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howldog
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:
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Hello.
Looking to buy either a good DVD recorder, or, a new computer,
whichever is cheaper and will accomplish what i want to do.
We have lots of vinyl LPS, cassettes, and Video tapes that i want to
convert to digital and burn onto DVD.
Our computer is a four year old Compac Presario, running Windoze
Millen-idiot. It's OK, certainly not a blazing machine.
I dont believe it has any analog inputs. Altho it might. It does not
have a soundcard, instead, it has one of those sound chips right on
the motherboard.
Are there DVD recorders that i can plug my analog source players into
directly, and use it to convert to dig, and then burn onto DVD? Or
will i need to do that via computer? that might steer me towards
buying a new computer with built in DVD burner
Any recommendations?
thank you
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Smarty
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject:
Re: computer or stand alone DVD recorder? |
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This topic has been covered many times on this newsgroup, so you may want to
take a search through it to see other responses. The choice of whether the
use a DVD recorder versus a computer comes down to how much editing you want
to do on the video and how complex you want the menus and branching
structure of the DVD to be. It also depends heavily on how much time and
money you want to invest in equipment software and learning to use it.
The standalone DVD recorder, at under $300 U.S., makes fast, very high
quality DVDs, but lacks editing capabilities and makes very simple menus
only. The learning time to get proficient is extremely short, and each tape
will be duplicated on DVD in essential 1 hour for every hour of original
material.
A computer which is sized properly for doing more advanced editing and
authoring, equipped with a big hard disk, a DVD burner, and capture
hardware, along with the software to do editing and authoring, will be
considerably more expensive. Not knowing the specifics of your computer it
is difficult to know whether you have enough horsepower (speed, RAM, disk
capacity, etc.) already, but a suitable system built from today's pricing
would cost maybe $1000 including a burner, capture device, software, and a
relatively large and fast computer and disk drive. If your computer is
already adequate in size, then the only remaining costs to consider are for
the burner and capture hardware, and the authoring and editing software.
This would be in the range of $400 for basic but adequate stuff. The
learning time will be considerably longer, perhaps several days, and each
hour of original material will take maybe 1.5 hours to duplicate (on the
average) based on the amount of editing you do, the speed of your burner,
etc.
So the ultimate choice is up to you as to which way to go.
Many of us can offer specific recommendations if you would like further
help.
Smarty
"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hello.
Looking to buy either a good DVD recorder, or, a new computer,
whichever is cheaper and will accomplish what i want to do.
We have lots of vinyl LPS, cassettes, and Video tapes that i want to
convert to digital and burn onto DVD.
Our computer is a four year old Compac Presario, running Windoze
Millen-idiot. It's OK, certainly not a blazing machine.
I dont believe it has any analog inputs. Altho it might. It does not
have a soundcard, instead, it has one of those sound chips right on
the motherboard.
Are there DVD recorders that i can plug my analog source players into
directly, and use it to convert to dig, and then burn onto DVD? Or
will i need to do that via computer? that might steer me towards
buying a new computer with built in DVD burner
Any recommendations?
thank you
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howldog
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:46 pm Post subject:
Re: computer or stand alone DVD recorder? |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:20:38 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | This topic has been covered many times on this newsgroup, so you may want to
take a search through it to see other responses. The choice of whether the
use a DVD recorder versus a computer comes down to how much editing you want
to do on the video and how complex you want the menus and branching
structure of the DVD to be. It also depends heavily on how much time and
money you want to invest in equipment software and learning to use it.
The standalone DVD recorder, at under $300 U.S., makes fast, very high
quality DVDs, but lacks editing capabilities and makes very simple menus
only. The learning time to get proficient is extremely short, and each tape
will be duplicated on DVD in essential 1 hour for every hour of original
material.
A computer which is sized properly for doing more advanced editing and
authoring, equipped with a big hard disk, a DVD burner, and capture
hardware, along with the software to do editing and authoring, will be
considerably more expensive. Not knowing the specifics of your computer it
is difficult to know whether you have enough horsepower (speed, RAM, disk
capacity, etc.) already, but a suitable system built from today's pricing
would cost maybe $1000 including a burner, capture device, software, and a
relatively large and fast computer and disk drive. If your computer is
already adequate in size, then the only remaining costs to consider are for
the burner and capture hardware, and the authoring and editing software.
