Exotic ways of transfer VHS to DVD!

[Marvingj]

Does anyone has any EXOTIC ways to record VHS to DVD. I personally used a JVC 7900>Ambico Video Processor>AVT-8710>Lite-on 5005. Video comes out Perfect. Like Italian spaghetti sauce. Oh Yea, Can't do anything without MONSTER CABLES ( this is the parmesan chesse). ANY Opinions or Suggestions. Thanks.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Nope just hook up to my hauppauge wintv pvr250. Hit play, press record, done! Nice neat mpeg2 file ready for authoring.

Kevin

[tgm4883]

I buy mine on the black market from a 350lb black albino eskimo

[northcat_8]

I buy mine on the black market from a 350lb black albino eskimo

How is Nanook Jackson? I haven't bought any from him in a while

[macleod]

dont really have an exotic way of doing my home video transfers to DVD. I have a JVC 4 head recorder with SVHS output. I, via SVHS record onto DVD-RAM using my panasonic DMR-E30. From there. I make my menus, etc. using TMPGENC DVD Author and then burn.

I purchased non-monster SVHS cable (but not the wallyworld brand) cables. Are there any studies done on the different SVHS cables that CLEARLY show a BIG difference between the cable brands?

[handyguy]

https://www.videohelp.com/capture

[triphop]

I purchased non-monster SVHS cable (but not the wallyworld brand) cables. Are there any studies done on the different SVHS cables that CLEARLY show a BIG difference between the cable brands?

I don't know about studies but logic will tell you that unless the studio/edit rooms are using cables *BETTER* than high-roller cables (they don't), using high-roller cables on the other side of production then using them on the output side makes little difference. Given that signal traces and internal wiring on the equipment contribute lots of noise, the cabling outside of the boxes is not significant - ie. not measurable in most circumstances

What I will give you is that the connectors might be more durable than most others but that is only a consideration if you mess with your cables a lot.

This does not address speaker cabling which carry appreciable amounts of current.

[tmw]

Does anyone has any EXOTIC ways to record VHS to DVD... ANY Opinions or Suggestions. Thanks.

It's not that exotic, but I use my Pansonic SV-AV100 video camera (records mpeg-2 to Secure Digital card, 1 GB card holds 22 mins of 702x480 NTSC or 44 mins of 352x480 D/2), connected via composite video audio cables to my VCR. Transfer mpeg-2 files from SD card to laptop via USB2.0, editing in Womble Mpeg Video Wizard, author in DVD Lab, and burn with DVD Decrypter.

Fortunately, I don't have much VHS video, as I would not want to use this method for movies (e.g. hours of video).

[SaSi]

[quote="triphop"]

Given that signal traces and internal wiring on the equipment contribute lots of noise, the cabling outside of the boxes is not significant - ie. not measurable in most circumstances
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This does not address speaker cabling which carry appreciable amounts of current.

Actually, you are mistaken a bit here. Just taking the trurh a bit further ..

Although I'm not a fan of expensive golden cables, poor cables can make a really big difference. And audio cables to the speakers are the ones that make less difference.

Now, let's define poor cables:
For low strength signal, such as the one coming out of the "old fashioned" turntable, the most important virtue of a cable is shielding (from external interference) and capacitance. Capacitance destroys frequency response and deteriorates the quality of the signal.

For medium strength signal, such as line-out coming out of a tape deck, a VCR or the soundcard to the ampliphier, things are a bit simpler, but capacitance also can take a toll there. But since the signal is stronger, cross-over interference from one channel to the other can occur. I have measured 30dB crossover with old cables.

For video signal, things are quite different. You have high frequency signal here and cable capacitance can make a big deterioration to the picture clarity.

On the other front, cables from the ampliphier to the speakers, there you have lot's of power and you don't want to waste it on the cable, so cable resistance is critical. Thin cables introduce higher resistance and they even can get warm. So, we use thick, copper cables for the speakers.

My suggestion on selecting cables are:
- If your cable connectors appear to be less than shiny or even rotten, throw them away. Buy new ones.
- Don't spend a fortune. Buy cables that are thick and heavy. (More weight accouns for more copper in the cable). Prefer cables with soft rubber lining - they appear to last longer.
-Consider spending just a bit more for gold plated connectors. You will only buy them once.

[Marvingj]

Great Cables does make a different!!

[gshelley61]

JVC SR-W5U ---> Feral A4:2:2 TBC/Frame Sync/Proc Amp ---> Sign Video DR-1000 ---> JVC DR-M10SL

[rowchar]

Does anyone has any EXOTIC ways to record VHS to DVD. I personally used a JVC 7900>Ambico Video Processor>AVT-8710>Lite-on 5005. Video comes out Perfect. Like Italian spaghetti sauce. Oh Yea, Can't do anything without MONSTER CABLES ( this is the parmesan chesse). ANY Opinions or Suggestions. Thanks.

Try the JVC SR-VS30U S-VHS VCR/DV recorder/player with Firewire output. Excellent VHS picture quality and outputs the Video/Audio directly to the HD via the firewire interface. Then, import DV_AVI files into "Sony Vegas Movie Studio", edit, Author in "DVD Architect", Burn DVD...........................Beauty.

[ZippyP.]

I use my camcorder and DVD recorder to tape strippers and put the video on DVD.

edit: Ooops, I thought you said exotic dancers on DVD.