Video Recording/Playback/Editing/Converting/etc.

bmwracer wrote:
Uh, copying a DVD just involves copying files... What's the big deal? :headscratch:

I would assume it's a big deal if that copying time is much faster than what his home computer is capable of :victory:

I only have one disc drive, so I have to through the process of extracting the data onto the hard drive first, then switch the original with the blank to start copying :puppydog:

deseipher wrote:

I would assume it's a big deal if that copying time is much faster than what his home computer is capable of :victory:

Exactly :)

I only have one disc drive, so I have to through the process of extracting the data onto the hard drive first, then switch the original with the blank to start copying :puppydog:

That's basically what i'm doing. I asked for 2 DVD drives for my comp, but that request was rejected :(

Anime Dad wrote:Actually, it makes an image of the disc and then burns that image to the new disc :P

It's a lot faster than my previous one.

But copying pretty much is just data transfer and isn't CPU-intensive at all.

It's probably attributable to your work PC's SATA interface vs. your home PC's PATA interface, I'm guessing.

bmwracer wrote:^ No comment.

I'm surprised that there was no eyeroll emoticon here. :P

bmwracer wrote:
But copying pretty much is just data transfer and isn't CPU-intensive at all.

I second this. If it were CPU-intensive then I'd be hauling this old crappy desktop into the trash instead of using it to primarily copy DVDs for people.

On topic: I'm working on the video tape to DVD project. 4th episode out of 12, I think. I wish it wasn't a realtime thing..

cori wrote:On topic: I'm working on the video tape to DVD project. 4th episode out of 12, I think. I wish it wasn't a realtime thing..

What's the big deal?

Set the recorder to record then walk away. Come back in an hour. Repeat.

bmwracer wrote:
What's the big deal?

Set the recorder to record then walk away. Come back in an hour. Repeat.

Well, I have other things to do with that DVD recorder and I just wish it were quicker so I could move on to another project. Besides, I'm using my brother's S-VHS machine and I don't want to overuse/overheat it since it's not easily available and probably expensive to replace if something happens to it. That's why I'm only using it a couple hours at a time. I don't care if it sounds stupid to you that I'm babying it, but it's what I feel like doing.

Encoding completed for Muri na Renai... Time to author. :victory:

^ I'm sorry for my above post. It was rude and I felt bad about it. :(

On topic: I got 4 episodes of Shuumatsukon from video tape to DVD format today. Only 3 more episodes to go! I just wish I recorded it on SP mode instead of EP because the picture really sucks. Stupid me. :sweat:

Also authored Osen to DVD and may start on one of the newer series as well. :victory:

Muri na Renai completed.

On to the next project. :victory:

This morning, I find my Panny DVD recorder no longer powering on. :shakehead: Replacing it would cost ~$200.

Luckily, I used the power of the Google and found that the problem is likely a busted capacitor. So I'll be heading down to Radio Shack to buy the piece and hope I remember my soldering skills. Go Google! :woot:

dochira wrote:This morning, I find my Panny DVD recorder no longer powering on. :shakehead: Replacing it would cost ~$200.

Luckily, I used the power of the Google and found that the problem is likely a busted capacitor. So I'll be heading down to Radio Shack to buy the piece and hope I remember my soldering skills. Go Google! :woot:

If course, maybe replacing the recorder might be a good thing: you could get one with an ATSC tuner. :victory:

If I screw up the solder, I might have to consider this option. :sweat:

dochira wrote:If I screw up the solder, I might have to consider this option. :sweat:

Solder with the recorder power off and unplugged. :beaten:

I have to thank beem & AD for all their help with that Video Wizard program and that other one with the soccer ball icon (the one to convert to mpeg). I think from now on I'm recording stuff onto a RW disc and editing it on my computer. No more commercial pauses and stuff for me! :D My only complaint is that I wish I had asked about this sooner because it would've saved me a ton of time and aggravation.

bmwracer wrote:
Solder with the recorder power off and unplugged. :beaten:

Panny is up and running again with the new capacitor. :woot:

New recorder with ATSC tuner will have to wait for now.

dochira wrote:
Panny is up and running again with the new capacitor. :woot:

New recorder with ATSC tuner will have to wait for now.

You can always hook up a DTV converter to the input of the recorder... That's what I did. :victory:

Almost done authoring Tainted Love Song to DVD. Just need to check the last disc and burn a final copy. :victory:

cori wrote:Almost done authoring Tainted Love Song to DVD. Just need to check the last disc and burn a final copy. :victory:

Yay cori!

Only a few more discs and I'm done with Shuumatsukon! :dancing: What a long project this turned out to be, but definitely worth it. And following that, I need to tackle Perfect Love and some random stuff I found on video tapes. This is going to be a busy long weekend. :sweat:

I have a question regarding MPEG Video Wizard:

Why is it that when I edit everything exactly how I want it to be, the finished product cuts off a few tenths of a second from the end? This is quite annoying because I don't wish to have it cut off before it says "to be continued." I know I can just try to add more space at the end so if it cuts off, it'll cut off footage that I don't need, but that's just too bothersome and I don't know exactly how much it will cut off at the end. Any help would be appreciated.