This would be in the range of $400 for basic but adequate stuff. The
learning time will be considerably longer, perhaps several days, and each
hour of original material will take maybe 1.5 hours to duplicate (on the
average) based on the amount of editing you do, the speed of your burner,
etc.
So the ultimate choice is up to you as to which way to go.
Many of us can offer specific recommendations if you would like further
help.
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thank you for your reply.
In light of that, i think i probly do not need extnesive editting
capabilities, i merely want to plug a VCR into a DVD recorder, hit a
couple of buttons and end up with a DVD clone of a VHS tape. Same
thing with a vinyl LP or casette.
What would be a nice DVD recorder to do such a thing, and, could it
also be hooked up to a computer to make data DVD archives? |
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Smarty
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:01 am Post subject:
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howldog,
I've used the Panasonic and Pioneer brand settop recorders and have been
extremely satisfied with both of them. I like the Panasonic since it can
also record to DVD-RAM, which I can then bring into my computer for more
complex editing if I desire. And I especially like the video processing done
by the Panasonic to stabilize and enhance the relatively poor quality VHS
tapes which often lack proper contrast and color, and synchronization
signals. If I were buying another settop recorder today, it would be the
Panasonic. Others here can also suggest their own preferences.
The settop recorders are not designed to be used as data disk devices
connected to computers, and no such consumer version exists to my knowledge.
Also, vinyl LP and cassette audio sources could be copied onto a DVD, but
there are several issues which you will encounter if you wish to record and
play music using the DVD set-top recorder.
The more deluxe settop recorders have built-in hard drives, elaborate
program guides for recording TV, and more advanced editing features. You may
not need any of these if you are merely interested in making DVD "clones" on
VHS material. You may want to do some web browsing / Google searches on
the various features of current settop recorders before taking the plunge. A
trip to the local stores may also prove enlightening.
Smarty
"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:miuvn0da2nt8j1mnempol3pfija18enoh3@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:20:38 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com
wrote:
This topic has been covered many times on this newsgroup, so you may want
to
take a search through it to see other responses. The choice of whether the
use a DVD recorder versus a computer comes down to how much editing you
want
to do on the video and how complex you want the menus and branching
structure of the DVD to be. It also depends heavily on how much time and
money you want to invest in equipment software and learning to use it.
The standalone DVD recorder, at under $300 U.S., makes fast, very high
quality DVDs, but lacks editing capabilities and makes very simple menus
only. The learning time to get proficient is extremely short, and each
tape
will be duplicated on DVD in essential 1 hour for every hour of original
material.
A computer which is sized properly for doing more advanced editing and
authoring, equipped with a big hard disk, a DVD burner, and capture
hardware, along with the software to do editing and authoring, will be
considerably more expensive. Not knowing the specifics of your computer it
is difficult to know whether you have enough horsepower (speed, RAM, disk
capacity, etc.) already, but a suitable system built from today's pricing
would cost maybe $1000 including a burner, capture device, software, and a
relatively large and fast computer and disk drive. If your computer is
already adequate in size, then the only remaining costs to consider are
for
the burner and capture hardware, and the authoring and editing software.
This would be in the range of $400 for basic but adequate stuff. The
learning time will be considerably longer, perhaps several days, and each
hour of original material will take maybe 1.5 hours to duplicate (on the
average) based on the amount of editing you do, the speed of your burner,
etc.
So the ultimate choice is up to you as to which way to go.
Many of us can offer specific recommendations if you would like further
help.
thank you for your reply.
In light of that, i think i probly do not need extnesive editting
capabilities, i merely want to plug a VCR into a DVD recorder, hit a
couple of buttons and end up with a DVD clone of a VHS tape. Same
thing with a vinyl LP or casette.
What would be a nice DVD recorder to do such a thing, and, could it
also be hooked up to a computer to make data DVD archives?
