iMovie should be able to handle it. Just keep in mind that each minute
of raw-uncompressed digital video (with audio) will take about 250 -
300 MB of hard drive space.
Jerry
On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 10:53 PM, Lee Larson wrote:
> On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 07:36 PM, Ann Richmond wrote:
>
>> Can you do a whole 2 hour vhs tape this way? Or are you limited by the
>> camera's storage? Does the resolution capability of the camera
>> determine
>> the quality of the data going to iMovie/DVD? I really am a greenie at
>> this
>> so any advice would be appreciated.
>
> I've never done a whole two-hour tape this way, but, if there's enough
> disk space available, it could probably be done. (What's the limit on
> iMovie input here? There's surely some HFS file size problem you'll
> eventually hit. Jerry?)
>
> Nothing need ever be stored on the camera, so the storage of the
> camera does not affect anything. You can store it on the camera, if
> you want, and I often do it this way so I don't have to lug the VCR
> down to the computer.
>
> The resolution seems to be as good as the VHS it started with.
> Remember that VHS resolution is pretty bad compared to digital video,
> so the results aren't nearly as good as the footage shot with the
> digital camera. You don't really realize how bad VHS is until you
> start editing it in a program like iMovie where you can mix real
> digital stuff with the VHS stuff.
>
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