Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2004 I recently got a DVD burner and I have have whole bunch of WWF tapes and I want them in DVD form. I need software but there are many digital video editors out so it's hard to know what to buy. . Do I need a capture card? When I when to Roxio's website, they didn't mention it. What should I buy and is it worth shelling out the money for it, thanks. ----------------------------------------------------- Computer Specs: Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 1024MB RAM Video Card name: RADEON 9800 PRO 256 MB Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 Audio [b800] DVD Model: NEC DVD_RW ND-2510 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frisco 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2004 Do you have a digital camcorder? if so what I would do is dub the video to mini dv format, then just capture the mini dv video onto your computer and burn it to dvd. Its pretty easy to do but again it would depend if you had a digital camcorder or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted September 5, 2004 Do you lose a generation of quality when you transfer from VHS to DVD like you do when you transfer VHS to VHS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Contentious C Report post Posted September 5, 2004 If you're using standard-fare VCR to standard-fare VCR loss as 'one generation,' VHS to DVD is more like 25% of that the first time around. Mostly, you get a little pixelation during wide-angle, high-motion shots. Otherwise, it usually doesn't suffer much. And if you have really high-end tapes, the DVDs look brilliant. However, I speak as someone using an S-Video VCR, which is top of the line for home VCRs. If you absolutely have to go VHS->DVD, get one of those first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted September 5, 2004 If you're using standard-fare VCR to standard-fare VCR loss as 'one generation,' VHS to DVD is more like 25% of that the first time around. Mostly, you get a little pixelation during wide-angle, high-motion shots. Otherwise, it usually doesn't suffer much. And if you have really high-end tapes, the DVDs look brilliant. However, I speak as someone using an S-Video VCR, which is top of the line for home VCRs. If you absolutely have to go VHS->DVD, get one of those first. Thanks. I've been thinking about converting from VHS to DVD but am scared that once I do so a new format will be out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2004 No my camcorder is so old, it prabably doesn't even TV out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SteveyP93 Report post Posted September 7, 2004 I recommend that you avoid using discs with the purple or blue dye. Very unreliable. Use silver dye discs. Also, never record to the disc's capacity because 99.9% of DVD-R errors occur towards the outer edge of the disc. Your PC's DVD drive will probably be able to read it, but it will give most DVD players problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Contentious C Report post Posted September 7, 2004 Which are??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted September 7, 2004 What is the feature that I should look for on the DVD burners so that I know they can do menu's too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
