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Hello, fellow C-Ders!
My parents' anniversary is coming up and I've decided to surprise them by putting their wedding VHS on DVD for safe keeping. The problem is that many of the services I've looked at (WalMart, Walgreens, etc.) require three weeks for processing. Am I crazy to think I can get it done in 24-36 hours?
Ideally, I'd like someplace in southwestern Nassau County, but I'll extend my search to western Suffolk/eastern Queens, if need be.
Hoping not to spend more than $30, but I totally understand that may not be possible on my timetable.
Any help would be much appreciated
Last edited by bigjretrac; 07-10-2012 at 07:40 PM..
Reason: Corrected grammar.
You can buy a video transfer card and do it on your computer. Order from Amazon and you'll have it in a few days. It's not difficult.
I was going to suggest this but the PVRs are over $50 usually. And it takes a ton of time including conversion. I used to do this a lot before I put away the VHS player for good. Anything with video editing just takes a lot of time.
Location: Prince Georges County, MD (formerly Long Island, NY)
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Actually, now that I think of it, I forgot I have a VHS Player/DVD Recorder combo attached to my TV. Wonder if that'll get the job done...anybody know?
Again, thank you guys so much for the suggestions. I'll definitely keep those suggestions in mind for future photo needs. I'm a long time lurker of the CD forums
Yes, it should. I have one, a Zenith, and it makes pretty good copies.
Just remember that with a standard DVD, with the quality on "high", that it will only hold about 1 hour of standard-def video.
A regular VHS tape is usually two hours (120 minutes) on SP (standard play). I think LP (long play?) is much longer than that. Like twice.
No matter what you do, if you don't set the DVD recorder to high quality, the quality WILL degrade. So if the tape is SP, and the DVD is set to "high" quality, it will look just like the tape does when played to the TV.
If the tape is SP and the DVD is NOT set to "high" quality, it will be noticeably lower quality.
Likewise, if the tape is LP (low quality) and the DVD is not "high" quality, the resulting recording will be even worse than the tape is.
What I mean is, a LP VHS tape can take up quite a few DVDs, and still only look like the original tape (low quality).
Mess around with it and see what you get - get a few DVD-RWs, so you can test with it before committing to burning to read-only DVD-R. Oh, and use DVD-R if you can, it's compatible with more players than DVD+R.
And before buying any blank DVDs make sure you check what the recorder can record on
Location: Prince Georges County, MD (formerly Long Island, NY)
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Originally Posted by krewat
Yes, it should. I have one, a Zenith, and it makes pretty good copies.
Just remember that with a standard DVD, with the quality on "high", that it will only hold about 1 hour of standard-def video.
A regular VHS tape is usually two hours (120 minutes) on SP (standard play). I think LP (long play?) is much longer than that. Like twice.
No matter what you do, if you don't set the DVD recorder to high quality, the quality WILL degrade. So if the tape is SP, and the DVD is set to "high" quality, it will look just like the tape does when played to the TV.
If the tape is SP and the DVD is NOT set to "high" quality, it will be noticeably lower quality.
Likewise, if the tape is LP (low quality) and the DVD is not "high" quality, the resulting recording will be even worse than the tape is.
What I mean is, a LP VHS tape can take up quite a few DVDs, and still only look like the original tape (low quality).
Mess around with it and see what you get - get a few DVD-RWs, so you can test with it before committing to burning to read-only DVD-R. Oh, and use DVD-R if you can, it's compatible with more players than DVD+R.
And before buying any blank DVDs make sure you check what the recorder can record on
Got it! Thanks
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