Jedi Master Matt
15th July 2002, 23:22
I debating getting started converting my laserdiscs over to DVDs. I feel like I'm jumping into the deep end, so I was wondering if somebody can help fill me in on what I'm going to need. I'm willing to learn. I've already gathered a lifetime of knowledge from this forum. I just need a place to start.
Here's what I'm interested in. Taking my LDs and bringing them over to DVD with the best quality possible - within reason. I'd like to use a PC solution without going to a standalone DVD recorder. It would be perferable to take the LD capture and scale it up from a 4:3 image and convert it to 16:9 - this would basically involve zooming the image with the PC instead of using the crappy scaler in my Mits 65819. I'd like to encode using 3:2 pulldown and here is the kicker - I have to KEEP the 5.1 sound if possible.
Here is what I think I need to get.
LD player to capture card to caputure video. I will need a good capture card, any recommendations?
LD player to RF convertor to DD/DTS decoder. Take the analogue outputs from the decoder into a sound card to capture sound. I will definaltely need help with this choice. If possible I'd like to do this in one pass to keep from syncing up the six channels to each other, but I could always capture them in separte passes, syncing them to the right channel or something.
Once audio and video have been captured and put on the hard drive, I can then use TMPGE to manipulate the image, but what should I use to scale the 4:3 to 16:9? Should this resizing be done before TMPGE conversion?
What do I need to do to convert the audio over to DD 5.1 AC3? What software? AC3Machine I assume.
I then need to author the DVD, I suppose I could use the software that should be included with the DVD burner I purchase, but what would be the best choices?
Burn the DVD with Nero and viola....
All my laserdiscs are protected from my LD player dying on me.
Please offer any advice you can. Thanks in advance.
Matt
Here's what I'm interested in. Taking my LDs and bringing them over to DVD with the best quality possible - within reason. I'd like to use a PC solution without going to a standalone DVD recorder. It would be perferable to take the LD capture and scale it up from a 4:3 image and convert it to 16:9 - this would basically involve zooming the image with the PC instead of using the crappy scaler in my Mits 65819. I'd like to encode using 3:2 pulldown and here is the kicker - I have to KEEP the 5.1 sound if possible.
Here is what I think I need to get.
LD player to capture card to caputure video. I will need a good capture card, any recommendations?
LD player to RF convertor to DD/DTS decoder. Take the analogue outputs from the decoder into a sound card to capture sound. I will definaltely need help with this choice. If possible I'd like to do this in one pass to keep from syncing up the six channels to each other, but I could always capture them in separte passes, syncing them to the right channel or something.
Once audio and video have been captured and put on the hard drive, I can then use TMPGE to manipulate the image, but what should I use to scale the 4:3 to 16:9? Should this resizing be done before TMPGE conversion?
What do I need to do to convert the audio over to DD 5.1 AC3? What software? AC3Machine I assume.
I then need to author the DVD, I suppose I could use the software that should be included with the DVD burner I purchase, but what would be the best choices?
Burn the DVD with Nero and viola....
All my laserdiscs are protected from my LD player dying on me.
Please offer any advice you can. Thanks in advance.
Matt