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Aug 5, 2003, 1:26 PM
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Re: Hi 8 to DVD no usb???
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: Can someone tell me if there is anything that will allow me to convert Hi 8 and/or VHS-C to DVD without a USB port? I found a couple of USB to S-Video adapters but am not sure if it works good. I bought a Sony CCD-TRV308 a year ago and thought it had the USB port but found out it doesnt. Any help would be appreciated!
To convert analog video to DVD using a computer is a three step process.
1. Convert the analog video to digital, usually in the DV format if you're going to edit it. If you just want to go straight to DVD, some capture cards allow you to encode directly to MPEG-2, the digital format used for DVDs. This transfer involves the use of a Firewire cable, not a USB connection, and to get to the Firewire cable, you need a DV converter box like the ADVC series sold by Canopus.
2. Once your video is digitized (and edited), transcode to MPEG-2 and import it into a DVD authoring program. Create menus and chapter buttons, etc.
3. Burn the DVD using a DVD-R or DVD+R capable drive. DVD-RAM won't play back on most set-top DVD machines.
The easy way to get around all this mess is to buy a standalone DVD recorder, such as those sold by Panasonic. They are as low as about $500 for an entry-level model, and work just like a VCR. Hook up your camcorder, put in a blank disc, hit Play and REC, and you're pretty much done.
Regards,
Doug Graham
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