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  1. 19th Oct 2002 17:34 #1
    AikiMike
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    I am (trying to) convert a 3h 45M VHS video to something that can be read on PCs and Macs. Would I be better creating VCD or DivX?

    What are the pros and cons?

    I have a WinTV PCI FM (Nicam) card; XP Home; Athlon 1.6GHZ, 512MB Ram; 40GB free disk; Audigy sound card.

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    Divx will give you much better quality than VCD (if captured properly), the downside is you will not be able to play a divx in a standalone DVD player. If you value these files then capture to both, Divx capable DVD players are prolly less than a year away....
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    Originally Posted by mh2360
    (if captured properly)
    Ay, there's the rub... Any recommendations?

    Originally Posted by mh2360
    If you value these files then capture to both,
    Good idea. Convert to both and give my patient people the choice...

    Thanks.

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  4. 19th Oct 2002 21:45 #4
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    BTW, although MPEG-4 capable DVD players are coming, don't assume that they will play back your exisiting discs!

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