coacht3
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Post by coacht3 on Jun 21, 2006 13:48:37 GMT -6
Our video guy passed away this past year. We are trying to put together a new system on a tight budget.
What I am trying to find is a dvd recorder that will allow me to come in on Friday night and plug my camcorder into the dvd/vhs recorder and make a dvd and vhs tape at the same time. Does anyone know if this is possible? I know I can make a VHS copy or a DVD copy, but I can't find one that will make both copies at the same time?
How long does it take to burn a DVD from a camcorder?
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Post by sls on Jun 21, 2006 14:16:06 GMT -6
you can buy a vcr and a cheap recorder (under $100) and input froma camera to DVD to VCR.
The time to burn is live time, 1 minute to 1 minute.
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Post by bulldog on Jun 21, 2006 19:04:13 GMT -6
I don't know of any units that have both a DVD record function and a VHS record function in the same unit. . . . There are two ways to do what you want to do. But, first, let me say that you want to use firewire to transfer your video - if your camcorder has a firewire port (IEEE 1394). If it does not have a firewire port, then you will want to use S-Video. Your last choice will be to use RCA video connections. The first way to accomplish what you want - and probably the best way is to use a repeater. You will use the output from the camcorder to copy a signal to both the VHS recorder and the DVD recorder. Obviously, you will need to buy a VHS recorder and a DVD recorder with the same inputs - hopefully firewire. You will also purchase a firewire repeater such as: www.cooldrives.com/3ie13firewad.htmlor a S-Video repeater such as: www.smarthome.com/8141s.htmlIf you cannot use this method for some reason, then you can daisy-chain the units - that is use the output of one as the input to the other. The good thing about this method is that you can mix the video signals. That is use firewire to copy the video from the camcorder to the DVD recorder, then use a S-Video output from the DVD recorder to feed the input of the VHS recorder. One other note, if you use compatible equipment for the firewire transfer, it is possible that the transfer is faster than realtime. Since it is a digital transfer, it can be as fast as the interface allows. However, the burn rate onto the DVD is governed by the speed of the burner. I haven't researched these components though to see what is on the market. But it might we worth checking out. |
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