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More info?)
There is a video forum. To get you started in the right way, to burn
DVDs your laptop must have a DVD burner, not a DVD player/CD-RW. If you
are talking about getting video from a video camera, Digital Video
cameras usually have a way to download to a PC, usually firewire but
often with USB as an alternative. Uusually software comes with the
camera. To get from VHS tape, a VHS or 8mm analog video camera, you
will need a hardware converter. ADSTech, Adaptec, and Pinnacle all make
them and they come with software. Note that two formats VCD and SVCD
will allow recording to CD-R and CD-RW but with less time per disk and
less resolution although not necessarily poorer than the original VHS.
http://www.videohelp.com/ and http://www.cdrfaq.org/ are a couple of
places to start getting up to speed.
Nathan McNulty wrote:
> It is entirely possible. You want to record video from what? VHS, DVD,
> a Camcorder? What I would suggest is a Capture Card which will have to
> be an external since you have a laptop. If it is DVD\Camcorder or
> anything you can hook up to the computer normally or play through the
> computer, there is no need for a capture card. I know Pennical makes
> some very good external capture devices. Check those out
>
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> Nathan McNulty
>
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> Bruce Nicholson wrote:
>
>> Does anyone out there know what hardware / software i need to play a
>> video through my laptop. the purpose is then is so save video on the
>> laptop and download onto DVD. is this even possible?
>>
>> email me privately if its a long answer! To bruce_nhome@hotmail.com
>>
>> thanks in advance
>> Bruce