[MacDV] Transferring DVD to VHS

[Brian Olesky]

Often there are too many people in the room to show it on a computer monitor
and I need to use their TV, which is often 27" or larger, and has good
sound. A computer monitor is too small (and the sound isn't very good
either.)

Brian

On 4/25/05 11:07 AM, "Karl Seilo" <ksay11081 at mac.com> wrote:

> Brian,
> 
> I'm also a free lance writer/producer and show my demos on DVD.  How
> about running a video cable out from you AlBook to the clients monitor,
> or do you need a larger viewing screen.
> 
> Karl
> 
> On Apr 25, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Brian Olesky 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
>> 
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