Oh my god. I can't believe there's finally a 2004 recording sitting on the internet, thank you so much! This is great!
Wow! Thank you so much for this recording! I must say, for a first-timer at digitizing a VHS tape, you did an AMAZING job! Congratulations on preserving this rare piece of television history! You should start a hobby of collecting and digitizing old/rare off-the-air VHS tapes. As a passionate television archivist, I buy/win ALOT of off-the-air VHS tapes off eBay and digitize them, and it's very fun and rewarding, considering how rare these recordings can be, and the fact that VHS tapes don't last as long as digital formats. That's why I ALWAYS digitize the VHS tapes I get off eBay, so that if they deteriorate, the recordings on them don't just disappear. For the record, here's how I like to do it. I use a Sony SLV-R1000 S-VHS VCR to play the original VHS tapes, a Toshiba DVR620 DVD Recorder to record the VHS tapes to blank DVDs, and then I rip the DVDs to mp4 files using Handbrake on my computer, and then upload the mp4 files to my Google Drive. I also keep both the original VHS tapes and the digital copies of the recordings in my closet for storage on external hard drives, the DVDs they were originally digitized to, and M-Disc DVDs and Blu-Rays (DVDs and Blu-Rays that last 1000 years, I'd highly recommend checking 'em out). Congratulations on entering the wonderful world of television archiving! PS, I think you should now give the original VHS tape to oldnickjrfan2003, since he really wants it, and you said you don't want to keep the original VHS anymore.
I always found the DVD part kind of non-necessary. If you use a software like Honestech to record, you don't need to save the footage to a physical media, and can convert the vcd to an mp4 using a software like WinXDvD.
Post by rarenogginstuff on Dec 15, 2020 17:55:51 GMT
The reason I use a DVD recorder instead of an AV capture card is because the DVD recorder works much better at processing the AV signal from a VCR than the usually garbage AV capture card (At least in my opinion) and I can still make an mp4 from that DVD using Handbrake, and also because I still watch DVDs, so it's good to have a DVD copy handy, and because my DVD recorder can fit up to 8 hours on a single DVD, unlike most PC DVD burning software. Plus, M-Discs in particular are the most reliable type of DVD/Blu-Ray disc ever made, and will last 1000 years. I also keep M-Disc copies of the recordings in both on-site and off-site storage, and I keep mp4 files on my Google Drive.
You have a point, but some capture cards are pretty good IMO.
True. I have a Dazzle DVC100, and it's a pretty good capture card. I just prefer to record the tape to a DVD first using my Toshiba DVR620, and then convert the DVD to mp4. Also because I don't always have enough free space on my laptop to make the mp4 right away, but I at least want the VHS on DVD, since DVDs won't deteriorate, unlike VHS, since the DVD is digital, but the VHS is analog. That way, it's already digtized on a DVD, and I just have to eventually convert that DVD to mp4, rather than let the footage rot on VHS.
i'm not sure if any of you have seen these, they were uploaded yesterday
Yep, I've seen those! Retrontario said that he actually has A LOT more, and all the content that has been found is just part of the recording. It's also really nice to see stuff from The Beginning Era of Treehouse (1997-2001) being uploaded to YouTube because those are really hard to find.
i'm not sure if any of you have seen these, they were uploaded yesterday
Yep, I've seen those! Retrontario said that he actually has A LOT more, and all the content that has been found is just part of the recording. It's also really nice to see stuff from The Beginning Era of Treehouse (1997-2001) being uploaded to YouTube because those are really hard to find.
Though I believe 2000-2001 was the transition period. The Golden Age truly began right around 9/11.
Yep, I've seen those! Retrontario said that he actually has A LOT more, and all the content that has been found is just part of the recording. It's also really nice to see stuff from The Beginning Era of Treehouse (1997-2001) being uploaded to YouTube because those are really hard to find.
Though I believe 2000-2001 was the transition period. The Golden Age truly began right around 9/11.
True, mostly because there were a lot of changes in 2000-2001 when it comes to the amount of shows that were being added and removed, ESPECIALLY 2001. I guess you could say that 1997-2000 was the beginning, 2000-2001 was the transition, then 2001-2004 was the golden age. 2004-2006 was the second transition period, but you can count those years as part of the silver age. 2004-2009 as the silver age, 2009-2011 was the bronze age, 2011-2013 as the dark age, 2013-present modern age.
Though I believe 2000-2001 was the transition period. The Golden Age truly began right around 9/11.
True, mostly because there were a lot of changes in 2000-2001 when it comes to the amount of shows that were being added and removed, ESPECIALLY 2001. I guess you could say that 1997-2000 was the beginning, 2000-2001 was the transition, then 2001-2004 was the golden age. 2004-2006 was the second transition period, but you can count those years as part of the silver age. 2004-2009 as the silver age, 2009-2011 was the bronze age, 2011-2013 as the dark age, 2013-present modern age.
I'd say you could count Sep. 2005 to Sep. 2006 as Silver Age, but still are transition period IMO. Feb. 2004 to Sep. 2005 is DEFINITELY not truly silver age.
Funny enough how that transition period from 2004-2006 lasted the same amount of time as when Facebook launched to when it opened up to the public.
Also, I'd say Feb. 2008 to Feb. 2009 was also a transition period. And technically the dark age itself is also a transition period.
