Vhs To Dvd

[overnite]

i have a old vhs that i want to connect to my tv and then buy a dvd recorder to transfer the vhs to the dvd + r disk. most of my movies or old disney movies. would i run into a copyright protection if i do it this way or can it be done this way. your help or advice would really be appreciated.

[E-Male]

if it are bought vhs tapes they should have macrovision

also i'd personally recommand a pc over a standalone recorder

[overnite]

how would i set up a pc to do it. would like your in put on it if you have the time. thanks

[jggimi]

Your PC needs a device that accepts analog video input (S-video or composite, typically) and converts it to pixels. There are two types: internal, and external. External devices do the conversion to digital for you, either into MPEG-2 or into DV, and connect via USB or IEE-1394 FireWire.Quite a few of our members use DV camcorders for this purpose, since they have them already, and most models can act as external capture devices.Internal devices are usually either sold as PCI cards or as an accessory on a PC video card. The latter are called VIVO cards (Video In Video Out), such as ATI's "All-in-Wonder" cards.

Most internal devices use the CPU to do the "encoding" during capture, though best practice is to use a lossless codec such as HuffYUV. Sound is usually captured through Line-in of the PC's soundcard.

For much more on analog capture with internal devices, see our Capture Guide (http://www.doom9.org/capture/start.html), and you may also want to take a look at our Capture FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32575).

[E-Male]

geforce cards also have video in

[jggimi]

Yes, both NVIDIA and ATI offer VIVO products.

[E-Male]

so if your graphic-card got some plugs "too much" it's likely to have inputs among them

[jggimi]

Huh? :confused:

To compete with ATI "All-in-Wonder" NVIDIA brought their equivalent to market, "NVTV." http://www.nvidia.com/page/nvtv.html. But the majority of our members with internal capture device are using PCI capture cards, not VIVO devices.

[E-Male]

i see nothing wrong with my geforce 3

[jggimi]

I don't think we're communicating. I'm not insulting or disparaging your card, in any way.

I was confused by your statement: so if your graphic-card got some plugs "too much" it's likely to have inputs among themJust because there are lots of connectors on a video card is no reason to assume it is VIVO capable. One should read the specifications before making an acquisition.

My initial point in this thread was that one can either use an external device or an internal device, and that internal devices are either VIVO cards or dedicated capture devices. I happened to use ATI's VIVO solution as an example, only. There are more than just ATI and NVIDIA VIVO hardware available, IIRC both Maxtor and Asus have produced them, and Sony has a proprietary capture technology embedded in VAIO laptops, as well.

There are two reasons that the majority of our members with internal devices use dedicated capture cards rather than VIVO cards: cost and A->D chipset flexibility. That doesn't make your GeForce 3 card a bad choice.

[E-Male]

ok, and all i wanted to say, say there is a chance he already has a capture device withotu knowing
i speak from experience, the geforce wasn't my choice for capturing, i just one day found it it can do it :D