I am need of a way to dub/copy a MASSIVE VHS collection.....

by Persephone1961 May 14, 2008 3:32AM PDT

Hello everybody!!!

I am in *dire* need of copying/dubbing a HUGE amount of old non-copy-righted VHS tapes to DVD via a High-Speed method, not just merely a copying method done on a standard speed.

I would prefer a standalone unit, however, I am willing to get the necessary hardware for my PC to be able to hook it up to my TV and burn them to my high-speed DVD Burner that I have hooked up to my PC, if needs be.

I am running:

Windows XP Home Edition SP3
704Megs RAM
186G HDD
1.5G Hz processor

So, if a standalone is possible, all the better, if not, what all do I need to do the TV to PC hookup?

Thanks!!!
Persy.....

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If you are concerned about speed...

by tomsoundman May 14, 2008 4:42AM PDT

... you could get a stand alone unit and just let it go while you work, sleep, etc. Otherwise, if you dump the videos to your hard drive on a PC you have storage issues (albeit temporary) and editing time to consider so a big job may turn into a lot of time wasted.

When I have to do a similar job you describe for my church, I just estimate the time, start recording on a standalone combo deck, set a stopwatch, then go do whatever until my watch reminds me to go push "stop" or whatever.

This does not solve the "high speed method" you request. I don't know of a system that does that. To get the high speed time sync'd up to record for normal playback later would ber VERY hard...

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DVD Recording

by Persephone1961 May 14, 2008 5:12AM PDT

Thanks for the input, the way it is right now, is I put a VHS tape that I wan to copy into my player, then I put a blank DVD into the deck and hit copy, alas, since ALL my tapes are FULL, I can only get about 2 tapes done a day as when it copies it will pop out when it is done and it *does* take some time....

Thanks again.
Persy...

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You have a high speed dvd burner;

by ahtoi May 14, 2008 5:22AM PDT

Is this something specially built that an average home computer don't have?

The fastest that I know, one hour tape takes one hour recording time on a standalone dvd recorder. What do you have in mind?

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High-speed recordings

by Persephone1961 May 14, 2008 9:02AM PDT

Hello.

Not really, I was just kinda of hoping that there *might* be a machine out there that has a high-speed mode, i., e., 2x, 5x, 16x, etc. that would allow me to quickly dub a non-protected VHS tape onto a DVD blank disc, but, I have come to realize that, there appears to be no such thing... )-:

Persy....

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Sorry your stuck with real time dubbing, sorry!

by jcrobso May 31, 2008 4:58AM PDT

This is just the way it is, get a DVD recorder/VHS comb unit and go. John

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TV to PC hookup

by anmor May 14, 2008 8:02AM PDT

you need a capture card for your computer, there are many to choose from. Most are TV digital/anolouge combination with SVHS input, and usually supplied with conversion leads to RCA.
This will still entail hour for hour recording.
Unfortunatly I doubt there are any high speed solutions for you, there may be some for profesional use, but I suspect the price of such would cost as much as a new car.
Any profesional dubbing service would also cost a fortune.

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DVD Recorders and high-speed

by Persephone1961 May 14, 2008 9:04AM PDT

you need a capture card for your computer, there are many to choose from. Most are TV digital/analogue combination with SVHS input, and usually supplied with conversion leads to RCA.
This will still entail hour for hour recording.
Unfortunately I doubt there are any high speed solutions for you, there may be some for professional use, but I suspect the price of such would cost as much as a new car.
Any professional dubbing service would also cost a fortune.

Thanks, I think you're right......

Persy....

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Thanks to everyone!!!!

by Persephone1961 May 30, 2008 3:20PM PDT

Just wanted to say...THANK YOU!!!!!!

I am need of a way to dub/copy a MASSIVE VHS collection.....

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