General subtitle discussion thread

Eve wrote:

You are so on top of things, Kouseiya. :mrgreen:
Im impressed!! :bow: :bow:

LOL, I've been in this since 2001 so I tend to know what's out there and what's non-existant with subs :mrgreen: Besides what I have on disk, I have a few things (both subbed and not) on VHS :sweat: Saigo is one of them :hehe:

KouSeiya315 wrote:

LOL, I've been in this since 2001 so I tend to know what's out there and what's non-existant with subs :mrgreen: Besides what I have on disk, I have a few things (both subbed and not) on VHS :sweat: Saigo is one of them :hehe:

Kouseiya-chan~
If you have the tapes I could make them discs.
Could you maybe be tempted? :hehe:

I also have Saigo no Koi on VHS, but this was before I realized I should record things in SP mode. So I'm sure my version is crappy being in EP mode. :mecry: I just didn't have the room for all the tapes they would have consumed in SP mode.

dochira wrote:I also have Saigo no Koi on VHS, but this was before I realized I should record things in SP mode. So I'm sure my version is crappy being in EP mode. :mecry: I just didn't have the room for all the tapes they would have consumed in SP mode.

D, do you have the means to transfer 'em to disc?

bmwracer wrote:
D, do you have the means to transfer 'em to disc?

I do. I have a standalone DVD recorder, so I can preserve them. But if you can imagine, I have tapes dating back to 1995, so I have plenty of tapes to go through. But I have gotten some of the dramas from BT and trades, so I can skip those series.

dochira wrote:I do. I have a standalone DVD recorder, so I can preserve them. But if you can imagine, I have tapes dating back to 1995, so I have plenty of tapes to go through. But I have gotten some of the dramas from BT and trades, so I can skip those series.

Right, right, I vaguely remember you mentioning that... Panasonic?

I've gotta get me one, but it has to accept DVD-RWs... And be less than $200-$300... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Right, right, I vaguely remember you mentioning that... Panasonic?

I've gotta get me one, but it has to accept DVD-RWs... And be less than $200-$300... :sweat:

Yes, that's the one. You should look into the Panasonic DMR-ES10. It's one of their newer models, and can handle +-R, -RW, and -RAM. And it was only $199 at Circuit City.

The only downside with VHS-DVD conversion is that it has to be real-time. With all the tapes I have, it'll take months before I archive what I want to archive. But it will give me more subbed dramas (the older ones) to possibly trade.

dochira wrote:
Yes, that's the one. You should look into the Panasonic DMR-ES10. It's one of their newer models, and can handle +-R, -RW, and -RAM. And it was only $199 at Circuit City.

The only downside with VHS-DVD conversion is that it has to be real-time. With all the tapes I have, it'll take months before I archive what I want to archive. But it will give me more subbed dramas (the older ones) to possibly trade.

I love old dramas. Maybe we could trade sometime? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

dochira wrote:Yes, that's the one. You should look into the Panasonic DMR-ES10. It's one of their newer models, and can handle +-R, -RW, and -RAM. And it was only $199 at Circuit City.

Honto ni??? $199???

Sold!!!! *jumps into car like Batman and screeches off*

I wonder if another place has it as well. I hate, no, despise Circuit City. :bleh:

The only downside with VHS-DVD conversion is that it has to be real-time. With all the tapes I have, it'll take months before I archive what I want to archive. But it will give me more subbed dramas (the older ones) to possibly trade.

If it makes you feel better, I have to do that times two: VHS to DV, then DV to PC... In real time. :bleh: :banghead:

bmwracer wrote:
Honto ni??? $199???

Hai, honto desu yo. The MSRP is $199.99. You can't beat that for a Panasonic DVD recorder.

bmwracer wrote:
If it makes you feel better, I have to do that times two: VHS to DV, then DV to PC... In real time. :bleh: :banghead:

Couldn't you use the pass-through capabilities of the camcorder (I assume you're using) to transfer the video in one pass? :crazy:

dochira wrote:Couldn't you use the pass-through capabilities of the camcorder (I assume you're using) to transfer the video in one pass? :crazy:

Don't know if I could do that...

Thanks for the reminder on the Panasonic, though: I'm gonna hunt that baby down this weekend. :thumbsup:

bmwracer wrote:
Thanks for the reminder on the Panasonic, though: I'm gonna hunt that baby down this weekend. :thumbsup:

My only gripe is the limited editting abilities when burning to non -RAM discs: you can't create chapters. It automatically adds a chapter in 5-minute intervals. But beggars can't be choosers, I suppose. It makes it easier to transfer content, but I lose the flexibility by not inputting it into a computer first. :beaten:

dochira wrote:My only gripe is the limited editting abilities when burning to non -RAM discs: you can't create chapters. It automatically adds a chapter in 5-minute intervals. But beggars can't be choosers, I suppose. It makes it easier to transfer content, but I lose the flexibility by not inputting it into a computer first. :beaten:

Hmm. You can't bypass the chapter thingy, huh?

I suppose the chapters can be edited/deleted on the PC with a little effort...

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm. You can't bypass the chapter thingy, huh?

I suppose the chapters can be edited/deleted on the PC with a little effort...

So far, I'm able to create different titles by stopping the recording in between shows. It's creating user-defined chapters that is not possible.

dochira wrote:So far, I'm able to create different titles by stopping the recording in between shows. It's creating user-defined chapters that is not possible.

I'm at the Panasonic site right now, looking things over... I'll head over to videohelp.com for some info as well... :)

Eve wrote:

I love old dramas. Maybe we could trade sometime? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Sure, once I get the transfer complete. But keep in mind, they were recorded in EP mode and way back in the late 90s, so the quality will probably be C, C+ at the best. :shakehead: I had For You, but when I played it back, it was hardly watchable, so I didn't even bother transferring it. :mecry: I'm currently archiving some two-hour drama specials, no series has come up yet. But I have many, many more tapes to go. :sweat:

dochira wrote:But I have many, many more tapes to go. :sweat:

I hear ya: I'm painfully plodding through tapes of shows, specials, sports, etc. as well... Whew. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I hear ya: I'm painfully plodding through tapes of shows, specials, sports, etc. as well... Whew. :sweat:

I don't know how much you have, but I estimate I have at least 60 tapes to go. At 6 hours a piece....yeah I have a long ways to go.. :sweat: :beaten: For some reason, I decided that everything was worth archiving onto tape. What was I thinking? :shocked:

But I know that I have some dramas that people might enjoy watching subbed. Heck I downloaded one series unsubbed recently. If and when I find the translations, a sharing I come. :woot:

dochira wrote:For some reason, I decided that everything was worth archiving onto tape. What was I thinking? :shocked:

Most of us with VCRs are pretty much in the same boat... we've time-shifted ourselves into oblivion...


Hmm. I noticed that the Panasonic takes DVD-RWs, not +RWs... :headscratch:

The entire +/- is such a glorified mess.

bmwracer wrote:
Most of us with VCRs are pretty much in the same boat... we've time-shifted ourselves into oblivion...

You've got that right. But there are some jewels in there, I hope.

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm. I noticed that the Panasonic takes DVD-RWs, not +RWs... :headscratch:

The entire +/- is such a glorified mess.

Panasonic at first only used -R/-RW media. the ES10 is the first model that allowed recordings onto +R discs.