Vegas dub to VHS

jb_slimp wrote on 5/7/2004, 7:31 AM

What is the best way to dub a AVI. or MPEG-2 to VHS using firewire. Should it be done in the capture software...print to tape?

When I attempt it this way the video does not show up on the VHS unless I use the external preview option which presents other problems...IDEAS ???

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GaryKleiner wrote on 5/7/2004, 7:37 AM

Whether it's from PPT from the timeline or PTT from the Capture Utility, it's going to go out via firewire.

Gary

johnmeyer wrote on 5/7/2004, 9:28 AM

Don't use the external preview from the Vegas timeline to create a VHS tape. You can certainly record whatever is being sent to your external monitor, but there will likely be glitches and you may end up with lower resolution.

To create a VHS tape, do one of two things:

1. Use the Print to Tape facility, but don't put a tape in your camcorder. Disable camera control, and when the print to tape is ready to start, push the record button on your VHS VCR and then click on the Vegas button to start the output of video.

2. Render the video to a DV AVI file, and then use the Print to Tape feature of the "Capture" utility to send this to your camera. Again, disable the camera control, and manually press the record button on your VHS VCR at the appropriate moment.