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howldog
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:20 am Post subject:
Re: computer or stand alone DVD recorder? |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:01:27 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | howldog,
I've used the Panasonic and Pioneer brand settop recorders and have been
extremely satisfied with both of them. I like the Panasonic since it can
also record to DVD-RAM, which I can then bring into my computer for more
complex editing if I desire. And I especially like the video processing done
by the Panasonic to stabilize and enhance the relatively poor quality VHS
tapes which often lack proper contrast and color, and synchronization
signals. If I were buying another settop recorder today, it would be the
Panasonic. Others here can also suggest their own preferences.
The settop recorders are not designed to be used as data disk devices
connected to computers, and no such consumer version exists to my knowledge.
Also, vinyl LP and cassette audio sources could be copied onto a DVD, but
there are several issues which you will encounter if you wish to record and
play music using the DVD set-top recorder.
|
oh. well what i wanted, was to be able to connect say my cassette
player into the DVD burner, and have the analog music from the
cassette, instantly processed into say a WAV file or whatever, that i
could then burn onto DVD...., then pop the DVD into my computer, copy
the WAV file onto my computers hard drive, and then make an audio CD
from it, to play in the car.
Is that impossible?
| Quote: |
The more deluxe settop recorders have built-in hard drives, elaborate
program guides for recording TV, and more advanced editing features. You may
not need any of these if you are merely interested in making DVD "clones" on
VHS material. You may want to do some web browsing / Google searches on
the various features of current settop recorders before taking the plunge. A
trip to the local stores may also prove enlightening.
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yeah i thought i'd do that first, go talk to the droids at Best Buy.
they can sometimes do more harm than good tho....
thanks for your input
| Quote: | Smarty
"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:miuvn0da2nt8j1mnempol3pfija18enoh3@4ax.com...
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:20:38 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com
wrote:
This topic has been covered many times on this newsgroup, so you may want
to
take a search through it to see other responses. The choice of whether the
use a DVD recorder versus a computer comes down to how much editing you
want
to do on the video and how complex you want the menus and branching
structure of the DVD to be. It also depends heavily on how much time and
money you want to invest in equipment software and learning to use it.
The standalone DVD recorder, at under $300 U.S., makes fast, very high
quality DVDs, but lacks editing capabilities and makes very simple menus
only. The learning time to get proficient is extremely short, and each
tape
will be duplicated on DVD in essential 1 hour for every hour of original
material.
A computer which is sized properly for doing more advanced editing and
authoring, equipped with a big hard disk, a DVD burner, and capture
hardware, along with the software to do editing and authoring, will be
considerably more expensive. Not knowing the specifics of your computer it
is difficult to know whether you have enough horsepower (speed, RAM, disk
capacity, etc.) already, but a suitable system built from today's pricing
would cost maybe $1000 including a burner, capture device, software, and a
relatively large and fast computer and disk drive. If your computer is
already adequate in size, then the only remaining costs to consider are
for
the burner and capture hardware, and the authoring and editing software.
This would be in the range of $400 for basic but adequate stuff. The
learning time will be considerably longer, perhaps several days, and each
hour of original material will take maybe 1.5 hours to duplicate (on the
average) based on the amount of editing you do, the speed of your burner,
etc.
So the ultimate choice is up to you as to which way to go.
Many of us can offer specific recommendations if you would like further
help.
thank you for your reply.
In light of that, i think i probly do not need extnesive editting
capabilities, i merely want to plug a VCR into a DVD recorder, hit a
couple of buttons and end up with a DVD clone of a VHS tape. Same
thing with a vinyl LP or casette.
What would be a nice DVD recorder to do such a thing, and, could it
also be hooked up to a computer to make data DVD archives?
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Smarty
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:47 am Post subject:
Re: computer or stand alone DVD recorder? |
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The settop recorders make video DVDs and expect video and audio input in
order to record. You could record a fixed screen with audio and use the DVD
and settop recorder to record audio input, but the audio would then need to
be re-encoded before using it in your car since it will be encoded in a
digital Dolby (2 channel AC3) format which is not supported by CD music
players. If you Compaq has a sound card or on-board sound chip, then you
should have an audio input jack on the back of your PC already, and an
analog (stereo or monaural) connection to your cassette player will allow
you to capture the music to a wav or mp3 file and make audio CDs using a CD
burner on your PC without the use of DVD media or settop recording
equipment.
