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Charlie wrote:

> Is there a reasonable solution to getting old vcr tapes onto a PC's
> internal DVD burner?
>
Hmm. Depends upon your case. You may have a 51/4" slot free above the
burner, so just take off it's front bezel. Enough place for the vcr tape.
But, what will you do with it sitting there?

> I was looking for away to input the video from the video camera to the PC
> so that editing could be done on the fly.
>
You need a framegrabber card. TV cards often have a input for composite
(videocam) input.

> I know there are DVD recorders that also will play the tapes, but they are
> too pricey. Internal DVD burners for PC's are a whole lot cheaper.
>
It takes some cpu power to recode the videos - dedicated software may even
enhance quality somehow, reduce noise or jitter and allow timeline
editing/cutting.

Hello,

Get a cheap TV tuner card that comes with composite inputs so you can
capture in raw AVI for your editing.

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"Charlie" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a reasonable solution to getting old vcr tapes onto a PC's
> internal DVD burner?
>
> I was looking for away to input the video from the video camera to the PC
> so that editing could be done on the fly.
>
> I know there are DVD recorders that also will play the tapes, but they are
> too pricey. Internal DVD burners for PC's are a whole lot cheaper.
>
> Ideas for available schemes are requested.
>
> Thanks
> Charlie
>

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| "Anyolmouse" <> wrote in message
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| > "Bert Hyman" <> wrote in message
| > news:Xns9B8E917C9EB41VeebleFetzer@216.250.184.7...
| > | In news: Evan Platt
| > | <evan@*******************************> wrote:
| > |
| > | > There'll be a few steps involved... Capture, convert, burn,
etc..
| > |
| > | One more that I was just reminded of, the hard way: working around
| > copy
| > | protection.
| > |
| > | This thread prompted me to finally get around to copying some old
| > | commercial VHS tapes before either they or my old VCR turn to
dust.
| > |
| > | I dragged the VCR, cables and tapes into the basement where the
old
| PC
| > | with the video capture card lives, got everything lashed up and
| stuck
| > in
| > | the first tape (Wallace & Gromit "A Close Shave"). I recorded a
few
| > | minutes using the Asus "Digital VCR" app that came with the card,
| and
| > | everything seemed to be working.
| > |
| > | But when I played back the short test recording, there was a large
| > white
| > | band through the middle of the image.
| > |
| > | I've been MacroVisioned!
| > |
| > | --
| > | Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN
| >
| > Sad, but at least you weren't sabotaged by Radioshacks wrong alcohol
| > head cleaner. I received a recall notice from them after ruining two
| > VCRs. :-{
|
|
| Uh oh. Mind telling what head cleaner you bought from Radioshack and
| when?
|
| Tnx,
| JPM

I don't remember exactly when. At least two or three years ago, maybe
longer. It was their label and instead of isopropyl alcohol it had
another type of alcohol. Don't remember if it was methanol or denatured.
It sure messed up the transport systems. No offer from them to replace
my equipment. Just an offer for a free head cleaner replacement, which I
told them to put where mushrooms grow.

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