Copying my LD library

I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

"Howard Brazee" wrote in message
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I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

My feeling is that one need only keep a list of one's favorite movies.
Whether by rental, Netflix, or streaming video, the future will make
ownership of a hardcopy of a movie silly.

No offense intended, but my advice is to sell the library while you still
can.

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:21:27 -0700, "Cubit" wrote:

My feeling is that one need only keep a list of one's favorite movies.
Whether by rental, Netflix, or streaming video, the future will make
ownership of a hardcopy of a movie silly.

No offense intended, but my advice is to sell the library while you still
can.

Some people feel that same way about books. I don't have any desire
to rent, use Neflix, nor streaming video. Not that people who prefer
these are wrong - I wouldn't presume on what they should like or
dislike.

"Howard Brazee" wrote in message
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I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

Copy one and take a look. I was less than impressed with the quality of my
LD library when I dug one out and took a peak a while back. I'm glad I still
have a high end "nearly new" player which I bought at great discount when
the format was replaced.....but....they don't look as good as I remembered.
It's more a nostalgia thing for me to be able to play them if I wish. I'm
hoping that 20 years from now I'll still have an operative player to wow the
youngsters with!

Howard Brazee wrote:

I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

If picture quality is important to you, then I would only copy LD's
that have not been released on DVD or those that are only on DVD
in P&S format (if widescreen is important to you). For the rest,
you are far better off just buying the DVD release with its better
picture, 16:9 widescreen and DD5.1 audio.

For copying, your LD player probably had both composite (yellow)
and s-video outputs. You will need to do a recording test to see
which gives the better picture for you. For most playeres, the
yellow cable will have the best picture. There is a technical
reason for this that I will not go into here.

-Bill

On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:22:30 GMT, wrote:

If picture quality is important to you, then I would only copy LD's
that have not been released on DVD or those that are only on DVD
in P&S format (if widescreen is important to you). For the rest,
you are far better off just buying the DVD release with its better
picture, 16:9 widescreen and DD5.1 audio.

Something like _Song of the South_ might be hard to find on DvD.

For copying, your LD player probably had both composite (yellow)
and s-video outputs. You will need to do a recording test to see
which gives the better picture for you. For most playeres, the
yellow cable will have the best picture. There is a technical
reason for this that I will not go into here.

It has both - but I will need to see what to buy on the other side -
whether it is a recorder, or an interface to my Mac. I guess I don't
need to disregard those that don't have s-video as long as they have
the yellow plug.

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:39:20 -0600, Howard Brazee
wrote:

Any advice?

Why not just keep a Laserdisc player around? Most all flat-screens
have composite and/or S-Video connections.

Copying collections from one media type to another are initiatives
that rarely get completed. The time factor is something most people
don't fully consider. It's really tedious work, no matter how good a
system you put together.

Also, what about generational loss?

Simply put; is it ultimately going to be worth it?

A_C

"Cubit" wrote in message
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"Howard Brazee" wrote in message
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I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

My feeling is that one need only keep a list of one's favorite movies.
Whether by rental, Netflix, or streaming video, the future will make
ownership of a hardcopy of a movie silly.

No offense intended, but my advice is to sell the library while you still
can.

=============================
There are many movies that were on VHS and are not available anywhere at
all.
There are many movies on LD that WILL never be available. (Metropolis -
Maroder version for one)

On Jul 6, 7:00*am, Howard Brazee wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:22:30 GMT, wrote:
If picture quality is important to you, then I would only copy
LD's
that have not been released on DVD or those that are only on DVD
in P&S format (if widescreen is important to you). *For the rest,
you are far better off just buying the DVD release with its better
picture, 16:9 widescreen and DD5.1 audio.

Something like _Song of the South_ might be hard to find on DvD.

For copying, your LD player probably had both composite (yellow)
and s-video outputs. *You will need to do a recording test to see
which gives the better picture for you. *For most playeres, the
yellow cable will have the best picture. *There is a technical
reason for this that I will not go into here.

It has both - but I will need to see what to buy on the other side
-
whether it is a recorder, or an interface to my Mac. * I guess I
don't
need to disregard those that don't have s-video as long as they
have
the yellow plug.

A thing to remember about LaserDisc is that it is an analog composite
format. To get an S-Video output the signal has to be run through a Y/
C separator (luma/chroma) which is always the first step of decoding a
composite signal to RGB. The separator is the most difficult part of
the process and digital multi-line processors are almost always the
best at this. The separator in the LD player might be outstanding but
certainly try all your options because there might be a better one.
BTW Y/C separation is a must as DVD is a component format requiring
Y / R-Y / B-Y

G²

In article ,
Howard Brazee wrote:

I am planning on copying my Laserdisc library to DvDs. I don't yet
have a Blu-Ray player, but have a DvD player with HDMI to my HDTV. I
have a Mac and have been considering buying an EyeTV 250 with software
for $200 instead of buying a more expensive DvD movie recorder.

Any advice?

I've been using a Pyro A/V link to digitize video from VHS or laserdisc
for editing and recording on a Macintosh. On the other hand, you can
buy a DVD-R recorder for less than $200. If all you want is a 1:1 copy
(no editing), that seems to me the simplest solution.

Whichever approach you take, good luck to you.

Cheers!
- Allen