Help with Software Choice(s) Tape to DVD

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Dan Wenz <djwenz@comcast.net> wrote:
>I'm new at the "digital" game (Not in years, though :-) ), and recently
>bought a digital camcorder (Sony HC85). My Dell 8300 has a DVD burner (I
>think just +RW but I need to check that) and I'm going to copy my
>mini-DVs, Hi-8 tapes, and S-VHS tapes onto DVDs. I've been perusing this
>group for the last 500 or so messages, Googled, and taken a look at
>PCMag. for software to accomplish the transfers at a (very) basic level.
>
>The choices are a bit bewildering. I need recommendations for software
>that will allow me to make the transfers and will to copy, at will,
>dates, at least at the beginning of each "chapter", and to scroll
>backwards and forwards a frame at a time if possible, so that I can take
>snapshots occasionally. Your feedback will help me to make a choice, and
>so I'd appreciate whatever you folks can offer in the way of advice.

What I do (YMMV) is on my Video page at the jtsmith link below

There are also software reviews at http://www.videohelp.com/

For an all-in-one solution look at Pinnacle Studio

Or Premiere Elements forum at
<a href="http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.3bb574e6"
target="_blank">HERE</FONT></a> and is a sub-set of Premiere Pro, plus
parts of Encore for DVD writing, not "old" Premiere


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith