I currently have every SEC game from last season (minus Florida), a few basketball ,and super regional games saved on my DVR, leaving little space for anything else on internal drive. I wanted to know the easiest way to get them from DVR to either my computer or to burn them directly to a DVD. I recently added an external hard drive to DVR but the 2010 games are on the internal hard drive. Been thinking about purchasing a DVD burner and burning them to a disc, since this is the easiest way I've seen detailed on the internet. Has anyone done this before? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
OT: Help Transferring last seasons games from DVR to DVD/Computer...
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But I will say from what little I've been able to pick up here and there, you're going to need an S-video cable to run from your DVR to your computer. After that, I got nothin'. You might also check out ehow.com.
And the most simple way I've seen described is to buy a DVD burner and connect DVR to burner in between TV and record to DVD as you replay it on your TV. I know is seems primitive, but IMO it beats transferring everything to PC, changing format, and then burning to disc. I could be wrong but that was my interpretation of the methods in which I saw how to do it.
Just didn't know if this was the best way to put multiple games on one DVD or if each one needed to be on its own DVD.
Just didn't know if this was the best way to put multiple games on one DVD or if each one needed to be on its own DVD.
I've got two TiVos on a wireless network and I can transfer most recordings wirelessly to my laptop (sometimes you can't b/c of DRM, but most you can). Since cable co. DVRs seem to be getting better I've toyed w/ the idea of ditching TiVo for Comcast's stuff, but this would be a big negative.
Here's the easy way!
I have a Panasonic DMR-ES20 DVD recorder that I picked up at walmart a few years ago. It's just like an old VCR recorder but it records to DVD. You connect it between your DVR and your TV just as you would have a VCR. Press "play" on your DVR and press "record" on the DVD recorder. Simple as that.
The down side is that the DMR-ES20 only has COAX and RCA inputs. This means that the video signal that gets recorded is less that DVD quality. So, when you play the game back, it looks like it was recorded on VHS back in the 90's.
Now, if you have the Jack to spend, JVC has a BluRay recorder for $900. It has HDMI inputs and you can record the games in HD format for a GREAT looking picture!!!! Hopefully, the BluRay recorders will start coming down in price in the next year or so.
Here's the slightly harder way!
If you have a PC, get a Video Capture Card with HDMI inputs for your computer. You will also need a BluRay disc burner and a decent video editing program. Connect the DVR to the Video Capture Card with an HDMI cable. Play your game and hit capture on your computer. After the game is captured on your computer, you'll open the game in the video editing program. Edit out the commercials then burn to BluRay for a NICE video archive!!!!!
I would go the harder route if I could so that you could edit out the commercials.
I've got the Gator Bowl saved on my HD DVR just waiting to record to BluRay. I wanted to go the harder route with the capture card but I use a MacBook Pro computer which does not support BluRay yet. I've read some work-arounds but I'm going to wait for true MAC support before I drop the cash.
If you're able to get either going, please let me know. I'd gladly provide the BluRay discs in return for a copy of the game, especially the Gator Bowl.
I have a Panasonic DMR-ES20 DVD recorder that I picked up at walmart a few years ago. It's just like an old VCR recorder but it records to DVD. You connect it between your DVR and your TV just as you would have a VCR. Press "play" on your DVR and press "record" on the DVD recorder. Simple as that.
The down side is that the DMR-ES20 only has COAX and RCA inputs. This means that the video signal that gets recorded is less that DVD quality. So, when you play the game back, it looks like it was recorded on VHS back in the 90's.
Now, if you have the Jack to spend, JVC has a BluRay recorder for $900. It has HDMI inputs and you can record the games in HD format for a GREAT looking picture!!!! Hopefully, the BluRay recorders will start coming down in price in the next year or so.
Here's the slightly harder way!
If you have a PC, get a Video Capture Card with HDMI inputs for your computer. You will also need a BluRay disc burner and a decent video editing program. Connect the DVR to the Video Capture Card with an HDMI cable. Play your game and hit capture on your computer. After the game is captured on your computer, you'll open the game in the video editing program. Edit out the commercials then burn to BluRay for a NICE video archive!!!!!
I would go the harder route if I could so that you could edit out the commercials.
I've got the Gator Bowl saved on my HD DVR just waiting to record to BluRay. I wanted to go the harder route with the capture card but I use a MacBook Pro computer which does not support BluRay yet. I've read some work-arounds but I'm going to wait for true MAC support before I drop the cash.
If you're able to get either going, please let me know. I'd gladly provide the BluRay discs in return for a copy of the game, especially the Gator Bowl.
