[GeekBoy]

I have a question and I am COMPLETELY clueless.
I have a G4 / 667. I have a VHS tape with about 22 minutes of video AND audio I would like to burn to a cd.
How would I go about doing this? And please be very detailed on how this could be done if anyone knows.
I don't have DVD, only a cd burner on the computer.
And also won't a cd hold 22minutes of video and audio?

Thanks!

[as2]

Firstly you are going to need some way of getting the Video onto your computer, Ther are several options available for this, but the only one I can think of at the moment is the sony media converter.

You can then edit this in iMovie, and burn it as a video CD using toast 5.

I think this is how to do it, but don't hold me to it.

I used to use a 6500/300 creative studeo with avid cinema, and a tv/video in/out card.



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If any of you out there who can not afford the high-end G4 733MHZ with Superdrive, and want to create Video CDs as esay as pressing a
button, then the stand alone VideoCD(VCD) recorder is the answer. It costs about $500.
It records video from boardcast TV, DVDs, VCDs, Video tapes, and video camcorders into Video CDs(VCD) by using CD-R/CD-RW discs.
I think this VideoCD Recorder is even better than the Apple's SuperDrive. It doesn't need a computer to operate. So, it is just like a VCR.

Just go to the following, read about it, and buy it if you want.
http://us.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?C...ex.asp?lang=en

OR
http://us.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?C...pid=1001808044

[jac]

GeekBoy, this is how I've done what you're asking for: Find a friend with a DV camera that has an analog in port. Hook it up to your VCR and record your 22 min to a miniDV tape. Plug the camcorder into the Firewire port on your computer and import the footage in iMovie. This takes quite a bit of hard drive space (4-5 GB).
To get it onto a CD you'll need to compress it. You can use Quicktime Pro or Media Cleaner EZ which is available as a free download (I'll find the URL for you). The Sorenson codec gives good results for me.
After a few hours you should have a Quicktime file that is small enough to burn.
Good luck!

[jac]

I forgot that iMovie has built in compression, so that's probably the easiest way to go. Choose Export from the file menu, or something like that; I haven't used iMovie in a while...
Still, Media Cleaner EZ gives you more options. Get it at http://www.icanstream.com/downloads/index.html

BTW if you get Toast 5 you'll be able to encode and burn Video CDs that play in most consumer DVD players.

If you need more pointers, post back.

For about $100 you can get a ProTV PCI card (www.formac.com) and capture full-screen video directly to your Mac. It works great and, you'll be able to watch TV on your Mac as well!

Originally posted by GeekBoy:
I have a question and I am COMPLETELY clueless.
I have a G4 / 667. I have a VHS tape with about 22 minutes of video AND audio I would like to burn to a cd.
How would I go about doing this? And please be very detailed on how this could be done if anyone knows.
I don't have DVD, only a cd burner on the computer.
And also won't a cd hold 22minutes of video and audio?

Thanks!