Smarty
"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:g440o0995es6kdemjqbkps300g0io8hvr6@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:01:27 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com
wrote:
howldog,
I've used the Panasonic and Pioneer brand settop recorders and have been
extremely satisfied with both of them. I like the Panasonic since it can
also record to DVD-RAM, which I can then bring into my computer for more
complex editing if I desire. And I especially like the video processing
done
by the Panasonic to stabilize and enhance the relatively poor quality VHS
tapes which often lack proper contrast and color, and synchronization
signals. If I were buying another settop recorder today, it would be the
Panasonic. Others here can also suggest their own preferences.
The settop recorders are not designed to be used as data disk devices
connected to computers, and no such consumer version exists to my
knowledge.
Also, vinyl LP and cassette audio sources could be copied onto a DVD, but
there are several issues which you will encounter if you wish to record
and
play music using the DVD set-top recorder.
oh. well what i wanted, was to be able to connect say my cassette
player into the DVD burner, and have the analog music from the
cassette, instantly processed into say a WAV file or whatever, that i
could then burn onto DVD...., then pop the DVD into my computer, copy
the WAV file onto my computers hard drive, and then make an audio CD
from it, to play in the car.
Is that impossible?
The more deluxe settop recorders have built-in hard drives, elaborate
program guides for recording TV, and more advanced editing features. You
may
not need any of these if you are merely interested in making DVD "clones"
on
VHS material. You may want to do some web browsing / Google searches on
the various features of current settop recorders before taking the plunge.
A
trip to the local stores may also prove enlightening.
yeah i thought i'd do that first, go talk to the droids at Best Buy.
they can sometimes do more harm than good tho....
thanks for your input
Smarty
"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:miuvn0da2nt8j1mnempol3pfija18enoh3@4ax.com...
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:20:38 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com
wrote:
This topic has been covered many times on this newsgroup, so you may
want
to
take a search through it to see other responses. The choice of whether
the
use a DVD recorder versus a computer comes down to how much editing you
want
to do on the video and how complex you want the menus and branching
structure of the DVD to be. It also depends heavily on how much time and
money you want to invest in equipment software and learning to use it.
The standalone DVD recorder, at under $300 U.S., makes fast, very high
quality DVDs, but lacks editing capabilities and makes very simple menus
only. The learning time to get proficient is extremely short, and each
tape
will be duplicated on DVD in essential 1 hour for every hour of original
material.
A computer which is sized properly for doing more advanced editing and
authoring, equipped with a big hard disk, a DVD burner, and capture
hardware, along with the software to do editing and authoring, will be
considerably more expensive. Not knowing the specifics of your computer
it
is difficult to know whether you have enough horsepower (speed, RAM,
disk
capacity, etc.) already, but a suitable system built from today's
pricing
would cost maybe $1000 including a burner, capture device, software, and
a
relatively large and fast computer and disk drive. If your computer is
already adequate in size, then the only remaining costs to consider are
for
the burner and capture hardware, and the authoring and editing software.
This would be in the range of $400 for basic but adequate stuff. The
learning time will be considerably longer, perhaps several days, and
each
hour of original material will take maybe 1.5 hours to duplicate (on the
average) based on the amount of editing you do, the speed of your
burner,
etc.
So the ultimate choice is up to you as to which way to go.
Many of us can offer specific recommendations if you would like further
help.
thank you for your reply.
In light of that, i think i probly do not need extnesive editting
capabilities, i merely want to plug a VCR into a DVD recorder, hit a
couple of buttons and end up with a DVD clone of a VHS tape. Same
thing with a vinyl LP or casette.
What would be a nice DVD recorder to do such a thing, and, could it
also be hooked up to a computer to make data DVD archives?
