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

[Jason Perkins]

When I capture VHS tapes and LDs, I use a Canopus DV capture box. There's a
lot of back and forth about how this is not the best way to do it, it's
double compressing it, etc... but I find it works well enough.

-J

On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 3:23 PM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Not sure if this is relevant but thought it might provide some ideas:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC5Zr3NC2PY
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> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 12:40 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> > I need advice how to best digitize video,
> > mostly standard def TV/NTSC of VCF events.
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> > 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.
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> > 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 :-(
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> > thanks
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> > -- Jeff Jonas
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