special thanks to STINKY and NEXT

[Erwin]

I think "MMC REG TOOLS" is hands down, the BEST tool or capturing enhancer out there. I know I was a little hard on NEXT about the Curtis Mathes DVD Player last year, but Next, you're a great guy who has proven himself. Thanks for this awesome tool. I was about to give up on capturing. I haven't capture for months b/c I was so tired of speding 2 years on making 1 hour of video look decent and using all these encoders and programs. I was almost going to buy a DVD recorder which I will as soon as I don't have to cash my life savings in order to get one Thanks again guys. I am enjoying xVCD capturing again!!!!!!

[Erwin]

:P :P :P What VCR would anyone recommend for the ultimate performance in video and audio? Obviously a 4 head Hi-Fi, but does the 6 head VCRs any better (or is this some gimic for sale value)?

[MOVIEGEEK]

S-VHS with s-video out.

[Erwin]

S-VHS with s-video out.

I played one tape I had on a SVHS player and it looked about the same going through s-video output (maybe I needed to look more closely). I could be wrong though. Does the S-VHS player improve the quality of a VHS tape that was recorded with a VHS player?

[next]

Thanks Erwin. Stinky did all the work and deserves 100% of the credit. I simply provided the idea behind the original concept of using the tool to create xvcd's that passed the nero compliancy test. As the tool developed Stinky created dozens of additional features and moved the tool well beyond the xvcd/compliancy/nero test.

[Erwin]

"Thanks Erwin. Stinky did all the work and deserves 100% of the credit. I simply provided the idea behind the original concept of using the tool to create xvcd's that passed the nero compliancy test. As the tool developed Stinky created dozens of additional features and moved the tool well beyond the xvcd/compliancy/nero test."

It's a great tool though. I layout it is very basic and easy to understand (the way most people would prefer it). I would have easily paid $29 for this type of tool. Not using encoders is a true blessing I always wanted to capture an xVCD at the standard rate (1150000) and also have it look decent enough to watch. Eventhough my many DVD players can handle higher speeds, I like to have a speed "most" DVD players will handle. I have tried with CBR and VBR, but other than memory I haven't noticed a difference (I guess it depends on the source and what type of movie or show used though). As it turns out, my 10 year old Simpson tapes look decent using the MMC_REG_TOOLS. Ofcourse, it all depends on what speed I originally recorded the shows (SLP, LP, SP). The SP recordings look awesome, or course, while the LP recordings OK.

[Erwin]

I dropped by Circuit City tonight after my class with about 5 xVCDs that I had recently burned using the MMC_REG_TOOL program. Suddenly, I had seen something I had always wanted to see: the xVCDs played decently on every DVD player with VCD/CD-R capabilities. I played the xVCDs on a Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, GE, and JVC. They all played fine wether they were using the VBR or CBR settings. Usually my xVCDs will only play on a select few DVD players.