Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 2, 8:00 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') -- Bruce Johnson On Jun 2, 8:00 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') -- Bruce Johnson Keep in mind that VHS tapes are very limited in quality. Many methods of dubbing to DVD are much more than good enough to do justice to the best of VHS. That said, DVD recorders are usually very good and can produce copies that are indistinguishable from the original even from digital sources. And it is an easy one step process so if you have many tapes to dub, it's the only way to go. Camcorders are the only direct digital input most recorders will allow, though. If you want to copy from a DVD to one of these recorders, you must go through an analog stage...DVD player to analog input of the recorder. There's a loss in quality but it is one way to beat copy protection. (I am not advocating any illegal activity, though.) I have experience with Lite--on recorders. The advantage with them is that you can upgrade their firmware, and you can find hacked firmware that will allow you to copy Macrovision tapes. The downside is that the drives in the Lite-on machines are cheesey and the drawer mechanisms can wear out quickly. But they are standard PATA drives and can be replaced fairly easily with better ones. I replaced mine with a Lite-on brand drive to assure compatibility. The older Lite-ons will also record many different formats and media types: they are nicknamed Allwrite This includes audio cds in real time, which isn't a feature on any of the newer recorders, as far as I can tell. I digitize cassette tapes on the recorder, then edit the aif files from the CD on the Mac. Pausing the recorder creates a new track on the cd. And, they are a stealth way to convert from PAL to NTSC or vice versa, maybe SECAM too, I don't remember. You simply set the desired output format and feed it either input format.A feature you may never need.But it can be pretty handy if you do. They will output to either format monitor too. Rich --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 1, 8:59 pm, Hosemonkey hosemon...@mchsi.com wrote: Roxio has a program and an adapter to transfer VHS content to H/D for recording. I guess the real question is how can you get encrypted VHS content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? I use a Canopus analog-to-digital converter box between my VCR and my Mac. The audio and video cables from the VCR connect to the Canopus, and then the Canopus connects to the Mac with a Firewire cable. I can feed video into either iMovie or Final Cut in the Mac. The VCR can play either VHS tapes or DVDs. If the VHS tape or DVD has copy- protection, a red light comes on on the front of the Canopus box. When that happens, I hold down a couple of buttons on the top of the Canopus for a couple of seconds until the light goes out, and then the encryption is bypassed and the movie feeds into the Mac normally. Other converter boxes may also be able to do this, but I do know that the Canopus ADVC300 can. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
Howdy, Tom Baker pointed you to one device. That is a reasonably expensive unit. I saw devices a few years ago for around $100 that would do what you need. I was looking at those devices seriously at the time, but never bought one. I really never needed one, because I was buying movies on LaserDisk and Macrovision corruption can't be put on LaserDisk videos. The devices are sometimes referred to as image stabilizers or something similar. There are legitimate uses for these and they are not just for copying Macrovision protected content. Macrovision works by fiddling with the vertical blanking interval of the frames. Some stabilizers completely replace the vertical blanking interval with a clean one. This is needed for analog devices that are sensitive to the fiddling. So, look for a stabilizer that rebuilds the vertical blanking interval and a side effect is that macrovision corruption of your images goes away. You also get a cleaner picture. Good luck, Ralph On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 19:59 -0700, Hosemonkey wrote: content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? Mac the Ripper works for DVD material, is there anything that serves the same purpose for VHS? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
As Doug Burton recommended, I use an EyeTV 200 to do this. It also allows me to watch TV on my iMac as if it were a DVR. ;-) -- Michael Emery --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:10 AM, Ralph Green wrote: Howdy, Tom Baker pointed you to one device. That is a reasonably expensive unit. I saw devices a few years ago for around $100 that would do what you need. I was looking at those devices seriously at the time, but never bought one. I really never needed one, because I was buying movies on LaserDisk and Macrovision corruption can't be put on LaserDisk videos. The devices are sometimes referred to as image stabilizers or something similar. There are legitimate uses for these and they are not just for copying Macrovision protected content. Macrovision works by fiddling with the vertical blanking interval of the frames. Some stabilizers completely replace the vertical blanking interval with a clean one. This is needed for analog devices that are sensitive to the fiddling. So, look for a stabilizer that rebuilds the vertical blanking interval and a side effect is