Hi If it's streaming your interested in, you can't simply rip a DVD to computer... The file formats for standard DVDs are different than the file formats used to stream video, generally. (By the way...I hope you're paying attention to copyright)
There are a number of ways to convert a video to streamable files. There are a number of hardware/softwar products that will convert vhs output into QuickTime, mpeg4, or other streamable formats. Some examples: http://vhs-to-dvd-review.toptenreviews.com/easycap-video-capture-review.html http://macs.about.com/od/applications/fr/vhstodvd.htma You can also buy a digital-analog converter (such as those made by Canopus) and ingest vhs to your computer (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/312315-REG/Grass_Valley_602005_ADVC55_Compact_Analog_.html/) You can use whatever editing software you use (iMovie, Premiere, whatev) to import and convert this into whichever file format you want. The files you create via the above means need to be mounted on and delivered via a server. Gary Handman (who is still hanging on) Hello, > Thank you to everyone who responded to my inquiry about transferring VHS > to DVD. We located a local business who will do it for us. However, we > would like to stream the files from the DVDs and the business doing the > conversion cannot provide the files. Does anyone know of a way to easily > and safely rip DVDs onto a computer? > > Any tips would be really helpful, > Thank you again, > Michelle Ehrenpreis > Molloy College > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
