Re: archiving VHS on DVD

On Wednesday 18 August 2004 7:16 pm, James Lancaster wrote:
> First of all, find out what input formats your DVD software supports.
> Ideally you will record to MPEG2 directly... but that might not be
> possible. (MPEG2 seems to take lots more processor than mpeg4/divx
> variants)

will check it out, not positive at the moment ...


> Easiest way to record is using mencoder. I typically record to mpeg4.
> You will have to replace some things (this is from memory, check things=
).
> Good encoding is an art (of knowing options & patience or having LOTS o=
f
> money for cpu)

yup, as i experienced when ripping DVD->DivX :)


> (this is a bit higher than default, and results in large files, which c=
an
> be compressed later, as my cpu can barely caputure at that resolution)
> mencoder -tv device=3D/dev/video/0:norm=3Dus-cable:width=3D640:height=3D=
480 tv://4
> -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=3Dmpeg4:vbitrate=3D1600 -o
> outputfile.avi
> mencoder supports mpeg2 encoding, but I haven't tried it much, and not =
from
> tv, so you will have to experement.

it would actually be from the composite-in on the WinTV card (which is=20
actually s-video with a tiny converter that allows you to plugin composit=
e)


> As for transfering files, a partition that is vfat should do fine, or a=
ny
> other method.

will actually be capturing them on the same machine that i'll be using fo=
r=20
creating the DVDs ... big vfat partition that's shared b/n the windows an=
d=20
linux sides ...

thx,
-g-
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