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[ginovino]

I am considering purchasing the new Roxio VHS to DVD software to transfer years of family videos to DVD. I have close to 100 2-6hr vhs tapes. What is the rule of thumb for making sure I use the right type of DVD disk (I.e. DVD+R or DVD+R DL) to insure I don't run out of space when making the recording.

 

Has anyone here used this software?

 

It is likely I will finally be doing a bunch of editing to remove many useless scenes, so that should cut down the amount of video being moved to DVD.

 

Certainly, I am aware that the best image I'm going to get from the tapes is about 250 lines of horizontal resolution, so it was it is.

 

Suggestions, recommendations, caveats are all welcomed.

 

Thanks in advance

[sknis]

I am considering purchasing the new Roxio VHS to DVD software to transfer years of family videos to DVD. I have close to 100 2-6hr vhs tapes. What is the rule of thumb for making sure I use the right type of DVD disk (I.e. DVD+R or DVD+R DL) to insure I don't run out of space when making the recording.

 

Has anyone here used this software?

 

It is likely I will finally be doing a bunch of editing to remove many useless scenes, so that should cut down the amount of video being moved to DVD.

 

Certainly, I am aware that the best image I'm going to get from the tapes is about 250 lines of horizontal resolution, so it was it is.

 

Suggestions, recommendations, caveats are all welcomed.

 

Thanks in advance

 

I split the topic because the only thing in common is the amount of video one can place on a DVD.

 

To make things simple, get Creator 2009 especially since you want to do some editing. You can get at least 2 hours of high quality video on a DL disc. It will be 480 resolution. If you want poor quality, why even spend the time? With Creator 2009, you can adjust the amount on a DVD so you don't have to throw out a lot of coasters.

 

By the way, if you simply must have fewer DVDs, and if your DVD player will handle them, consider creating DivX format videos. They will handle a lot more video at good quality. The newer versions allow you to have selectable menus.