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Hey There!!!
First of all, you guys are great. Reading about all your projects is fantastic and is really encouraging. I’m glad that so many are so unwilling to let go of the OT.
As for my own preservation project, it is FAR less ambitious than anything I’ve read here. Here is what I am planning to do and I would like to put it out here for feedback and to get some basic questions answered…
I have a Sony DVD Recorder standalone unit, a Sony VCR and the VHS copies of the “faces” edition of the OT. What I would like to do is simply copy the VHS to DVD using the recorder. This is simple enough. I’m not that concerned with picture or sound quality…as long as it is an average to above average copy, I am perfectly happy. Besides, my first exposure to the SW and ESB was from bootlegs that my dad bought back in the early 80s before even Jedi came out. These bootlegs were filmed in the theater and were of terrible quality, but they still had a certain atmosphere and feel that made them special to me, so in the end, I’m not looking for DVD quality copies of the OT. I’ve watched them is VHS quality for years…I don’t mind watching them like that for the rest of my life.
Here’s the part where I need help from you guys. What I would like to do is add custom DVD menus and such and make it as close to an actual official DVD release as possible.
Once I record the VHS to DVD with the recorder, how do I get what’s on that DVD into the computer? What do I use to make menus and such and then burn it back to DVD on my computer? I have a DVD burner for the PC and I also have a program for DVD menus called MY DVD. I have absolutely zero experience in this and am not afraid to try and fail a few times before I get it.
Any comments or suggestions?
I appreciate any and all help I get…and keep up the good work!!!