Conversion of media

[PaRaLuKe]

I believe some of us might've been stumped with the fact that we can't convert VHS/DVD to VCD, and even if we employ others to do it, it's expensive...even the hardware that is attached to your system, say a capture card or a DVD-ROM Burner would be quite expensive. Sicne we are talking about prices eh...here I am, making a discovery.

I was doing household chores a few days ago when I saw a particular advertisement on TV, advertising a recordable VCD player...I went to Safe Superstore and discovered this:

AMOISONIC VDR Recordable
Cideo Disc Recorder
VDR2000MKII

www.amoisonic.com

> Input from various source - camcorder, TV, DVD, VDR, Cd, VCD, SVCD
> CD-R and CD-RW disc Recordable
> Selectable recording format 0 VCD(250lines), SVCD(350lines) or CDDa format
> Real-time recording
> Forever preserve your precious pictures, movies and music

> recording your voice directly through the microphone
> Make your own MTV or Movie

> Single Track Easing Function (CD-RW)
> Unfinalizing Function (CD-RW)
> Multiple playback Mode
> Multiple Languages OSD and Large VFD
> Remote Control Unit
> Terminals: AV Input/Output, S-video Output/Input

SOUND GOOD? Wait till you see the "good" price - at a whopping SG$899!!!

But anyway, it's a good piece of technology isn't it?

[EuroMarinos]

Well I'm not sure, but I think I have a much cheaper alternative to what you have suggested, Luke-san.

If you go to any of the computer hardware shops, you'll probably be able to find this thing call 'Dazzle Digital Video Creator'. It allows you to convert your VHS/V8s to MPEG format. Granted it's not able to do DVD at the moment, but I think it's still pretty useful.

And mind you, it cost at least a good $600 cheaper than that whatever amoisonic thing. At the moment I have manage to stun this Dazzle thingy from my boss in camp and I find it a wonderful little tool.

So for the rich kids on the block perhaps you'd like to think about getting one.  ;D

[Kuku_Bird]

go to vcdhelp.com i'm sure there are lots of things that will be able to answer to lots of queries there.........

[EuroMarinos]

As far as I know vcdhelp.com feature mostly on softwares isn't it? But nevertheless that site is really of great help - I didn't know VirtuaDub was such a wonderful program if I didn't visit that site. Cheers.