[pchelpers] Re: AVI to VHS

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Hi Nigel:

Thanks for responding.  I was beginning to think no one wanted to 'go 
there'.  It seems there are more than one approach to this solution.  This 
is what I did:

After I downloaded my movie clip - which is in .avi format - I converted it 
to MPEG format.  I used a program called "TMPGEnc" which can be downloaded 
free.  It is very simple to use, just a couple of clicks w/mouse.  After 
the conversion, I burned it to CD-R (using Nero - the newest version boasts 
of converting AND burning all in one click - but it aborted for me at 
99.99% - tried twice).  Then I went to WalMart and bought a DVD player 
($98) making sure it played CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, SVCD, MP3 and etc.  I hooked 
my my DVD player and my VCR player to the TV set.  As I played my movie on 
my new DVD player - I recorded it on my VCR.  I was impressed with the 
quality - while not perfect, it was quite acceptable.  If you already have 
a DVD player that plays these formats, then your expense is almost nothing.

There are other approaches - like installing a capture card.  I would enjoy 
hearing how others have accomplished this and with what results.  BTW, this 
is not a project to be done quickly.  Depending on your connection and the 
size of your movie clip - it takes just as much time to convert it as it 
does to download it, so unless you have cable or better, you are talking 
'days' to complete the finished product.

Here is a site that was very helpful for this:  http://www.vcdhelp.com/


>Well now, here's a question really worthy of all our residents!
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>I have no experience of this procedure but it seems to me that all you need
>is some means of getting a composite video signal out and an audio signal
>out.
>
>The audio is easy, simply connect to the line out socket on your sound card.
>The video out may be easy too.  Check out the links on John's TV tuner card
>page, http://modecideas.com/faq66.html   If you follow the TV Tuner Cards
>link you will find a link to "Fast - the art of digital video".  Their Fast
>Movie Machine II  has PAL and NTSC video outputs so you could connect these
>bits to your VCR and Bob's your uncle  (typical NZ slang for "she'll be
>right")!
>
>Of course, nothing to do with computers is this easy but it's got to be
>worth a go.  If you get it working, please post a message about it because I
>would like to know all about it too.
>
>Cheers
>Nigel
>
> > Hi All:
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> > I would like to convert .AVI Movie clips to VHS casettes - what is the
> > straightest line between the two?
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