay for pennies on the dollar.

[SLK001]

Your best bet would be to do a search on the internet (I know there are quite a few houses that sell them - expect to pay $150 to $250+). My TBC costs over $1200, so I'm thinking that you don't want to go this rout. You can also occasionally find a high dollar TBC being sold on eBay for pennies on the dollar.

[SLK001]

Your best bet would be to do a search on the internet (I know there are quite a few houses that sell them - expect to pay $150 to $250+). My TBC costs over $1200, so I'm thinking that you don't want to go this rout. You can also occasionally find a high dollar TBC being sold on eBay for pennies on the dollar.

[SLK001]

Yeah, I know, I'm a dumb-ass. But I kept getting a "server error" so I didn't think that my post was getting through!

My bad... I apologize!

[jexster]

Yeah, I know, I'm a dumb-ass. But I kept getting a "server error" so I didn't think that my post was getting through!

My bad... I apologize!

I wouldnt sweat it i had the same problem the other night i kept getting timed out so i didnt think it would post post post post .