that macrovision corruption of your images goes away. You also get a cleaner picture. Good luck, Ralph On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 19:59 -0700, Hosemonkey wrote: content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? Mac the Ripper works for DVD material, is there anything that serves the same purpose for VHS? The old saying, you get what you pay for, comes to mind. Having used both devices I can tell you the results using the Canopus ADVC300 are far superior to that of any other device I have tried. Of course if you don't care how the finished product comes out, any old A/D device will work. Also be prepared for some mismatch on sound and video using iMovie and iDVD. I used the '06 version and noticed this problem with some longer movies. They may have fixed this problem in later versions, but Final Cut doesn't suffer from this problem. Naturally it's more expensive though. Just a message from Doug... http://groups.google.com/group/hq-a + A home for the Hackintosh community. To subscribe to the HQ-A group, send email to hq-a +subscr...@googlegroups.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
- Original Message From: Stephen E. Bodnar sbod...@gci.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 9:18:08 PM Subject: Re: VHS to DVD hosemonkey wrote: I have a ton of movies on VHS tape(doesn't everybody?) I would like to get them on DVD. How can I rip VHS movies to DVD and is there a program (such as Mac the Ripper for VHS) that will decode VHS and make them usable to transfer to DVD? Ant advice would be appreciated. Best way I found is with a VHS/DVD combo deck. Just put it in the corner and let it rip! No computer necessary and the quality is pretty goll darn good. My 2 cents. This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? What are pro's and con's compared to using a Mac based VHS to DVD converter and using iMovie or other software to do this conversion? It seems there is always a trade off between the easy and the quick to the more time consuming alternatives. Like the OP, I have a project that involves converting VHS tapes to DVD. My VHS tapes are recently found family history tapes that I would like to convert send to other family members as DVD's. Thanks --glen PS. The most potent Mac I have is a 733 MHz DA. I know video capture requires a lot of processing power so I may need a faster Mac or a CPU upgrade to do on the conversion on a Mac. Just another cost factor I need to consider. Your thoughts? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') I'm familiar with 3. Unfortunately, they are all at work and I am at home. I'll check the exact model numbers tomorrow. One is a Magnavox that came from Wal-Mart to play throwaway VHS tapes and DVD's. It also makes great throwaway DVD's, it has a habit of quitting right when the dub is about 3/4 done. The other 2 are a Panasonic and a high end Sony. Both work really well. The Sony is also really expensive as Sonys tend to be, and the Panasonic gives as good a quality dubs. Like I said, I'll look up some model numbers tomorrow and get back to you. Stephen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
VHS to DVD
I have a ton of movies on VHS tape(doesn't everybody?) I would like to get them on DVD. How can I rip VHS movies to DVD and is there a program (such as Mac the Ripper for VHS) that will decode VHS and make them usable to transfer to DVD? Ant advice would be appreciated. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
hosemonkey wrote: I have a ton of movies on VHS tape(doesn't everybody?) I would like to get them on DVD. How can I rip VHS movies to DVD and is there a program (such as Mac the Ripper for VHS) that will decode VHS and make them usable to transfer to DVD? Ant advice would be appreciated. Best way I found is with a VHS/DVD combo deck. Just put it in the corner and let it rip! No computer necessary and the quality is pretty goll darn good. My 2 cents. Stephen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
Roxio has a program and an adapter to transfer VHS content to H/D for recording. I guess the real question is how can you get encrypted VHS content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? Mac the Ripper works for DVD material, is there anything that serves the same purpose for VHS? On Jun 1, 6:19 pm, Doug Burton slu...@embarqmail.com wrote: On Jun 1, 2009, at 8:20 PM, hosemonkey wrote: I have a ton of movies on VHS tape(doesn't everybody?) I would like to get them on DVD. How can I rip VHS movies to DVD and is there a program (such as Mac the Ripper for VHS) that will decode VHS and make them usable to transfer to DVD? Ant advice would be appreciated. Basically you need an A/D device in between your computer and VCR, or some camcorders have a firewire output which can be used. I used iMovie and iDVD to import and burn my collection, but there are better solutions available. HTH http://groups.google.com/group/hq-a+ A home for the Hackintosh community. To subscribe to the HQ-A group, send email to hq-a +subscr...@googlegroups.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 1, 2009, at 7:59 PM, Hosemonkey wrote: Roxio has a program and an adapter to transfer VHS content to H/D for recording, which has very bad user reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Roxio-Easy-VHS-to-DVD/product-reviews/B001LQO4P4/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8showViewpoints=1 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
