Outputting projects to VHS? at DVinfo.net

Jeff Toogood · July 14th, 2004, 07:07 AM

Not sure if this is the correct forum for this or not. I have just had my first request to have a project put on VHS. Usually I do DVDs.
The question is, what is the easiest way to output my project to VHS? I guess I could print to tape and then hook my camcorder up to my VCR, but I would rather somehow dump the footage right off my computer to a VCR. I do have a video out on my video card, but not sure how well that would work.

Thanks for your help.

Aaron Koolen · July 14th, 2004, 07:17 AM

Jeff depending on your setup you could render your project to a file. Load that into an NLE and just print to tape but don't put a tape in and just go out your camera's video out to VHS

Aaron

Ron Evans · July 14th, 2004, 09:11 AM

I am assuming the project is from DV video and has been edited with Premiere or other NLE on your PC. The record to VHS depends on a few things, the codec to decode the DV to analogue and drive the connectors, the cables used and the VHS deck that does the recording. Most outputs from a PC video card are terrible. I would either use your camcorder as the decode and record to a SVHS deck using the S-VHS connector but record to VHS tape. I always "export to tape" to keep a DV master of the final video and then make a copy from this tape from my Sony DHR1000 deck to a JVC SVHS deck. For a large number of tapes I take this DV tape to a dupe house to make copies. The dupe houses do a much better job of VHS copies so even for a small number it may be worth getting them to do it for you from your DV master tape.

Ron Evans

Mike Rehmus · July 14th, 2004, 10:49 AM

decided not to post

July 14th, 2004, 07:07 AM	#1
Jeff Toogood Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St.Thomas, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 428	Outputting projects to VHS? Not sure if this is the correct forum for this or not. I have just had my first request to have a project put on VHS. Usually I do DVDs. The question is, what is the easiest way to output my project to VHS? I guess I could print to tape and then hook my camcorder up to my VCR, but I would rather somehow dump the footage right off my computer to a VCR. I do have a video out on my video card, but not sure how well that would work. Thanks for your help. __________________ Toogood Studios

July 14th, 2004, 07:17 AM	#2
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Jeff depending on your setup you could render your project to a file. Load that into an NLE and just print to tape but don't put a tape in and just go out your camera's video out to VHS Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

July 14th, 2004, 10:49 AM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	decided not to post __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 14th, 2004, 09:11 AM	#3
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,220	I am assuming the project is from DV video and has been edited with Premiere or other NLE on your PC. The record to VHS depends on a few things, the codec to decode the DV to analogue and drive the connectors, the cables used and the VHS deck that does the recording. Most outputs from a PC video card are terrible. I would either use your camcorder as the decode and record to a SVHS deck using the S-VHS connector but record to VHS tape. I always "export to tape" to keep a DV master of the final video and then make a copy from this tape from my Sony DHR1000 deck to a JVC SVHS deck. For a large number of tapes I take this DV tape to a dupe house to make copies. The dupe houses do a much better job of VHS copies so even for a small number it may be worth getting them to do it for you from your DV master tape. Ron Evans