<VV> Corvair Video to DVD Project - NO CORVAIR

[Bruce Schug]

On Feb 24, 2004, at 11:35 PM, 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.

*SNIP*

Bill.

I'm curious as to how you're doing this. What are you referring to as 
"Video to Digital hardware"?

Transferring a VHS tape to a DVD is a pretty simple process if you have 
a digital camcorder.

Correcting color is a little more complicated, but very do-able.

I have a new iMac with a SuperDrive and a Canon Optura 20 camcorder. I 
can easily play a VHS cassette into the camera, which digitizes it. 
Then all I have to do is download the digital video into iMovie or iDVD 
and burn a DVD.

I don't know the best software to clean the color up with. Photoshop 
should do it, but something else might work better. Good luck if you're 
using a PC!

Bruce

Bruce W, Schug
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
bwschug@globalvision.net

CORSA member since 1981

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