Re: [PLUG] From CHS to DVD to file...

2011-07-02 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 16:03, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > >> > Legally speaking, do I have to keep the original VHS tapes when done? >> >> To the best of my knowledge, you broke the law when you recorded the >> VHS content to DVD, full stop, so you are already in trouble.  Format >> shifting is v

[PLUG] Mencoder and recording video

2011-07-02 Thread Mark S. Townsley
Hi: I am trying to record some TV programs using mencoder from command line. I have two older capture cards that I am using. They are using cx8800 and BT878 chipsets. I think they have good Linux support by now. However, no matter what I do with mencoder, either I get a blank screen or I get a

Re: [PLUG] From CHS to DVD to file...

2011-07-02 Thread Michael C. Robinson
> > Legally speaking, do I have to keep the original VHS tapes when done? > > To the best of my knowledge, you broke the law when you recorded the > VHS content to DVD, full stop, so you are already in trouble. Format > shifting is very restricted under most copyright law implementations. > > (F

Re: [PLUG] From CHS to DVD to file...

2011-07-02 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 11:47, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > With a DiMax Grex I am able to copy Disney VHS tapes to burnable DVDs. > Can I go from the burnt DVD to a file on a Linux server and if so, how? dvdbackup can extract data if there is CSS protection on the DVD. If you are making it your

[PLUG] From CHS to DVD to file...

2011-07-02 Thread Michael C. Robinson
With a DiMax Grex I am able to copy Disney VHS tapes to burnable DVDs. Can I go from the burnt DVD to a file on a Linux server and if so, how? Legally speaking, do I have to keep the original VHS tapes when done? There is plenty of room in an attic area, but the temperature can exceed 100 degrees

Re: [PLUG] Digital Video Editing Tools for AVCHD

2011-07-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > kdenlive is the one I settled on after reviewing and searching. > or just visit the place: > http://www.kdenlive.org/ Thanks, Michael. It requires a large number of dependencies so it will take a while to get, build, and install them all before kd

Re: [PLUG] Digital Video Editing Tools for AVCHD

2011-07-02 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 07:02:06AM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: >The new model camcorders record in AVCHD or iMac formats. Is anyone here > aware of editing/playback software for linux that accepts this high > definition format? If not, could someone point me toward a source of > information on t

[PLUG] Digital Video Editing Tools for AVCHD

2011-07-02 Thread Rich Shepard
Thanks to the good advice from Michael R. and others I bought a Panasonic HDC-SD80 digital camcorder. Thinking there was a recent thread on digital video editing, I checked the mail list archives for May and June. There's only a thread on working with VHS tapes. The new model camcorders reco