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howldog
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:15 am Post subject:
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:47:55 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | The settop recorders make video DVDs and expect video and audio input in
order to record. You could record a fixed screen with audio and use the DVD
and settop recorder to record audio input, but the audio would then need to
be re-encoded before using it in your car since it will be encoded in a
digital Dolby (2 channel AC3) format which is not supported by CD music
players. If you Compaq has a sound card or on-board sound chip, then you
should have an audio input jack on the back of your PC already, and an
analog (stereo or monaural) connection to your cassette player will allow
you to capture the music to a wav or mp3 file and make audio CDs using a CD
burner on your PC without the use of DVD media or settop recording
equipment.
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thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for? |
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luminos
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:31 am Post subject:
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"howldog" <nope@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:47:55 -0400, "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com
wrote:
The settop recorders make video DVDs and expect video and audio input in
order to record. You could record a fixed screen with audio and use the
DVD
and settop recorder to record audio input, but the audio would then need
to
be re-encoded before using it in your car since it will be encoded in a
digital Dolby (2 channel AC3) format which is not supported by CD music
players. If you Compaq has a sound card or on-board sound chip, then you
should have an audio input jack on the back of your PC already, and an
analog (stereo or monaural) connection to your cassette player will allow
you to capture the music to a wav or mp3 file and make audio CDs using a
CD
burner on your PC without the use of DVD media or settop recording
equipment.
thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
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Yes. They only handle DVD discs....no CD writing. VCRs don't record music
on casettes or discs either...the stand alone DVD recorders work like a VCR
but with DVD R and RW discs.
I like Pioneer ...others like Panasonic....on the other hand:
If you want to get your feet wet with digital video, walmart as an iLO
dvd+r recorder for $149. |
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Sheppy
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:46 pm Post subject:
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As to the DVD Side of things - I'll leave that alone, but as to copying LP's
& Audio Tapes to CD? Or does it have to be DVD? Your Compaq probably will
suit, if you have a CD burner, some software, Nero will do nicely and the
correct leads/ Cassette Player/ LP player, they just need Phono outputs.
ASFAIK All on-board solutions have the minimum of three Jack Sockets, Green,
Blue & Red usually, Green is the Output, you plug speakers into, Red is the
Mic, and Blue is the Phono Line-In socket, that's the one you need. You Also
require a Lead with a stereo Jack Plug on one end and 2 x Phono Plugs on the
other, you plug these into the player.
Now to convert the Audio to CD - you need a minimum of about 1Gb free disc
space, and a bit of patience; it takes a while.
For instructions run a search on Google on "How do I convert LP's to Audio
CD".
| Quote: | Looking to buy either a good DVD recorder, or, a new computer,
whichever is cheaper and will accomplish what i want to do.
We have lots of vinyl LPS, cassettes, and Video tapes that i want to
convert to digital and burn onto DVD.
Our computer is a four year old Compac Presario, running Windoze
Millen-idiot. It's OK, certainly not a blazing machine.
I dont believe it has any analog inputs. Altho it might. It does not
have a soundcard, instead, it has one of those sound chips right on
the motherboard.
Are there DVD recorders that i can plug my analog source players into
directly, and use it to convert to dig, and then burn onto DVD? Or
will i need to do that via computer? that might steer me towards
buying a new computer with built in DVD burner |
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howldog
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:
Re: computer or stand alone DVD recorder? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:46:35 +0100, "Sheppy"
<spam@awshepherd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | As to the DVD Side of things - I'll leave that alone, but as to copying LP's
& Audio Tapes to CD? Or does it have to be DVD? Your Compaq probably will
suit, if you have a CD burner, some software, Nero will do nicely and the
correct leads/ Cassette Player/ LP player, they just need Phono outputs.
ASFAIK All on-board solutions have the minimum of three Jack Sockets, Green,
Blue & Red usually, Green is the Output, you plug speakers into, Red is the
Mic, and Blue is the Phono Line-In socket, that's the one you need. You Also
require a Lead with a stereo Jack Plug on one end and 2 x Phono Plugs on the
other, you plug these into the player.
Now to convert the Audio to CD - you need a minimum of about 1Gb free disc
space, and a bit of patience; it takes a while.
For instructions run a search on Google on "How do I convert LP's to Audio
CD".
