2 hr output

Sarasdad wrote on 12/22/2002, 8:19 AM
I have a two hour wedding video and have finished editing it and would now like to bring back to digital tape. My problem is I can only put one hour on a digital tape. Is it possible to come out of computer via firewire to connect to camera out of camera into super SVHS recorder using preview on external monitor and record total project?

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Chienworks wrote on 12/22/2002, 8:30 AM
Yes. But, it would be better to use the Print to tape function of VideoCapture. Preview to external monitor has three problems that you don't want to deal with. First, the resolution doesn't default to full screen, and if you set it to full screen the frame rate drops drastically. Second, It won't necessarily play continuously. It may skip and halt quite a bit. Third, the sound isn't sent through the firewire connection so you'll have to use the computer's sound card output instead.

Render to a standard DV file as you normally would, then in VidCap go to Options / Preferences and uncheck Enable DV device control. You can now print to tape through the digital camcorder without the software trying to start the tape moving.
Sarasdad wrote on 12/22/2002, 9:01 AM
ok.produce file, print to tape, start vcr to record and it will record the entire two hrs?Will quality be good if I use svhs from sony d-8 camera to svhs recorder.
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pfeiferp wrote on 12/22/2002, 9:04 AM
I'd probably use a low tech solution. I'd break the project into two 1-hour pieces. Put each piece on digital tape. Then connect my digital cam corder to my vhs recorder and copy the two tapes back to back onto the vhs tape. If your careful with the transition between the two pieces (have it occur in the middle of a fade to black, for example), the final 2-hour will be fine. Also with this approach you get your work recorded on digital tape...albeit two different tapes.
Sarasdad wrote on 12/22/2002, 9:09 AM
Thanks,I have always done it that way, but would like to output 2hrs at one time.Im going to try chienworks solution and see if possible.
soundguy63 wrote on 12/22/2002, 10:29 AM
Not all D8 cameras can perform the transcode from Firewire in to analog out. Hopefully yours can do this. If it cant, then you have 3 other options.
One that's been mentioned is split the digital to two tapes and recombine during analog dubbing.
The second is beg/borrow/buy either a camera or converter that can do the pass-through operation, then do like Chienworks suggested.
Last you could borrow/rent a DVCam deck or camera that can use the full-size dv tapes. These last up to 3 hours.