> >My current archival project involves shifting Laserdisc's to DVD-R. I'm
> >embarrassed to admit that I've resorted to using a system running Windows
> >XP.
>
> Why XP instead of 2000? My Tivo -> SVCD projects went 15-20% slower on XP
> vs. 2K, so I dropped back. I *despised* that damnable kandy-koted GUI crap,
> too...
As much as I despise Microsoft products I've found that I can almost stomach
Windows XP Pro unlike any previous version of Window or Window NT since
Windows 3.11. Plus it has some features that I like. Since I don't have a
dedicated system for this, XP is the best choice. If in the future I do go
with a dedicated system I'll put NT2k Pro on it, as I've already got a legal
copy I can use for that. Actually considering it can take 40 hours to
encode a disk using the options I'm using, a dedicated system is starting to
make sense. "^)
> My results are better than VHS, as I've never seen SVHS in action, I can't
> say about that... not quite as good as DVD. But... hey... whaddya want for
> $0.20 per disc??? :-) http://tivo.30below.com/zmerch/ -- for my methods;
> maybe you'll find a nugget of info there to help you out?
I'll have to take a look at it. I've been looking at using VCD for shifting
VHS and TV. I've run into a really wierd problem though. The audio on my
AVI capture (I use a Canopus ADVR-100 hooked to a firewire port) sounds
fine, but when I encoded it to MPEG1 (VCD spec'd), it has a high pitched
whine. I don't get the whine if I encode it as MPEG2 for DVD.
So far I've only experimented briefly with this using a TV signal as the VCR
in the computer room is an old ~1990 GE model with Mono audio and I'm using
fairly cheasy cables to hook it up to the ADVR-100. I'm wondering if that
might not be part of my problem. As on the AVI or MPEG2 file I think I can
hear a 60Hz hum. I'm going to look into getting a decent VCR for the
computer room in the very near future and experiment more.
Zane
Received on Wed Sep 04 2002 - 17:11:00 BST