Why, thankyou!Sorry I've been such a rubbish b3tan of late. Been busy organising a rock festival on the other side of the pond, and it's been eating into my b3ta time something chronic.
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Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:09,
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What an excellent thing to be doing.
Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:10,
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Are you a gorilla?Otherwise I shall arrest you. In the name of de lore.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:13,
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Thankyou. It's my 50th birthday present to myself.Throw a fucking great party somewhere exotic* and invite 30 of my favourite bands to play.
*well OK then, Kentucky.
(*well OK then, Kentucky.
Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:13,
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No, sadly they aren't playing.Here is a list
www.last.fm/event/418799
(www.last.fm/event/418799
Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:16,
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Grails! and MONO!Can I come?
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:17,
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Hell, yes! Please do.I should investigate creating a b3ta meet on the calendar really...
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:19,
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If I start swimming nowI might make it.
Verdammen es, why isn't there a bloody road?
(Verdammen es, why isn't there a bloody road?
Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:20,
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bevis frond?!fucking GET IN
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mictoboy shitting in your cunt since,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:19,
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Ak me nicely and I will show you film of the Bevis Frondperforming the Countdown theme live on TV, with Carol Vorderman playing air guitar along to it
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:20,
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please mister ptolcan you show me this vision of wonder?
( mictoboy shitting in your cunt since,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:22,
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No.sadly I only have it on VHS video, and have yet to work out how to convert it to digital. Someday, I promise!
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:25,
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It's quite simple but can be expensive.If you don't have a video card that supports VIVO ( video in video out ) then you need a separate box and software or a TV capture card. ( card is the cheapest method ). Trouble is you need a high end processor to do it at any kind of decent speed plus you end up with Huge files ( approx 1gb per 30 mins ) and that means you then have to convert them to a compressed format like MPEG 2 for them to be usable for uploading.
The simplest way is beg, borrow or buy a DVD recorder. Plug the VHS into it via RCA cables or Scart. Press play on the VCR and record on the DVD and go away. Result is a DVD containing .VOB files of your movie. Copy these to PC and rename to .mpg ( vob files are Mpeg2 files ) and you have your movie on the PC. This can then easily split further or joined to one file for uploading to a host.
If you have a vivo card ten your manual will tell you how to connect an external source through the S-video port.
(The simplest way is beg, borrow or buy a DVD recorder. Plug the VHS into it via RCA cables or Scart. Press play on the VCR and record on the DVD and go away. Result is a DVD containing .VOB files of your movie. Copy these to PC and rename to .mpg ( vob files are Mpeg2 files ) and you have your movie on the PC. This can then easily split further or joined to one file for uploading to a host.
If you have a vivo card ten your manual will tell you how to connect an external source through the S-video port.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:38,
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Thankyou!And there I was thinking of filming the TV with my digital camera...
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:42,
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There could be a macrovisionissue with the DVD VCR method so it might be worth considering a sub $50 TV card and plugging the RF out from the VCR into the card tuner and using the card software just tuning in to the signal and recording it. Plus you have a basic PVR set up afterwards allowing you to record any TV signal you choose to send to it.
rdit:// found this, more detail for you. www.signvideo.com/conv-v-to-d.htm
(rdit:// found this, more detail for you. www.signvideo.com/conv-v-to-d.htm
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:53,
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Actually, that's really useful.thanks so much!
I do have a DVD recorder... just not in the same stack as the VCR. I think a cable to join the two might be the cheapest option for the time being. Thanks again!
(I do have a DVD recorder... just not in the same stack as the VCR. I think a cable to join the two might be the cheapest option for the time being. Thanks again!
Ptolemy the man with the silent pea,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:59,
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oo Windy & Carl*drifts off into the ether*
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Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:35,
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