DVD/VCR conversion

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In theory it should be possible to replace the dvd drive with some other form of digital storage. This would allow me to convert directly to a video file rather than a dvd.

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So I found this adapter on ebay that converts an sd card to an IDE device. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Practical-SD-To-3-5-40Pin-Male-IDE-Hard-Disk-Drive-Adapter-Card-3-5-IDE/221669241129?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140620091118%26meid%3Df8dde156dccb4aeeba2466b781306f8e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222115686981

does it have an s-video or some other outputs? connect to a tv-card on your pc and encode to x265

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What I am now uncertain of is whether the controller on the VCR will be able to use the storage or not. I can format the SD card to UDF (universal disk format) that most DVD drives use. But I am not sure if this will be enough.

>>1183949
>tv-card
It does have s-video. That would probably be much easier and more likely to work. I am really jazzed by the idea of swapping the dvd player for digital storage tho. I wouldn't have to tie up a computer that way.

>>1183953
It would output it as a dvd formatted mpeg2 which is kind of a pain in the ass. I'd be happy if it just worked with a replacement dvd drive. It probably just needs a new belt to eject the tray.

>>1183956
I have messed around with the DVD drive already and its fugged. I think the problem is mechanical, but it is not as simple as a belt. Broken plastic and stuff.

i have something similar made by philips, which contains both a DVD and a HDD. however, you cant replace either one, coz it's like the Xbox, it has to be a specially-made unit coz they want you to pay monopoly prices to replace or upgrade. fucking capitalist nazis!

>>1183964
Its the firmware on the DVD Drive and HDD. On some devices you can change the firmware so it can work, but it can be a pain in the ass.

It absolutely will not be able to write to storage in that way, sorry OP.

Basically when burning to a DVD/CD the drive itself is taking car of a lot of the work, converting and blocking the data stream for writing. What this means is that the data provided TO the drive is, I lack the correct term but, "raw" as such. This is not the form of data that a hard drive requires. The physical connection is the same yes but the use is not, a computer is easily capable of knowing and using any form the interface can handle, a specialized system like that of your device will not.

Without a firmware replacement this will not work, I am sorry.

>>1183964
>coz it's like the Xbox, it has to be a specially-made unit

Mod Xbox, replace with any IDE HDD.

What I'd do to preserve the mammaries is get a cheap capture device and use a better codec than shitty old mpeg-2.