ok - more scanner stuff..!!

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: ok - more scanner stuff..!!

That's me in the vocal booth...

Sorry - dunno why I'm posting this nonsense...

I'm scanning about 2000 photos, and every once in a while I get an uncontrollable urge to post one.....

ok - carry on - as you were, soldiers.....

bbchris · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: ok - more scanner stuff..!!

Keep posting your photos! I know I love seeing them!! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee :banana

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: ok - more scanner stuff..!!

ok - one more then I'll get back to work.....

our drummer farts in the general direction of the control board......

debbie mannas · Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 1352

Photos are fun. Keep at it.

I dont have enough scanned in or in digital, wish I did.

:gl

droolymutt · Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 12:09 am Post subject: Re: LOL!

Scanners and digital are a total hoot, Debbers....

Once you get through the learning curve, that is.

My next thing is video. I finally got a video of the Hobos onto my pc, but the audio didn't record.

Damn learning curves make me crazy.

bbchris · Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 2:56 am Post subject: Re: LOL!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! You're one step ahead of me then Drooly! I've got a TOL video to mess around with. Trio was giving me good advice on how to do it.....

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

What format are you converting the TOL video to, Chris?

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Looks like a guy could maybe find a trusty old 8 or 16 track reel2reel in those digs if he poked about a tad.

sethr · Joined: 24 Mar 2003 Posts: 190

First picture I've seen like that.

Bernie Clarke and the Rhythm Sharks

bbchris · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 8:07 am Post subject: Re: LOL!

I have a VHS tape, Drooly told me I'd be able to buy a cable to connect the video machine to my computer - then what format should I save the video???

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Chris - Depends on what you'll be using it for, what kind of quality you want, the size, how it will be delivered (or just for download), etc. I usually use the freebie "Real Producer" to covert VHS tape to video (.rm file) because most people can view it. I have an inexpensive video capture card where I plug in the "RCA jacks" - that's another name for the usual audio/video plugs that videotape and stereo-systems still commonly use.

Does your new PC have audio/video inputs? If so, you prob can feed the signal right in from the VHS, as the Muttman suggested.

(Y'know, I'm wondering if it's the same VHS standard as in the US, I believe there is also a British VHS. I kinda thought HK VCRS would use what's called the PAL format.)

I'll be glad to assist if I can

Ron

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Actually, I confused myself there, haha.

PAL is the usual format-standard used in HK - the US uses a diff VHS standard called NTSC. I should be able to remember these things, hahhahhaaa! :bonk

Edited by: RonOnGuitar at: 5/9/03 11:22:46 am

bbchris · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 10:30 am Post subject: Re: LOL!

Oh I just found out - it's a Digital tape so I need to borrow a digital video to put into my computer. We have multi-video players here so we can play PAL or NTSC or even SECAM hahahahahahaha :banana

rod steel global · Joined: 27 Jun 2002 Posts: 636

VHS should be in mpeg DivX on the HD.

www.divx.com

®od

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droolymutt · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 11:31 am Post subject: Re: LOL!

Chris, if you have WinXP, you probably have Windows Movie Maker bundled with it - that's the software I'm using.

It's fairly easy to use, and makes a file that's small enough for the web, but still reasonable quality, and plays perfectly with Windows Media Player.

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