--- "A. Rhea King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there ones out there with composite connections? > I'm capturing from a VCR to make DVDs. > > (I won't lie. This is an area I'm all together > familiar with -- yet. ;-)
There are many, there are also USB2 and Firewire external devices that digitize on the fly and send the digitized video to software on the computer. You'll get best results from a professional or "prosumer" grade VCR that has S-Video connectors. Even if you're just recording from standard VHS, these better VCRs have things like filters and time base correctors that will give you the best quality possible. I have a Panasonic AG-1980P Super VHS VCR, and it does a very nice job with most any tape. It's definately much better than the old RCA VHS HQ (for "High Quality") VHS camcorder I used for the first VHS to DVD project I did. :) The best of the best Super VHS VCRs are/were made by JVC, the inventor of VHS. Panasonic runs a close second. I got my Panasonic for $200 on craigslist.org If the VHS tapes you're converting to DVD are something special to you, or if you're getting paid to do it, don't skimp on the VCR! There's usually several old professional editing decks on eBay, just make sure to get one with S-Video connections and line level audio connections. (Some have line level BNC jacks, which you can get RCA adaptors for.) What NOT to get (for general VHS digitizing) is a deck with component video out and XLR audio connections, unless it also has S-Video and line level (unbalanced) audio jacks. Hooking up component video and XLR audio to a personal computer requires more expensive hardware. (Not that it actually costs more, there's just less of a market and it's targeted to full time professionals so the prices are higher. ;) Another thing to watch for when looking at professional video decks is expansion modules. Many of them had internal slots for add-ons like time base correctors and various types of outputs and inputs and remote control ports. Some people will pull all that out and sell the stripped unit cheap, then you'll spend twice what it's worth finding the expansion modules. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
