Putting a movie on a tape

atightdude wrote on 7/9/2003, 7:32 PM

I'm kind of new at this, so bare with me. What's the best way for me to transfer my movies on Vegas to a video tape? I have coppied the movies back to my DV camcorder, then coppied it to a tape, but isn't there an easier way?

Thanks,
Brady

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jaegersing wrote on 7/9/2003, 8:18 PM

Hi Brady. When you record to the camcorder you are using the DV port. Most camcorders (all?) will reproduce on the analogue output the signal received on the DV port. This means you should be able to record to VHS tape at the same time as you are recording to the DV tape in the camcorder.

If you normally back up your edited video to DV tape anyway then this is the most cost-effective way to do it and doesn't add to the time involved.

Richard Hunter

BriceWilliams wrote on 7/9/2003, 10:21 PM

You can purchase a digital to analog converter, then have a vcr recorder connected to that. The biggest benefit for a good converter is the video you are creating can be veiwed on a external monitor (TV), and can also capture older VHS tapes with out dropping frames. By using an external monitor you insure the color and position of text, scene, pan etc. are correct. I was suprised when I had created a font and color for a Field Hockey Video looked great on my computer monitor. Horrible and cut off on a standard TV. Also a little less wear and tear on your camera. I'm using Canopus ADVC-100. Cost about $300.00 Hope this helps