new to video processing. need some guidance.

1. fanzine
   Member

   
   Hello this is my first post at the videomaker forum. I am happy to have found this site and happy to be here. I will start right off with why I am here and some of the questions I am wrestling with.
   I have years of video tape on vhs and I want to transfer them to DVD. While I am transfering the vhs to DVD via computer. I would like to edit and if its possible enhance some of the video. Right now I am at the stage building a computer that can best achieve these goals.
   Some of the questions I am addressing and hope to call upon your expertise to answer are: What type of motherboard and processor would be best for working with video? What special features do I need to persue enhancment of transfered video? Should I get a DVD player or is the cd disk player adequate enough for making the transfer?
   I have a lot more questions;however I think this is enough for now. I look forward to talking with you all and learning from you. While at the same time sharing any revelations I may have as I proceed with this new hobby and grow. Right now my main concern is to be sure I start off with the right equipment and computer hardware to achieve my objecives of transfering home movies,old tapes and new material to from VHS to DVD succesfully.

   Posted 7 years ago #

2. nobody
   Member

   
   Firsts things first, any computer made today is capable of editing video. A faster processor the better. Make sure that you get atleast two hard drives. One for your Operating system and the other for video/audio. You will see a better performance with this set-up. Video loves ram so get as much as possible.
   
   Now you need to decide what software you want... there are loads to choose from. Avid, Pinnacle, Sony Ulead all make fine video editing products. A good product to have will be a Analog to Digital Converter. This will allow you to plug your VCR into this black box which will then connect to your computer via Firewire. Then you can capture analog footage just like it was coming straight out of your camcorder to DV. They have products like this ranging from 99 - 400 US dollars. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.

   Posted 7 years ago #

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