Our media DVD + R or - R for dvd burning says they can copy 120 mins, that may be true copying dvd to dvd. But with copying vcr tapes the files are much larger I guess because they are analog so how does a person copy vcr movies that are longer.Is there much loss of picture quality when compressing? Which of course I don't know how to do.Is it worth it? How would one get a 90 min or longer movie on dvd media?
The captured files are converted to the format required (assume DVD) and either the authoring software ensures that the output will fit on a single layer disk or you can 'shrink' it to fit..note that it's not the size of the file that counts, it's the running time of the movie. A standard movie fits comfortably on a single layer disk with no noticeable loss of quality (apart from it being a tape to begin with).. The other option is to use (more expensive) dual layer disks. The quality of a good VCR tape converted to DVD is mostly the same.It looks like a tape. Some movie tapes have Macrovision protection;some standalone DVD recorders and some PC capture cards honour the protection. In that case you have to use a video stabilizer between the source video and destination
How do I shrink those files to fit on a DVD+R media? I've never done this before. What is the best program would I need to use for my video tape transfers on films from tape longer than an hour? Thank you if you are responding. Ken
If you don't have Nero, try this. http://dl.afterdawn.com/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_v0.5.2b.exe Import the file(s) (AVI, WMV,MPEG, VOB) Output (standard DVD file format) to a folder on the HDD. Set 'Aspect' to 4:3 (if you have a regular tv) Set 'Standard' to NTSC (if you live in North America) If the output is too large for a standard DVD-5, then load the output into DVD Shrink and click 'Backup'. Save the output to a folder or an ISO (image). DVD Shrink: http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/dvdshrink32setup.zip Guide: http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/ Download, install and run. 'Open Files' choose the folder with the DVD files. Click 'Backup!' In either case, you can burn the DVD with IMGBurn http://www.imgburn.com/ Run ImgBurn Mode > 'Build' Output > 'Device' File > 'Browse for Folder', highlight on the 'VIDEO_TS' folder, > 'OK' Set speed to 4x and click the green write button. . Note: if you saved an ISO from DVD Shrink select 'Mode' > 'Write'
