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I've got such a big movie library that still needs to be converted to digital... (I mean I have some VHS tapes too!)
Anybody know of a good device that will convert VHS tapes to MP4 or something and keep the closed captions in the video?
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@dafyre said:
I've got such a big movie library that still needs to be converted to digital... (I mean I have some VHS tapes too!)
Anybody know of a good device that will convert VHS tapes to MP4 or something and keep the closed captions in the video?
Ha ha.... no.
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@dominica is whipping up some breakfast.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@dominica is whipping up some breakfast.
What time is it there? Seems late for breakfast.
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@dafyre said:
I've got such a big movie library that still needs to be converted to digital... (I mean I have some VHS tapes too!)
Anybody know of a good device that will convert VHS tapes to MP4 or something and keep the closed captions in the video?
Only recording the video input from the VHS. On the plus side, you get to watch all of the movies again.
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You can get an analogue video card to do that.
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Today is so slow around here compared to the rest of the week. I guess the post SpiceWorld steam has let up.
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@coliver said:
Today is so slow around here compared to the rest of the week. I guess the post SpiceWorld steam has let up.
On ML? Seems pretty busy to me.
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@scottalanmiller said:
You can get an analogue video card to do that.
Do you have any recommendations for that? and the software?
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
You can get an analogue video card to do that.
Do you have any recommendations for that? and the software?
Sorry, no. Haven't done anything like that since the 1990s.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@dafyre said:
I've got such a big movie library that still needs to be converted to digital... (I mean I have some VHS tapes too!)
Anybody know of a good device that will convert VHS tapes to MP4 or something and keep the closed captions in the video?
Ha ha.... no.
Well... crap... That means I gotta start all over again... I wonder how much duplication we have between VHS and DVDs, lol.
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@johnhooks This is true. In the past, when I have done that (recorded the VHS video using various tools), the Closed Captions do not come over with the video. (Or perhaps back then, the video players simply did not have the options for CC... Couldn't hurt to try again.
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@Dashrender The last card I used for that was from Happauge. It was a pretty good card. Back then, the Happauge card came wiht a copy of WinDVR, I think it was. That worked rather well. I may have to look and see how much those cards are...
New Egg has http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116065&cm_re=Happauge--15-116-065--Product
It appears to have HDMI-in as well as RCA adapters too... ~$120 bucks. Reviews say it works with Windows 10...
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@johnhooks That's ok. I have lots of life altering movies... such as the Princess Bride, and Spaceballs (I just got the DVD for this one, lol)... among others.
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@dafyre said:
@johnhooks This is true. In the past, when I have done that (recorded the VHS video using various tools), the Closed Captions do not come over with the video. (Or perhaps back then, the video players simply did not have the options for CC... Couldn't hurt to try again.
That's because they are not part of the video but are displayed by the television.
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@dafyre said:
@johnhooks That's ok. I have lots of life altering movies... such as the Princess Bride, and Spaceballs (I just got the DVD for this one, lol)... among others.
I really need to move the Princess Bride to the top of our watch list. My wife has never seen it.
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@dafyre said:
@johnhooks That's ok. I have lots of life altering movies... such as the Princess Bride, and Spaceballs (I just got the DVD for this one, lol)... among others.
I took the leap and just starting rebuying everything on Amazon VOD so that I would not have to deal with it anymore.
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@scottalanmiller If it is displayed (in WinTV, for instance) and WinTV is recording it, it should have been recorded into the video (assuming the container / codec you used supports that)... I think years ago, it was MPEG-2 or DivX were the 2 leading ones and it wasn't supported (By years ago, I mean like early-to-mid 90s)... (or I didn't know what I was doing... that is likely the case, lol).
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@coliver Yes... This is a must! Do it this weekend!
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@scottalanmiller I'm cheap... what can I say? Besides -- I have Crashplan for backups, lol.