After posting, I started looking at DVD burners and found this one.
<h1 class="parseasinTitle"><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">Toshiba DKR40 DVD Recorder with 1080p Upconversion</span></h1>
http://www.amazon.com/Tos...id=1312980989&sr=1-1
If I read correctly, it has HDMI inputs and will upconvert and record up to 1080p. It might be worth looking into at that price.
<h1 class="parseasinTitle"><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">Toshiba DKR40 DVD Recorder with 1080p Upconversion</span></h1>
http://www.amazon.com/Tos...id=1312980989&sr=1-1
If I read correctly, it has HDMI inputs and will upconvert and record up to 1080p. It might be worth looking into at that price.
At that price, I figured it had just S-video, coax, or composite inputs, and that's all I'm seeing when I searched it. The HDMI output upconverts the 480i images to HD. Upconversion isn't really a necessary feature, since your TV already does that, but sometimes a DVD player can upconvert better than your TV can.
I use a Panasonic DVD/VCR recorder. It only has composite inputs, but my DVR will send it a letterboxed view of my HD image. When I replay the recorded DVD, I just use the Zoom feature on my TV perfectly expands a letterboxed 480i image to the right size. Picture Quality is not as good as HD, of course, but its not bad.
I use a Panasonic DVD/VCR recorder. It only has composite inputs, but my DVR will send it a letterboxed view of my HD image. When I replay the recorded DVD, I just use the Zoom feature on my TV perfectly expands a letterboxed 480i image to the right size. Picture Quality is not as good as HD, of course, but its not bad.
In reading the reviews on the Amazon page, the guys says it has HDMI inputs. However, I just downloaded the manual and it only has Video, S-Video inputs and DV inputs.
That DV input intrigues me. I'm wondering if I can connect my HD Camcorder to the DVR via the HDMI connection and record the game from the DVR to my Camcorder. Then, Connect the Camcorder to the DVD burner via the DV input for a higher quality recording. Or better yet, if I can get it onto the Camcorder, then I can take it off the camcorder with my Mac, edit and burn to DVD. Hummmm.......
That DV input intrigues me. I'm wondering if I can connect my HD Camcorder to the DVR via the HDMI connection and record the game from the DVR to my Camcorder. Then, Connect the Camcorder to the DVD burner via the DV input for a higher quality recording. Or better yet, if I can get it onto the Camcorder, then I can take it off the camcorder with my Mac, edit and burn to DVD. Hummmm.......
when it comes to an easy way to record HD video.
This post got me to researching DVD recorders with high quality inputs such as HDMI. They don't exist nor will they exist nor will affordable BluRay recorders be on the market anytime soon.....so claim the articles that I've read.
It seems that Hollywood and the networks don't want us recording anything in HD format due to their copyrights. Manufacturers are not allowed to put an HDMI input on any kind of set top recording device.
So, if you want to record BluRay HD discs then it looks like you'll have to go the PC with HD Video capture card route.
It really sucks how all these rules screw the honest man!
This post got me to researching DVD recorders with high quality inputs such as HDMI. They don't exist nor will they exist nor will affordable BluRay recorders be on the market anytime soon.....so claim the articles that I've read.
It seems that Hollywood and the networks don't want us recording anything in HD format due to their copyrights. Manufacturers are not allowed to put an HDMI input on any kind of set top recording device.
So, if you want to record BluRay HD discs then it looks like you'll have to go the PC with HD Video capture card route.
It really sucks how all these rules screw the honest man!
I'm currently using a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 TV capture card to capture video from my DVR through an S-video connection straight to an MPG file.
I then use a program called MPEG-VCR by Womble, which can edit raw MPG video, and is very handy for simple things like removing commercials. Probably takes 10-15 minutes to cut the commercials on a 3-hour game.
Then you can use whatever DVD authoring software you choose to author your DVD. I use Nerovision, just cause it's what I started with, and it's intuitive to me, the rank novice. Then I use ImgBurn to actually burn the disc image to DVD.
Last year was the first year I've used the present rig, and it worked beautifully.
Haven't made the HD jump yet, so can't advise you on that.
I then use a program called MPEG-VCR by Womble, which can edit raw MPG video, and is very handy for simple things like removing commercials. Probably takes 10-15 minutes to cut the commercials on a 3-hour game.
Then you can use whatever DVD authoring software you choose to author your DVD. I use Nerovision, just cause it's what I started with, and it's intuitive to me, the rank novice. Then I use ImgBurn to actually burn the disc image to DVD.
Last year was the first year I've used the present rig, and it worked beautifully.
Haven't made the HD jump yet, so can't advise you on that.