[vcf-midatlantic] semi OT: video digitizing & archive

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 12:39 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> I need advice how to best digitize video,
> mostly standard def TV/NTSC of VCF events


I don’t understand.
Are you converting VHS tapes to digital format?


>
> I have several USB dongles that take composite and S-video.
> They may be adequate, but I don't know what one's really best.
>
> I also have several DVR (digital VCR): Tivo, Sonic Blue replay-tv.
> Did those have good front-ends or was most of the attention to the
> subscription service?
> I know they need to be "jail broken" to work like VCRs.
> There's no big red "just record NOW!" button :-(
>
> thanks
>
> -- Jeff Jonas
>
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