<VV> Corvair Video to DVD Project

[John Beck]

Great.  How were you able to get duplication rights to all of these? 
--J.B.

Bill Hubbell wrote:
> 
> Hello Folks.  Having recently added Video to Digital hardware and a DVD
> burner to my computer system, I am now in the process of converting some of
> my old taped videos to digital.  I have just completed the conversion
> process for several of Tidewater Corvair Club's copies of many of the
> historic Corvair movies, dealer promos, and advertisements.  Unfortunately,
> the quality of our videos were not very good to begin with, and time has
> taken its toll as well, resulting in very poor colors and contrasts.  Thus,
> I am interested in buying or borrowing high quality historic Corvair Videos
> for the project.  Once I have captured the videos digitally, I will be able
> to burn DVDs without any loss in quality, and the images and sounds will be
> protected from further degradation.  I am willing to pay a fair price for
> borrowing or buying the videos, and once it is completed I will attempt to
> make the DVDs available at no charge to CORSA chapters.
> 
> At present, my digitized collection includes the following features:
> 
> >From Here to There (fair VHS quality)
> Daring the Darrien (Fair VHS quality)
> The Corvair in Action - 1960 (Excellent digital quality)
> The Case of the Methodical Men (Fair VHS Quality)
> 1963 Corvair Performance (Fair VHS Quality)
> AGL  (Poor Video, Fair Sound)
> Corvair "Yummy" Showroom Ad (Poor B&W video, Sound Good)
> Michael Landon Spyder Convertible Ad (Poor red video, Sound OK)
> Corvair Gymkhana "Swell" (Poor red video, Sound OK)
> Everglades NP Video (B&W Video OK, No sound)
> Corvair Collision Tests at GM Proving Grounds (Fair B&W video, no sound)
> CORSA Promo with Girl in Black dress (Fair video, good sound)
> Chevrolet "Hide &Seek" Ad (fair Red video, fair sound)
> 1963 Chevrolet "One Stop Shopping" ad (fair B&W video, fair sound w/hiss)
> 1962 Corvair and FC ads (fair B&W video, sound OK)