1 May
2000
1 May
'00
9:39 p.m.
Anybody on these lists have the ability to digitize/convert video
from VHS tape (NTSC) to a computer-readable (MPG
preferred, but AVI or
Quicktime would also work) format?
I've got the official Sun video tape of the SPARCstation 10 product
announcement from '92, and I'd like to be able to put it up on
the SunHELP historical-product archives....
Thanks.
Bill
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2 May
2 May
11:47 a.m.
Bill Bradford said:
I've got the official Sun video tape of the
SPARCstation 10...
Anybody on these lists have the ability to digitize/convert...
I've been doing VHS -> AVI CD-ROM's
for a couple of weeks now.
So far the process is still fun.
I've tested these works on everything from P-III's
to 486-33's and am quite happy with the results so far.
If your tape is < 65 minutes or so I can fit it on 1 CD.
If less I can start upping the quality ( HxWxFrames/S )
If more then the quality may be pretty low, or I can make
two.
Anybody out there have a good software MPG converter?
John A.
11:58 a.m.
Bill Bradford said:
I've been playing around with making VCD's that I've
been able to play on a DVD players. I've looked at a
few software encoders. These make MPG1/VCD compliant
streams.
The best I've seen is the Panasonic. It's a plugin for
Premier. The Xing encoder is ok. It's standalone
and you can download a crippled demo from their website.
Hope this helps
Kirk
I've got the official Sun video tape of the
SPARCstation 10...
Anybody on these lists have the ability to digitize/convert...
I've been doing VHS -> AVI CD-ROM's
for a couple of weeks now.
So far the process is still fun.
I've tested these works on everything from P-III's
to 486-33's and am quite happy with the results so far.
If your tape is < 65 minutes or so I can fit it on 1 CD.
If less I can start upping the quality ( HxWxFrames/S )
If more then the quality may be pretty low, or I can make
two.
Anybody out there have a good software MPG converter?
12:12 p.m.
I have a copy of Ulead-whatever-it-is that came with my capture card that
will do mpeg. It works well...contact me off list and we can work out the
details.
Cheers,
Aaron
On Tue, 2 May 2000, John Allain wrote:
Bill Bradford said:
I've got the official Sun video tape of the
SPARCstation 10...
Anybody on these lists have the ability to digitize/convert...
I've been doing VHS -> AVI CD-ROM's
for a couple of weeks now.
So far the process is still fun.
I've tested these works on everything from P-III's
to 486-33's and am quite happy with the results so far.
If your tape is < 65 minutes or so I can fit it on 1 CD.
If less I can start upping the quality ( HxWxFrames/S )
If more then the quality may be pretty low, or I can make
two.
Anybody out there have a good software MPG converter?
John A.
3:55 p.m.
New subject: ComputerWorld Junk article, a reply
Nothing like your name in the paper. Remember that ComputerWorld article on
computer junk? I immediately wrote a letter to the editor saying don't toss
those computers, email me and I will find a person that wants them. They
published my letter with my email address.
As stated in the letter I will be passing on all the stuff that isn't in
SoCal to my vast network of old computer loving friends. Here is the first
batch.
Please reply directly to the person with the stuff.
********************************
Hi Mike
My name is Sharon and I am the Network Analyst for Steuben Trust Company (A
Community Bank) In Hornell, NY. (South Western NY)
My boss read your letter in Computerworld and we were hoping you might have
a contact for us. We have some old computers, Nic cards, modems (internal
and External), hubs, Monitors, etc that we have stored in a room collecting
dust. Do you know of anyone in this area that could benefit from this
equipment? We can not find anyone in the area interested, if you could
help it I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you for your time, my address is Sharon.Houghtaling(a)Steubentrust.com
Sincerely,
Sharon
I will pass your email on to my "network" of friends, and I am sure you
will have direct replies from them soon.
Thank you very much for contacting me.
Cheers, Mike Ford
********************************
11:10 p.m.
New subject: Free DECServer 200/MC (2x)
I have two DECServer 200/MC's that are available for anyone who
wants them. I have no idea if they work or not (got them at an
auction). You pay shipping from Austin, TX.
George
4:54 p.m.
Re:
Anybody on these lists have the ability to
digitize/convert video
from VHS tape (NTSC) to a computer-readable (MPG preferred, but AVI or
Quicktime would also work) format?
If you look, you'll find that video capture devices range from cheap and
lo-res (< $100 and about 150 pixels across) to mid-range ($200 to $300,
about 250 to 300 pixels across) to expensive ($300+, about 300 to 640 (or
more?) pixels across).
There appear to be 4 basic interfaces:
1) USB
2) parallel port
3) backplane (i.e., card plugs into your system)
4) FireWire
I found one low cost device in the mid-range performance category,
made by Belkin. It's a USB device and cost me about $89. Not counting the
cable, it's about the size of a pack of gum. Inputs: SVHS and regular
RCA jack. The included software uses your sound card to get the audio.
It captures to MPEG format.
I'm not a video expert...but the quality seems acceptable to me.
Stan Sieler sieler(a)allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
5:13 p.m.
What I bought was one of the last of the original stock of Real3D's
Starfighter PCI cards. It's a 16-meg card based on the Intel i740 chipset,
cost $49. I still see them on eBay for about the same amount...
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Stan Sieler wrote:
Re:
Anybody on these lists have the ability to
digitize/convert video
from VHS tape (NTSC) to a computer-readable (MPG preferred, but AVI or
Quicktime would also work) format?
If you look, you'll find that video capture devices range from cheap and
lo-res (< $100 and about 150 pixels across) to mid-range ($200 to $300,
about 250 to 300 pixels across) to expensive ($300+, about 300 to 640 (or
more?) pixels across).
There appear to be 4 basic interfaces:
1) USB
2) parallel port
3) backplane (i.e., card plugs into your system)
4) FireWire
I found one low cost device in the mid-range performance category,
made by Belkin. It's a USB device and cost me about $89. Not counting the
cable, it's about the size of a pack of gum. Inputs: SVHS and regular
RCA jack. The included software uses your sound card to get the audio.
It captures to MPEG format.
I'm not a video expert...but the quality seems acceptable to me.
Stan Sieler sieler(a)allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
4:55 p.m.
Re:
Anybody on these lists have the ability to
digitize/convert video
from VHS tape (NTSC) to a computer-readable (MPG preferred, but AVI or
Quicktime would also work) format?
If you look, you'll find that video capture devices range from cheap and
lo-res (< $100 and about 150 pixels across) to mid-range ($200 to $300,
about 250 to 300 pixels across) to expensive ($300+, about 300 to 640 (or
more?) pixels across).
There appear to be 4 basic interfaces:
1) USB
2) parallel port
3) backplane (i.e., card plugs into your system)
4) FireWire
I found one low cost device in the mid-range performance category,
made by Belkin. It's a USB device and cost me about $89. Not counting the
cable, it's about the size of a pack of gum. Inputs: SVHS and regular
RCA jack. The included software uses your sound card to get the audio.
It captures to MPEG format.
I'm not a video expert...but the quality seems acceptable to me.
Stan Sieler sieler(a)allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
5 May
5 May
3:52 p.m.
Stan Sieler wrote:
3) backplane (i.e., card plugs into your system)
I would recommend staying away from any Mirovideo TV card. Windows 98/NT
support is pretty bad and they tend to go out of sync no matter how much
memory you have. Try a Hauppages (sp?) WinTV- for ?90 you can even get radio
capabilities.
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