Posted by
richard curzon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/video-software-suggestions-tp1509509p1509523.html
I have some old VHS tapes that I would like to backup to DVD to minimise wear and tear, but they have the Macrovision anti-pirate code on them. Is there any way to circumvent that either by downloading new firmware for my DVD recorder, or some other techno device?
Also, I have some old NTSC VHS tapes from the USA which are on there last legs and are of old B-films from the 1940s1950s (no DVD release in sight); how can I convert them to PAL so my DVD recorder can record them?
Rick
Rob Neal <
[hidden email]> wrote:
Hi Marc,
As a pro video author, I can tell you now there is nothing that does
everything, as video covers such a wide range of formats. Also, it's
also a matter of "You get what you pay for". I personally use Adobe
Premiere Pro, which is by no means cheap, but will handle all your
editing, resizing, cropping, audio, basic effects, titling etc.
For conversion to and from different formats, I totally recommend AVS
video tools, which is a cheap but powerful set of applications, and
will convert from virtually anything to anything, and it does other
stuff too. I spent a lot of time going through a lot of free,
shareware and commercial software to find something that could do
this, and very few hit the mark, and many were total rubbish.
As for ripping protected DVD from disc, use DVD-Shrink. (freeware)You
wont find any commercial application that effectively condones video
piracy.
I'm afraid there is no all round tool for everything, as one can't be
all things to all men. Amateur's don't need the sophistication, and
professionals don't faff about with DIVX and ripping DVDs.
Incidentally, if you want the UFO title animation as an overlay, I
have recreated it as hi resolution DVD quality, just let me know.
regards,
Rob Neal
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[hidden email], Marc Martin <marc@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been thinking about updating some of the video clips
> to higher quality on my UFO website, and also adding some
> new ones. As I've just been experimenting here, I'm
> reminded that one of the biggest and most frustrating
> obstacles about this is finding decent software to
> use. I generally find some sort of solution
> that requires 6 different programs, and I end up using
> each program for basically one step of the process.
> I've tried more general programs, but they usually
> crash or cannot do what I want.
>
> So, I'll put a question out there for the group -- does
> anyone have any programs that they can honestly recommend
> as good programs and will do several of the following steps?
>
> -- extract video clips from a DVD
> -- trim/edit clip
> -- adjust the audio track via limiting/compression/
> volume/equalization
> -- crop unwanted edges from the picture
> -- resize the video
> -- adjust the picture (brightness/contrast/gamma/
> hue/color saturation/sharpness)
> -- save to an MPEG-4 file, with adjustments
> allowed for video/audio bitrate/quality, frame rate,
> audio channels (mono/stereo)
> -- runs on Windows XP
>
> Oh, and it also shouldn't cost too much money, should not
> require too much memory, not be bloated with all sorts of
> additional features that I have no use for, not crash
> all the time, and not have a difficult to use interface.
>
> Like I said, I do have a way to do all of the above, but
> it's a rather cumbersome process requiring a variety of
> freeware/shareware programs.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marc
>
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