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An
ideal setup for converting/restoring video?
Although such a hardware/software inventory is probably
unlikely for many people visiting this site, this is the
kind of setup it would take to be able to tackle most
conversion, restoration and editing work, at a
semi-professional level (some may even call this a full-on
professional setup). If nothing more, it makes for an
interesting read.
For playback:
- JVC HR-S9000 series S-VHS VCR (9911 is current model) with
DNR/TBC $350
- Sharp VHS VCR $50 (for tapes the JVC rejects)
- DataVideo TBC-1000 $300
- SignVideo DR-1000 Image Enhancer $300
- Elite Video BVP-4 Plus Proc Amp $590
- Panasonic ES10 DVD recorder, for sync filter passthrough
only $200
- Monster cables (composite/s-video), RG6 coax, all related
filters/amps $200
- PAL/SECAM/NTSC multisystem VCR $500
For digital recording:
- Pentium 4 PC with Intel/Asus motherboard and 1GB RAM $600
- At least two hard drives, second one 200GB 7200rpm $200
- Good soundcard (Turtle Beach, SoundBlaster) $50
- Pioneer or LiteOn DVD burner, any speed/model is fine $75
- ATI All In Wonder card for video restoration $100
- Matrox RTX100 or Canopus DVstorm for realtime video
editing $1000
- JVC DR-M10 DVD recorder for transferring high quality
source $300
- 13" television for preview $100
For video software:
- ATI MultiMedia Center comes free with the ATI card
- Adobe Premiere is included with the NLE card
- TMPGEnc DVD Author (TDA) for stubborn or quickie authoring
$50
- TMPGEnc Plus for encoding with filters $50
- Procoder (not Express) for high quality MPEG encoding/NLE
export $600
- Ulead DVD Workshop 2 for semi-advanced authoring $300
- SoundForge for audio editing $400
- Womble MPEG-VCR for MPEG editing $70
For final output:
- Konica-Minolta 2300W color laser printer (for DVD cases)
$400
- Epson R200 disc printer (for printing on discs) $100
- Ink/toner one-cycle replacements $450
- Starter 100-pack of 4x inkjet MXL media $100
- Starter 100-pack of double or single disc cases $30
Total pricetag = about $7500.00 USD
.... the cost of "best" is not low
These prices do not include taxes/shipping. All items
are priced new.
Used purchases and sales/clearance/discounts can also lower
prices some.
Page Last Updated: September 14th 2004
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