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thanks, very helpful. will search. I did look at the back of my Compaq
last night and dont think i saw any any sort of input..... but i'll
look again |
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Jon Purkey
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:45 pm Post subject:
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:15:04 -0400, howldog <nope@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
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I would definitely use the computer for converting the LPs and
cassettes. Using a DVD Recorder would just add an extra step and the
computer will give you more options for adjusting the input level of
the audio to get the best copy. Get a sound editor program like
GoldWave as it will give you more options than the sound recorder that
comes with Windows.
For video, I've been using a Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder combo. I can't
compare it to other DVD Recorders or combo units since it is the only
DVDR I have ever used, but I have been very pleased with the results.
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-Jon Purkey - <jonpurkey@aol.com)
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howldog
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:45:28 -0400, Jon Purkey <jonpurkey@aol.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:15:04 -0400, howldog <nope@hotmail.com> wrote:
thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
I would definitely use the computer for converting the LPs and
cassettes. Using a DVD Recorder would just add an extra step and the
computer will give you more options for adjusting the input level of
the audio to get the best copy. Get a sound editor program like
GoldWave as it will give you more options than the sound recorder that
comes with Windows.
For video, I've been using a Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder combo. I can't
compare it to other DVD Recorders or combo units since it is the only
DVDR I have ever used, but I have been very pleased with the results.
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thank you, very helpful |
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Sheppy
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Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:04 am Post subject:
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How does a program like GoldWave compare to the Wave Audio editor that comes
with Nero?
I actually think Nero's Wave Editor is quite good; and up to the task of
converting LP's to CD, with the help of Nero Burning Rom.
| Quote: | thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
I would definitely use the computer for converting the LPs and
cassettes. Using a DVD Recorder would just add an extra step and the
computer will give you more options for adjusting the input level of
the audio to get the best copy. Get a sound editor program like
GoldWave as it will give you more options than the sound recorder that
comes with Windows.
For video, I've been using a Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder combo. I can't
compare it to other DVD Recorders or combo units since it is the only
DVDR I have ever used, but I have been very pleased with the results. |
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Bill in Co.
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Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:25 am Post subject:
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Goldwave is obviously much more full featured - great if you need it.
Sheppy wrote:
| Quote: | How does a program like GoldWave compare to the Wave Audio editor that
comes with Nero?
I actually think Nero's Wave Editor is quite good; and up to the task of
converting LP's to CD, with the help of Nero Burning Rom.
thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
I would definitely use the computer for converting the LPs and
cassettes. Using a DVD Recorder would just add an extra step and the
computer will give you more options for adjusting the input level of
the audio to get the best copy. Get a sound editor program like
GoldWave as it will give you more options than the sound recorder that
comes with Windows.
For video, I've been using a Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder combo. I can't
compare it to other DVD Recorders or combo units since it is the only
DVDR I have ever used, but I have been very pleased with the results. |
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Sheppy
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Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:16 am Post subject:
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Ok then, when you say it's more fully featured, what features are different
between the two programs? This is appropriate since a lot of people have
Nero, and comes free with The Wave Editor, GoldWave is not free nor as
commonly installed.
Nero's Wave Editor will capture, Normalise, and export tracks, it has the
audio filters such as declicker and hiss removal, they are there on the
menu, but I'm not too sure how well they work compared. It even has silence
detection. With correct operation I'm fairly sure it's perfectly adequate.
What does GoldWave have which is not there, and maybe needed. Nero's lacks
Midi to Wave conversion, but that's possible with Win.
| Quote: | Goldwave is obviously much more full featured - great if you need it.
Sheppy wrote:
How does a program like GoldWave compare to the Wave Audio editor that
comes with Nero?
I actually think Nero's Wave Editor is quite good; and up to the task of
converting LP's to CD, with the help of Nero Burning Rom.
thank you. so the stand alone DVD recorders are basically utilized to
record video, movies, etc, and thats all they are designed for?
I would definitely use the computer for converting the LPs and
cassettes. Using a DVD Recorder would just add an extra step and the
computer will give you more options for adjusting the input level of
the audio to get the best copy. Get a sound editor program like
GoldWave as it will give you more options than the sound recorder that
comes with Windows.
For video, I've been using a Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder combo. I can't
compare it to other DVD Recorders or combo units since it is the only
DVDR I have ever used, but I have been very pleased with the results.
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