Agricultural and Extension Education
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AEE 526 - Information Technologies in Agricultural and Extension Education |
Module 12:  |
Converting Analog Video to Digital (.5
unit) |
Introduction: |
YouTube has spoiled us! The videos on YouTube can be entertaining and/or educational. But one thing they are is digital. The VHS videos on cassette are analog. As an agriculture teacher or extension agent you may have some videos that you shot on cassettes that you would like to convert to a digital format or you may have some old videos that you want to use in presentations but don't want to haul a VHS player around. If you convert these analog videos to digital you can show the videos over the Internet or as part of a PowerPoint presentation. In this module we will learn how to convert analog video to digital. |
Learning
Objectives:  |
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| Instructional Activities:  |
 What is
the difference between analog and digital? Read the article "How to Convert VHS to
DVD" Another approach to the conversion process is described
in the article Analog to
Digital Video Conversion and Editing. This article "Analog
to Digital: Exploring External Video Converters" explores two ways
to convert VHS to digital. One way to convert
analog video to digital is to install a video capture card in your
computer. Read this data
sheet on one of the popular capture cards (it can also record
television signals). Pinnacle has an
external device for capturing video (many other companies do also). You
can buy it bundled with the Pinnacle Studios video editing program at a
reasonble price. Read this article about using
an external capture device. Watch this video on how
to convert VHS to DV. Here is a funny video on how to convert tapes to DVD using
an external Sony Video converter. Watch a video on a commercial product called VHS
to DVD 3.0. This product has a suggested retail price of $79.99 and
includes an external capture device. You can go to the product
page and click on view demo near the bottom for more information. I
have not used this product but it looks to be simple and straight
forward. |
Lagniappe:  |
VHS technology could
be called Senior Citizen technology. So you might enjoy some Senior Citizen humor.
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Assignments:  |
There are several
different methods one can use to convert VHS files to a digital format.
Pick the one that appeals to you the most and write a half page essay
as to what method you prefer and why. Save this file as a word document
(conversion.doc) and place in your WWW directory. |