convert vhs to vcd
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ipdave
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I have used Dazzle DVC-II PCI card to capture at SVCD resolution, then M2Edit 4.0 to trim out the commercials. By lowering the bitrate to 2100, I can just fit a 1hr tv show (43-45minutes sans commercials) on a 700mb CD.
Now I am recording VHS to my Sony DV video camera, then capturing directly to DVD format via Premier. Keeping it digital.
Now I am recording VHS to my Sony DV video camera, then capturing directly to DVD format via Premier. Keeping it digital.
ipdave
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nolonemo, I have just done some old home VHS -> DV so far, and plan on keeping those as is for archival reasons. I imagine that the DV tapes can go many times without too many issues, since they use PCM instead of analog. Probably would be a toss-up between mechanical breakdown and wearing off enough oxide to get dropouts.... If you find anything on the net on lifecyles, let me know!
For those still looking , here is how I go about it .
First , I disable both internal and external caches in the bios , this helps improve game play performance , and helps with avi2mpeg and its mquant part .
1 : Basic setup with vcr with headphone jack
vcr video out rca is connected too rca video in on video capture card ( mine is asus agp vivo )
vcr headphone jack is connected too line-in on sound card .
pc is 450 amd k6 II , 128mb pc133 , 2 x 80gig western drives
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Using virtualdub too capture in segmented avi mode too second drive at 352x288 , yuv , raw ( no compression ) , cd audio .
DO NOT - lock audio stream too video
DO NOT - use vt adjust .
Setup segments too 1200mb's
remmember the 2 gigabyte limit for files or else .
Setup all other requirments for segmented capture .
Then start vcr , wait for rubbish too get out of the way and hit F6 .
When done , close capture , then get virtualdub too load first file of segmented capture , you will need too use clip too remove the rubbish from the lower part of video , and start the frame server .
Now use tmpgenc too load the .VDR file .
Setup output for mpeg 1 , 352x288 , 2000 video bitrate , remove audio , we do this later , and let it output the mpeg 1 video .
This chops of rubbish and re-corrects video's size .
When done , close tmpgenc , close server , and now output audio as wav file .
Now use besweet too convert this wav file too an .mp2 audio stream with bitrate of 64 , no less ..
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So now you have an mpeg 1 video file , and an .mp2 audio file .
Now this is where those disabled bios settings come in .
If they are not disabled , you will not get the compression or quality I get .
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Load Avi2mpeg , and load this mpeg 1 file .
Up too the right is the name , change name and location , so not too over write the original file .
Start encode , and go into settings .
Goto input / output page , and check the vid stream so it is saved .
Now check any of the tabs here that have video mentioned , change the settings so they read , mpeg 1 , for me , pal defaults .
Now , under one of the tabs , is encode vid + audio , and multiplex vid + audio , uncheck the audio encode , and uncheck multiplex for both vid and audio .
Some where here is MQUANT value :
Now if your mpeg vid stream was 1600mbs , it will come out at about 420mbs , if mquant = 3 , then abit over 500mbs .
Let it encode vid stream ( it will take some time )
When done load mpeg again , back in the main window , up too the right , give it a new location and name .
Start it up and go too settings .
Go where Encode and multiplex was , and uncheck both encode's and re-enable the multiplex .
Now go too input/ouput , and hit PV button and load your mpeg 1 file that was just made , now hit PS and load you .mp2 audio , and let it go .
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A dvd of The Time Machine done this way , came out at 540mb,s , which was turned into a vcd , which plays brilliantly in my home dvd player , and on the pc .
Vhs movies done this way , and resulting sizes .
Residetial evil = 490 mbs
Chicken run = 480 mbs
Eight legged freaks = under 500 mbs
I have another 80 too finish yet .
Mathematically it is possible too create an mpeg 1 of high quality ,
using my setup too fit 2 hours 45 minutes on 1 x 700 mb cdr .
Hope that helps with the vhs question .
Ps : use tmpgenc too do a little filtering can help clean up the video quality , but takes a very long time .
First , I disable both internal and external caches in the bios , this helps improve game play performance , and helps with avi2mpeg and its mquant part .
1 : Basic setup with vcr with headphone jack
vcr video out rca is connected too rca video in on video capture card ( mine is asus agp vivo )
vcr headphone jack is connected too line-in on sound card .
pc is 450 amd k6 II , 128mb pc133 , 2 x 80gig western drives
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using virtualdub too capture in segmented avi mode too second drive at 352x288 , yuv , raw ( no compression ) , cd audio .
DO NOT - lock audio stream too video
DO NOT - use vt adjust .
Setup segments too 1200mb's
remmember the 2 gigabyte limit for files or else .
Setup all other requirments for segmented capture .
Then start vcr , wait for rubbish too get out of the way and hit F6 .
