>
> Date:    Thu, 28 Nov 2002 11:23:44 +1300
> From:    Ian <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: AGP gfx, video editing and capture
>
> He's asked me to find out what software and hardware he needs to enable
him
> to edit and save to HDD, around 20 years worth of home video.
>
For this type of video footage I woukd think VCD or SuperVCD format will be
best suited.
>
> Eventually he plans to burn the material to DVD, but doesn't want to
commit
> to this system until the DVD standard has settled down, so for the time
> being he'll save it to a large HDD.
>
DVD burner not needed by CD burner a must.  They are cheap nowadays, $70-100
will get you 40x speed of burning.  Storing huge video material on HD is not
a good options (even with large HD)

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