True, mostly because there were a lot of changes in 2000-2001 when it comes to the amount of shows that were being added and removed, ESPECIALLY 2001. I guess you could say that 1997-2000 was the beginning, 2000-2001 was the transition, then 2001-2004 was the golden age. 2004-2006 was the second transition period, but you can count those years as part of the silver age. 2004-2009 as the silver age, 2009-2011 was the bronze age, 2011-2013 as the dark age, 2013-present modern age.
I'd say you could count Sep. 2005 to Sep. 2006 as Silver Age, but still are transition period IMO. Feb. 2004 to Sep. 2005 is DEFINITELY not truly silver age.
Funny enough how that transition period from 2004-2006 lasted the same amount of time as when Facebook launched to when it opened up to the public.
Also, I'd say Feb. 2008 to Feb. 2009 was also a transition period. And technically the dark age itself is also a transition period.
Yeah, a majority of 2005 still felt more like 2004, at least when it comes to schedules and programs. And yes, Feb 2008 to Feb 2009 was the time when they basically took away some classic shows and there are some new shows that were added in. (Zigby, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures, Big and Small, My Friend Rabbit, Toot & Puddle etc.)
Wow! Thank you so much for this recording! I must say, for a first-timer at digitizing a VHS tape, you did an AMAZING job! Congratulations on preserving this rare piece of television history! You should start a hobby of collecting and digitizing old/rare off-the-air VHS tapes. As a passionate television archivist, I buy/win ALOT of off-the-air VHS tapes off eBay and digitize them, and it's very fun and rewarding, considering how rare these recordings can be, and the fact that VHS tapes don't last as long as digital formats. That's why I ALWAYS digitize the VHS tapes I get off eBay, so that if they deteriorate, the recordings on them don't just disappear. For the record, here's how I like to do it. I use a Sony SLV-R1000 S-VHS VCR to play the original VHS tapes, a Toshiba DVR620 DVD Recorder to record the VHS tapes to blank DVDs, and then I rip the DVDs to mp4 files using Handbrake on my computer, and then upload the mp4 files to my Google Drive. I also keep both the original VHS tapes and the digital copies of the recordings in my closet for storage on external hard drives, the DVDs they were originally digitized to, and M-Disc DVDs and Blu-Rays (DVDs and Blu-Rays that last 1000 years, I'd highly recommend checking 'em out). Congratulations on entering the wonderful world of television archiving! PS, I think you should now give the original VHS tape to oldnickjrfan2003, since he really wants it, and you said you don't want to keep the original VHS anymore.
thank you so much! i've always wanted to archive vhs tapes but never had the time (or money) to do so, but now i Do have the equipment and money necessary to invest in rarer tapes and it's something i'd like to do on the side- keeping physical backups of my rips is also something i'd like to do once i can move out and have more living space
i have messaged oldnickjrfan2003, i don't think he's been online in a few days but once i get an address to ship the tape off to i will send it to him
Hey, you know how you said you've always wanted to archive VHS tapes? Well, here's a rare looking tape for your consideration.
It's not tested, and it costs a pretty penny, but I feel like someone with an intent on preserving it should grab it up before it's too late, because if someone else wins it who's not into television preservation, they might just record over it or repeatedly watch the VHS without thinking twice about digitizing it, and if it gets recorded over, the footage will be gone forever, plus VHS tapes deteriorate even faster if you play them repeatedly in the VCR. Also, even if another TV preservationist wins it, it might not ever see the light of day on the internet depending on how greedy the winner is. So that's why I think you or someone else into preservation should win it, digitize it, and back it up to Archive.org and/or Google Drive (Preferably Archive.org).
thank you so much! i've always wanted to archive vhs tapes but never had the time (or money) to do so, but now i Do have the equipment and money necessary to invest in rarer tapes and it's something i'd like to do on the side- keeping physical backups of my rips is also something i'd like to do once i can move out and have more living space
i have messaged oldnickjrfan2003, i don't think he's been online in a few days but once i get an address to ship the tape off to i will send it to him
Hey, you know how you said you've always wanted to archive VHS tapes? Well, here's a rare looking tape for your consideration.
It's not tested, and it costs a pretty penny, but I feel like someone with an intent on preserving it should grab it up before it's too late, because if someone else wins it who's not into television preservation, they might just record over it or repeatedly watch the VHS without thinking twice about digitizing it, and if it gets recorded over, the footage will be gone forever, plus VHS tapes deteriorate even faster if you play them repeatedly in the VCR. Also, even if another TV preservationist wins it, it might not ever see the light of day on the internet depending on how greedy the winner is. So that's why I think you or someone else into preservation should win it, digitize it, and back it up to Archive.org and/or Google Drive (Preferably Archive.org).
OOH i will keep my eye on this, thank you for linking it to me, and i'll try my best to win it!! i check ebay often for sold as blanks but it's usually buy it nows for nick/cn/toonami where the shows are found media but the ads need preservation- this is more intriguing to me since the contents are unknown
edit: i just noticed the price tag 😠whyyyy is it that much money
Last Edit: Feb 2, 2021 20:43:33 GMT by furbyisland
PS, I think you should now give the original VHS tape to oldnickjrfan2003, since he really wants it, and you said you don't want to keep the original VHS anymore.
