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Copying VHS tapes to DVD

by MooDoc Oct 18, 2008 4:19AM PDT

Thanks, you guys, I purchased a Canopus ADVC110 to convert multitudes of family VHS tapes to DVD format...I think it worked,I have captured them on my hard drive on my computer...

So now I need to transfer these files to DVD. I am looking at the Panasonic DMR EA18K DVD Recorder, will this do what I want? How does it compare with an HP dvd 1040e External 20X Multiformat DVD Writer?
Which is a better choice for what I am trying to do?

If th Panasonic would work, I think it would be a better addition to record things we may want later.

Thanks!

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Should be identical
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 18, 2008 4:48AM PDT

Once you've made the DVD image, either recorder should put the "bits" onto the blank DVD media just fine. DO you have a PC DVD recorder now?
Bob

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Copying VHS to DVD
by MooDoc Oct 18, 2008 5:41AM PDT

No, I have a DVD player, but no recorder. So the recorder will allow me to capture what I need plus be useful later to record, right? Seems like a better addition to my system than the writer.

But you are saying either will allow me to copy video files off my computer?

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Sorry.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 18, 2008 6:24AM PDT

A recorder records. Your Canopus is the capture device. I don't want to mix up what part does what here.

"But you are saying either will allow me to copy video files off my computer?"

For me, that's good enough and true.
Bob

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I'm missing a step
by Dan Filice Oct 18, 2008 9:21AM PDT

Bob,

Yes to everything you said, but I'm missing something. He used the Canopus (I own one and love it) but he didn't mention what edit program he used to capture the footage, because doesn't he need a program to encode the footage into MPEG, ready for DVD? Would a DVD recorder encode or simply burn the DVD Image to a DVD? So, I'm missing the step the poster is using to create a DVD Image.

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Let me share something I use.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 18, 2008 10:11AM PDT

DVD FLICK is too good at making DVD images. It's free and when I want to know the DVD is going to work, I use that.

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I'm missing something
by MooDoc Oct 19, 2008 4:01AM PDT

No it is probably ME that is missing something. I know just enough to be dangerous...The support people at Canopus walked me through how to simply capture the video on my computer. I did not do any fancy editing, this is a huge project as it exists now...

So now I have .wmv files on my computer which I need to transfer to DVD. I am trying to decide if a DVD Recorder will do that or if I need to buy a DVD Writer instead. I guess I would rather have a recorder if it will transfer the files to DVD the same way a writer would.
Thanks.

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