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iab wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what equipment, and recommended PC Spec is needed
> to convert a analogue tape to digital.
>
> I may also wish to put the converted tape onto dvd disk, any hints and
> tips?
What your asking is that your probably going to spend an awful lot of
money and time to convert one tape to a DVD.. Just pay someone 20 bucks,
and they can do it for you.
However, if your asking about getting into the business of converting
may tapes to DVD, I'll give you an overview.
First off, pretty much any decent system can do this, so I'm not getting
into specifics or anything. You'll need a bridge. A device (or card)
that accepts incoming composite RCA signals, and will convert it into a
digital format. The group favorite here is the Canopus ADVC-100 (I have
a ADVC-300). It's an external device that plugs into a firwire port on
your PC or Mac. This device does all the work of the conversion.
In addition to a bridge, there's also the fact that a lot of cameras
also act as a bridge. They have a RCA input, and a Firewire output and
essentially just convert the signal over. Past that, there's the NLE
software, but you just wanted to know about hardware.
Good luck,
-Richard
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