VHS-MiniDV?

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Amerikan123

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How in the hell do i record from a VCR using a VHS tape to a mini DV Tape on my 100b? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
rich.
 
Just put the DVX in VCR mode, and connect the RCA outputs from the VHS to the RCA inputs on the DVX. Hit "play" on the VHS and you should see the image showing up on your DVX's LCD; press the two VCR REC buttons (gray and red) to start recording.
 
As per Barry. Make sure the heads on your VCR are as clean as possible also, for some reason I have found that a VCR plays OK on a tv, but the cam will pick up any garbage much easier. Im not sure why this is the case, but just from experience.
 
Barry_Green said:
Just put the DVX in VCR mode, and connect the RCA outputs from the VHS to the RCA inputs on the DVX. Hit "play" on the VHS and you should see the image showing up on your DVX's LCD; press the two VCR REC buttons (gray and red) to start recording.
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Some additional queries for this... if I wanna bypass the capture to mini DV tape and direct into PC possible with same setup but with additional firewire to PC for direct capture ?
 
You need something to digitize the VHS output. That's what the camera is accomplishing for you.
 
wseng said:
Some additional queries for this... if I wanna bypass the capture to mini DV tape and direct into PC possible with same setup but with additional firewire to PC for direct capture ?
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Some cameras can do this, but not very many. The DVX is one that can. You have to go in the menus and turn DV OUT to "on" and then you can directly capture the live feed as the camera converts it on the fly and outputs the firewire data stream (so you don't have to capture to DV tape first).
 
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wseng said:
Some additional queries for this... if I wanna bypass the capture to mini DV tape and direct into PC possible with same setup but with additional firewire to PC for direct capture ?
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what edit system do you have on your pc? if you have an avid with mojo you can connect your vhs to the mojo thru the rca and by pass using the cam.

:beer:
 
Barry_Green said:
Some cameras can do this, but not very many. The DVX is one that can. You have to go in the menus and turn DV OUT to "on" and then you can directly capture the live feed as the camera converts it on the fly and outputs the firewire data stream (so you don't have to capture to DV tape first).
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Thanks .... noted that..

erm... one more strange situation, due to lack of equipment I will need to do this :

I wanna transfer a VHS-C tape to VCD. So I will try to connect it this way :
VHS-C > VHS-C camcorder > DVX > PC

Is the way I am gonna do correct ? input using RCA output using firewire
 
bilgami said:
what edit system do you have on your pc? if you have an avid with mojo you can connect your vhs to the mojo thru the rca and by pass using the cam.

:beer:
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I'm using Premiere..
but I believe most of the NLE programs could be able to do it right ?
 
wseng said:
Thanks .... noted that..

erm... one more strange situation, due to lack of equipment I will need to do this :

I wanna transfer a VHS-C tape to VCD. So I will try to connect it this way :
VHS-C > VHS-C camcorder > DVX > PC

Is the way I am gonna do correct ? input using RCA output using firewire
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Yup, that's correct!

Be sure to not connect your camera to the computer with the power on, and use both cameras on battery power if possible.

- MIkko
 
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