When done , close capture , then get virtualdub too load first file of segmented capture , you will need too use clip too remove the rubbish from the lower part of video , and start the frame server .
Now use tmpgenc too load the .VDR file .
Setup output for mpeg 1 , 352x288 , 2000 video bitrate , remove audio , we do this later , and let it output the mpeg 1 video .
This chops of rubbish and re-corrects video's size .
When done , close tmpgenc , close server , and now output audio as wav file .
Now use besweet too convert this wav file too an .mp2 audio stream with bitrate of 64 , no less ..
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
So now you have an mpeg 1 video file , and an .mp2 audio file .
Now this is where those disabled bios settings come in .
If they are not disabled , you will not get the compression or quality I get .
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Load Avi2mpeg , and load this mpeg 1 file .
Up too the right is the name , change name and location , so not too over write the original file .
Start encode , and go into settings .
Goto input / output page , and check the vid stream so it is saved .
Now check any of the tabs here that have video mentioned , change the settings so they read , mpeg 1 , for me , pal defaults .
Now , under one of the tabs , is encode vid + audio , and multiplex vid + audio , uncheck the audio encode , and uncheck multiplex for both vid and audio .
Some where here is MQUANT value :
Now if your mpeg vid stream was 1600mbs , it will come out at about 420mbs , if mquant = 3 , then abit over 500mbs .
Let it encode vid stream ( it will take some time )
When done load mpeg again , back in the main window , up too the right , give it a new location and name .
Start it up and go too settings .
Go where Encode and multiplex was , and uncheck both encode's and re-enable the multiplex .
Now go too input/ouput , and hit PV button and load your mpeg 1 file that was just made , now hit PS and load you .mp2 audio , and let it go .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A dvd of The Time Machine done this way , came out at 540mb,s , which was turned into a vcd , which plays brilliantly in my home dvd player , and on the pc .
Vhs movies done this way , and resulting sizes .
Residetial evil = 490 mbs
Chicken run = 480 mbs
Eight legged freaks = under 500 mbs
I have another 80 too finish yet .
Mathematically it is possible too create an mpeg 1 of high quality ,
using my setup too fit 2 hours 45 minutes on 1 x 700 mb cdr .
Hope that helps with the vhs question .
Ps : use tmpgenc too do a little filtering can help clean up the video quality , but takes a very long time .
digitalx
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@quail
You need the following to convert VHS to VCD:
1. Capture Card
2. Video Capture Software
You can see this at: h*tp://w*w.videoguys.com/vidcap.htm
My Steps in VHS to VCD conversion:
1. Capture VHS video in realtime.
2. Edit captured video (optional).
3. Convert captured video to movie (.mpg or .avi extension)
4. Burn movie using Nero 5 into VCD.
Have done this many times. Some Lessons learned include:
1. Many old VHS tapes resulted to out of audio/video synch when captured at one time. I have tried to capture them every 15-30 minutes to minimize the dis-synchronization of A/V.
2. Scratchy/ dark videos tend to drop frames during capture process which may result to out of A/V synch.
3. Quality of Connection wires (rca/composite/s-video) affect the quality of captured video. Too long wires, loose contact, can result to losses of audio and video quality.
4. Different VHS players give different quality on the captured video. Benchmark of the best VHS player should be noted for better results.
5. You may need other audio-video tools to repair and enhance your raw audio/video before converting to VCD. For synchronization problem you may need goldwave, etc.; for removing noise in video you may need TMPGEnc.
6. The quality of blank CD-R media may affect the quality of VCD. Benchmark of better media is also recommended for best results.
Hope this helps.
You need the following to convert VHS to VCD:
1. Capture Card
2. Video Capture Software
You can see this at: h*tp://w*w.videoguys.com/vidcap.htm
My Steps in VHS to VCD conversion:
1. Capture VHS video in realtime.
2. Edit captured video (optional).
3. Convert captured video to movie (.mpg or .avi extension)
4. Burn movie using Nero 5 into VCD.
Have done this many times. Some Lessons learned include:
1. Many old VHS tapes resulted to out of audio/video synch when captured at one time. I have tried to capture them every 15-30 minutes to minimize the dis-synchronization of A/V.
2. Scratchy/ dark videos tend to drop frames during capture process which may result to out of A/V synch.
3. Quality of Connection wires (rca/composite/s-video) affect the quality of captured video. Too long wires, loose contact, can result to losses of audio and video quality.
4. Different VHS players give different quality on the captured video. Benchmark of the best VHS player should be noted for better results.
5. You may need other audio-video tools to repair and enhance your raw audio/video before converting to VCD. For synchronization problem you may need goldwave, etc.; for removing noise in video you may need TMPGEnc.
6. The quality of blank CD-R media may affect the quality of VCD. Benchmark of better media is also recommended for best results.
Hope this helps.