I need help! Digitizing, Encoding, Uploading mass amounts!?! at DVinfo.net

Chris Simmons · January 17th, 2003, 04:23 PM

I need to digitize and encode TEN to TWENTY 15-minute videos a day. For the next several months. Then I will have to upload to the net for streaming.

Is there equipment available to digitize multiple VCR videos? How can I encode more than one video at a time?

Rob Lohman · January 20th, 2003, 04:47 PM

I don't know of any products off the shelf that will do this. Perhaps
it might be interesting to look at special companies that can do
such things for you much more efficient than you'll ever can?

Otherwise than that it will just be a lot of work (I think it will
be a lot of work any way you go with it...)

Peter Wiley · January 20th, 2003, 06:50 PM

Get Cleaner 6 by discreet (www.discreet.com/products/cleaner) which can upload to a streaming server or host as it finishes encoding files. Handles most popular formats/encoding schemes. That will help with your second step.

The first step, doing batch digitizing from VCRs, is another issue -- I don't know of any product either. You may be stuck doing it one at a time.

Rhett Allen · January 20th, 2003, 08:27 PM

Buy a bunch of iBooks with FCP and a bunch of VCR's and converters (if necessary) and just go down the line. OR...take it to a production house that is set up to do this.

Chris Simmons · January 29th, 2003, 04:08 AM

Thanks to all for the info.

Jeff Nadeau · February 4th, 2003, 09:03 AM

Hi,

You may want to have a look at these encoding cards, if you have the money, you could save a lot of hours and obtain better results (no lost frames + encoding in several media (QT, windows media player, etc) and at several speed (56k, DSL, high speed), at the same time.

http://www.viewcast.com/products/osprey/osprey500.html

hope this is of any help...

JF Nadeau

January 17th, 2003, 04:23 PM	#1
Chris Simmons Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 53	I need help! Digitizing, Encoding, Uploading mass amounts!?! I need to digitize and encode TEN to TWENTY 15-minute videos a day. For the next several months. Then I will have to upload to the net for streaming. Is there equipment available to digitize multiple VCR videos? How can I encode more than one video at a time?

January 20th, 2003, 04:47 PM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I don't know of any products off the shelf that will do this. Perhaps it might be interesting to look at special companies that can do such things for you much more efficient than you'll ever can? Otherwise than that it will just be a lot of work (I think it will be a lot of work any way you go with it...) __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 4th, 2003, 09:03 AM	#6
Jeff Nadeau New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 9	Streaming Hardware Hi, You may want to have a look at these encoding cards, if you have the money, you could save a lot of hours and obtain better results (no lost frames + encoding in several media (QT, windows media player, etc) and at several speed (56k, DSL, high speed), at the same time. http://www.viewcast.com/products/osprey/osprey500.html hope this is of any help... JF Nadeau

January 20th, 2003, 06:50 PM	#3
Peter Wiley Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lewisburg PA Posts: 752	Get Cleaner 6 by discreet (www.discreet.com/products/cleaner) which can upload to a streaming server or host as it finishes encoding files. Handles most popular formats/encoding schemes. That will help with your second step. The first step, doing batch digitizing from VCRs, is another issue -- I don't know of any product either. You may be stuck doing it one at a time.

January 20th, 2003, 08:27 PM	#4
Rhett Allen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 607	Buy a bunch of iBooks with FCP and a bunch of VCR's and converters (if necessary) and just go down the line. OR...take it to a production house that is set up to do this.

January 29th, 2003, 04:08 AM	#5
Chris Simmons Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 53	Thanks to all for the info.