[MacDV] Re: Transferring DVD to VHS

[sb]

Your powerbook has S-video out and audio out as well. Just use it as the DVD
player. You can buy the cables from RadioShack for about $10.

You could even present your reel from iMovie using the full screen/high
quality mode, for the highest quality presentation.
If you use bookmarks in your timeline, you can skip directly to a section.

Then just hand them the DVD to keep after you leave.

 regards,

 sb


On 4/25/05 9:03 AM, "Brian Olesky" <brian4 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I'm a freelance writer and when I call on prospective clients, I've always
> showed my reel of TV spots and corporate videos on VHS, meaning I'd have to
> go to a professional studio and have a new one made every year or so.
> 
> However, thanks to my 15" 1.5 gig AlBook, iMovie and iDVD, I'm now able to
> build custom DVD reels for each pitch, a huge step forward--both in content
> and quality. However sometimes the people I'm talking to don't have a DVD
> player in the room, and I have to show my reel on VHS (ugh).
> 
> So, now that I'm making custom reels on DVD, what's the best transfer method
> for these VHS presentations?
> 
> Should I buy one of those combo DVD/VHS set top boxes to do the transfer?
> Are some better than others at this kind of task? (I recently saw one at a
> Sam's Warehouse for $118).
> 
> Would the quality be the same running a cable from my standalone DVD player
> to my standalone VHS player to do the transfer?
> 
> Or would I be best off running some kind of cable from my AlBook to the
> client's TV and showing it directly from the original file?
> 
> Quality is important, as the material contains high-end video and sound and
> I'd like it to retain as much quality as possible.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian