Fundraiser GOAL MET! 32X and N64 proto footage on VHS conversion to Digital

Do you know if the footage of bomberman is new or is it footage that has been previously released?
EDIT: well I just realized you were the one to release the other footage of it, came out so long ago I completely forgot.

 

I have a vhs to dvd recorder if you need someone to rip the tapes.

 

They're horrible. You need a nice SVHS machine with TBC, and quite probably an external TBC, then a decent capture device.

 

Maybe vhs to dvd recorder was the wrong name? Its a vhs player that is also a dvd player and you can put the tape in one side and a blank dvd in the other side. From there the unit will play the tape and save it then burn it to the dvd. Its actually really simple and I have used it a lot.

 

But that sort of thing isn't the same as a professional transfer.

 

Absolutely. I do professional transfers and my gear cost about £10,000 ($15,000) back in the day. Even now, you'd pay at least $200 for a TBC and probably $200-400 for a decent SVHS machine. I guess you could get away with an old Hauppauge PVR for around $100-150 as a capture device. Then you need a reasonable computer and the right software for editing video.

You need TBC:



Now, some of the DVD recorders had a basic TBC built in, but they're not great. And I don't recall the two-in-one units having them, but it's possible.

As a service engineer, I can tell you that two-in-one units are always bad. It's a compromise on quality for cheapness / space saving. I guess they do the job for transferring your old, crappy VHS camcorder home movies to DVD, but it's not a professional transfer. And the mechs aren't up to much - I wouldn't put a valuable cassette in one, personally.

 

Idk I just thought I would offer to help. I personally have used mine a number of times with no quality loss. I used it for my dailies tape for the 21 Jump Street 1987 Christmas special.

 

As I said on Twitter, I've got one of the DigitalFAQ-suggested JVC S-VHS decks with the internal TBC and a nice Micomsoft internal capture card. I set myself up just for encoding video game-related stuff based on suggestions from DigitalFAQ, and while I'm plenty busy already, I'll take these on if you can't raise the money.

 

You know, there are different ways of saying something. Like jakeeeenator said, he was just offering some help. The same thing bugged me when I was reading the A Bunch of Saturn Dev Software thread. I don't think anyone questions your knowledge, but you might to spread in a more friendly way.

Just my $0.02..

OT: Nice to see the goal has been met. Didn't see the fundraiser untill now..

 

Looking forward to this!

 

Unlikely that anyone would use LP. 4 of those unlabelled tapes are 2 hour tapes.

 

If you need more I'll sponsor a tape. Just let me know.

 

Those were probably for CCTV. Nobody uses them for broadcast / promo, it's terrible quality.