Video and Movie topics - Week 5, 2005

Help please! Can't record from Digital Decoder/Hard disk recorder onto DVD Recorder

Rob G - 29 Jan 2005 3:11 PM - 6 messages

Please can someone give me some advice. I cannot get programmes off my hard disk recorder/digital terrestrial decoder onto my new DVD recorder. I have the following peices of equipment. TV - Modern Sony widescreen. DVD Recorder - Sony RDR-GX300 ...

Videotape to DVD, Made Easy

MrPepper11 - 29 Jan 2005 2:34 PM - 2 messages

New York Times / January 27, 2005 Videotape to DVD, Made Easy By DAVID POGUE WHOEVER said "technology marches on" must have been kidding. Technology doesn't march; it sprints, dashes and zooms. That relentless pace renders our storage media obsolete with appalling ...

AOL discontinuing Newsgroup access !

Sormes@aol.com - 29 Jan 2005 3:41 AM - 3 messages

AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google "Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is ...

Sony DCR-TRV140 image quality comparison

niteshadow61 - 28 Jan 2005 3:15 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am considering purchase of a used Sony Trv-140 Digital 8 camcorder. I already have a trv-120 and a trv-740. I am curious if the image sensor in the 140 behaves more like the 120 or the 740? I see by ...

Help Please - How To Hide Specific Aspects In Video - What Program

71cuda - 27 Jan 2005 8:07 PM - 2 messages

Hello Group. I would like some information re a program or software that Would allow me to mask (hide) certain aspects in video such as license Plates, address', faces, etc. Any Help is appreciated. Thank you ...

8mm archiving

Tom - 27 Jan 2005 2:11 PM - 6 messages

Hi all , have been out of touch with the video scene for a while and feel a little urgency in archiving or backing up my 8 mm tapes that are up to 15 years old. I have googled and read a bit about the options, but am ...

DV Rack type software?

RetroMan - 27 Jan 2005 4:00 AM - 4 messages

Hey, Does anyone know of any software that can monitor waveform and vectorscope live (direct from the camera)? I know DV Rack is one, but it is pricy and my laptop is a little under the specs listed on the ...

Best Capture quality?? FIREWIRE? or Capture board?

frasser - 26 Jan 2005 7:18 PM - 15 messages

Since firewire capture is already compressed perhaps Video capture thru S-video cable is better or a capture card.. Video can be captured at 8megs per second with lower compression ratio. Other boards I believe capture at even lower rates of compression ... ...

How to get Pinnacle Studio 9 to rip a non-copywrited DVD?

google - 26 Jan 2005 3:32 AM - 3 messages

HELP! I'm having difficulty getting a family DVD (converted from film to DVD by a 3rd party company) into the computer for editing/copying. I can't figure out how to get my editing software to rip a DVD!!! , so, ...

rg59 = coaxial?

jamojamo - 25 Jan 2005 7:45 PM - 3 messages

Why does rg59 cable exist? Isn't it the same thing as coaxial cable? In fact the two cables have the same impedence, that is 75 ohm. Thank you ...

Which budget camcorder to buy for home-video?

Shivani - 25 Jan 2005 2:19 AM - 10 messages

I'm looking for a basic camcorder for less than 600$. I need it for home-video and my requirements are very basic: - Should have a good zoom - Video quality should be sharp - Good video quality under low light (Indoor and night video) ...

DVD freezes on Chapter 26 of a 28 Chapters Movie

Marcio - 24 Jan 2005 8:46 PM - 6 messages

I have a SAMPO DVD Player. The other day I was playing a movie that has 28 chapters. The DVD froze on Chapter 26. I tried another disc of the same movie: the same thing. I tried the same disk in another DVD ...

Which camcorder should I purchase?

missemail - 24 Jan 2005 3:52 AM - 4 messages

Any advice for this novice appreciated. I am planning a project to tape Zydeco and Cajun dancers here in La. Many, not all shots will be in dimly lit dance halls at night. I will not be using additional ...

Computer Specs for Video Editing

PMah - 23 Jan 2005 5:42 AM - 5 messages

Hey all, Just wanted some opinions on what kind of a computer I would need to complete some basic video editing. I've got some old vhs family tapes I'd like to digitize at home. I have no idea what kind of hardware / ...