If you have a min-DV camcorder you can send the video from the VHS and
use the camcorder to copy the video in DV format. Then you can import
the video onto your computer from the DV. For just under $400 you can
get a Canon ZR 60.
I use a converter in my TV program and it works well but for your needs
you would be better off with a camera.
I have burned DVDs and that format only holds 90 minutes of video. The
amount of video you can put on a CD varies with the level of
compression you use. In iMovie you can export your video to quicktime
at several different sizes. Smaller sizes, less quality, more
compression, will let you put more video onto your CD.
I suggest you use a CD-R and not a CD-RW. CD-Rs are cheaper and I have
had much better success burning CD-Rs on macs. For some reason I have
had problems burning CD-RWs on iMacs.
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 09:35 PM, Saragant@aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm hoping someone can help me. I have Apple G-4's in my classroom,
> and we use i-movie a lot in my Art and Technology class. I have some
> VHS tapes that I want to convert to digital format so I can edit in
> i-movie, export to Quicktime then burn CD's. We also have another VHS
> camera at school that I could be using if this was possible.
>
> I talked to someone at the MacZone, and he told me the converter
> (analog to digital) was around $250. Does anyone know of any other
> way (cheaper) to do this, or does it really cost that much?!
>
> Also- if you use i-movie- does anyone know how long a movie can be
> -max length-to fit on an average CD-RW?
>
> THANK YOU!!!
>
> Sara in NC ---
> leave-artsednet-20359V@lists.getty.edu
>
