DVD to VHS - DVD Maker 2

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richmondfloyd

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Hi,

Got 10, 3 hour VHS tapes that I need to burn to DVD without quality loss and not taking forever to compress.

Aiming to use MacBook and just let run at night using DVD maker 2 then burn it to dual layer DVD using DVD pro (so I can set the remote functions)

Is this a sensible way of doing it without losing quality.

DVD maker 2 is only £28 so seems the cheapest way
 
DVD Maker 2 is not good for capturing long tapes, and make sure they are not protected with macrovision... It won't work if they are.

A good friend of mine used this and wasn't happy with the results... Dropped frames from long tapes using the included software... I understand the software is crap. Add audio sync problems as well. He found a free 3rd party app that worked better than the included software... I just forget what he used... If it is an important project... I would get another type of A/D converter. I use a Canopus hardware converter.

3 hour VHS tapes are already low quality to begin with... so... the quality of MPEG2 encoder will be the key issue. Some are better than others... Just remember any type of encoding equals quality loss. The better the encoder the better the output quality. But also remember that the source material is the most important element.. crap in = crap out.
 
Tommy K said:
DVD Maker 2 is not good for capturing long tapes, and make sure they are not protected with macrovision... It won't work if they are.

A good friend of mine used this and wasn't happy with the results... Dropped frames from long tapes using the included software... I understand the software is crap. Add audio sync problems as well. He found a free 3rd party app that worked better than the included software... I just forget what he used... If it is an important project... I would get another type of A/D converter. I use a Canopus hardware converter.

3 hour VHS tapes are already low quality to begin with... so... the quality of MPEG2 encoder will be the key issue. Some are better than others... Just remember any type of encoding equals quality loss. The better the encoder the better the output quality. But also remember that the source material is the most important element.. crap in = crap out.
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Hi,

Thanks for your reply. Heard DVD maker isn't very good.

Never done this before, so in laymans terms, what do I need to do?

Got MacBook with dual layer burner
Final Cut Pro (full edition)
VHS player

Thanks
 
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