Archiving VHS to mini-dv cassettes?

Hi all,
I recently purchased the Sony DCR HC 48 Handycam, however after scouring the discussion boards, I learned, much to my surprise given the HC model's track record, that I will NOT be able to transfer VHS footage digitally using this camcorder as a pass through. This is definitely a problem for me, as I was hoping to archive many VHS tapes to mini-dv. The emphasis is to archive to mini-dv cassette as opposed to importing all vhs footage directly into iMovie, which could ultimately tie up my internal hard drive (I would like to go through the tapes and edit them at a later date).
If I buy an analog to digital converter, do you know if I can somehow transfer the vhs to a mini-dv cassette with this approach? Again, I would prefer not to directly copy footage into the computer. What about investing in a vcr/mini-dv unit such as the one linked below? It appears as though they are no longer manufacturing these but, given my situation, and the number of tapes I am hoping to archive (and eventually edit), it may be a wise purchase. Your thoughts?
http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-SR-VS30U-Mini-DV-S-VHS-VCR_W0QQitemZ110189573382QQihZ001 QQcategoryZ3318QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Please write when you have a moment. Thank you in advance for your assistance... much appreciated!!!
Regards,
Joe

No reason at all to use iMovie, unless you are going to finish the job in iMovie.
The simplest way is to go from your VHS machine, through your converter (your DV camera) and into FCP. Because VHS does not have any time code, you will have to change your DEVICE CONTROL PRESET in FCP to NON CONTROLLABLE.
The only issue with this method is that, should the need ever arise, you will not be able to recapture footage from those tapes in a way that relates to your FCP sequence.... again, because VHS has no TC.
So, if the ability to recapture is important to you, it is best to dub the VHS footage to a DV tape and then capture from the DV tape. This way, you will have time code when you capture.
rh

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My notes on this
Analog to Mac/Digital
From
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• A/D-box
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        Canopus ADVC-110 (now Grass Valley ADVC-110) - (two ways)
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Captured/Imported by
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• iMovie’08 & 09 & 11 (can not handle interlaced video for DVD - result in lost quality)
• FinalCut Express or Pro
• QuickTime Pro
• iDVD
SCART - Must use an SCART-adaptor with in and out switch. The one that came with Camera is one way. Camera ----> VCR/TV - not other way around.
RCA - Connect right way around
USING the S-Video out than RGB-video (Composite) from SCART will give a significantly better result !
Why
• Want to do a DVDs
• Want to edit
Connect VCR to A/D-box via SCART---RCA (EU) or via RCA---RCA (US) and set SCART switch to out (if used). The A/D-box may have an in resp. out side. Connect to in-side. Set A/D-box Input selector to Analog in.
My ADVC-300 has two sets of dip-switches on bottom - for PAL they are set to
Left one number 6 is set to on - all others in off state.
If 6 in off state then it is NTSC
From A/D-box via FireWire 6-pin to 6-pin or 9-pin end to Mac FW port.
Now turn A/D-box or Camera ON
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Select Import or Capture
Re-wind tape in VCR or Camera
Start - Play on VCR or Camera
Import or Capture Now
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How to store the material
• As is - Icon with a Star on it (iMovie HD6)
• As a set of DVDs
• Collected in a folder - FinalCuts Scratch folders + Movie document on an external/second hard disk
• As DiskImages
• Back to miniDV tapes
Do not use LP-mode with miniDV tapes. Two major problems.
a. When Camera dies - so does the tapes - Can’t be play-backed securely on other Camera even if
brand and type number is the same - the tolerances are to small
b. Audio goes out of sync due to 12-bit recording and/or drop outs in video makes video and audio
not walk in pace / parallel. Resulting in a very tough re-sync problem.
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Me Guessing a bit
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• I use an A/D-box - Canopus ADVC-300 (Grass Valley ADVC-300)
An expencive box but as it has some to me very vital functions - worth it
• It has TimeBase Corrections
This is important if VHS tapes are a bit old or can have Drop-Outs as it tries to mend them = Program Importing DO NOT STALL (Halt) - Meaning You need not to Babysit
- My tapes are new to >> 10 Years old = Drop Outs
- Recorded on various brands (most of them too cheap) = Drop Outs
- Recorded in LP-mode = Drop Outs
• And if there is Drop Outs then with ordinary A/D-boxes - Audio goes OUT OF SYNC. And this is a night mare to correct by hand ! !
Ny notes on this:
Analog to Mac (digital)
Analog to Mac/Digital
From
• S-VHS, VHS, VHS-C - Camera or VCR (VHS-C needs adaptor cassette - SVHS/VCR in such cases)
• Video 8, Hi8 ...........................................( Camera / Digital8 Camera or special VCR-player )
Can be done via
• Camera and tape or video trough (if present) (miniDV or Digital8)
• A/D-box
    Several brands (Must be FireWire)
        Canopus ADVC-55 (now Grass Valley ADVC-55) - (only on way)
        Canopus ADVC-110 (now Grass Valley ADVC-110) - (two ways)
        Canopus ADVC-300 (now Grass Valley ADVC-300) - (Timebase/code-correction)
        EyeTV
• VCR --> DVD (result needs conversion to be of use)
Captured/Imported by
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• iMovie’08 & 09 & 11
• FinalCut Express or Pro
• Final Cut Pro - X ( iMovie’11 Pro? )
• QuickTime Pro
• iDVD
SCART - Must use an SCART-adaptor with in and out switch. The one that came with Camera is one way. Camera ----> VCR/TV - not other way around.
RCA - Connect right way around
USING the S-Video out than RGB-video (Composite) from SCART will give a significantly better result !
Why
• Want to do a DVDs
• Want to edit
Connect VCR to A/D-box via SCART---RCA (EU) or via RCA---RCA (US) and set SCART switch to out (if used). The A/D-box may have an in resp. out side. Connect to in-side. Set A/D-box Input selector to Analog in.
My ADVC-300 has two sets of dip-switches on bottom - for PAL they are set to
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If 6 in off state then it is NTSC
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Now turn A/D-box or Camera ON
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Select Import or Capture
Re-wind tape in VCR or Camera
Start - Play on VCR or Camera
Import or Capture Now
See that the saved movie is collected on a hard disk with sufficient space
1 hour needs 13.5Gb
8 hour needs 105-110Gb (e.g. a 240VHS tape recorded in LP-mode)
How to store the material
• As is - Icon with a Star on it (iMovie HD6)
• As a set of DVDs
• Collected in a folder - FinalCuts Scratch folders + Movie document on an external/second hard disk
• As DiskImages
• Back to miniDV tapes
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Archive & Install on an upgrade machine

I have a MacBook where I chose the upgrade options. It runs slow and is buggy. I have a Mac Pro I did an Archive & Install and Leopard works great. Can I stick the DVD back into my MacBook and do an Archive & Install to get a fresh load?

You should be able to. The archive will be your current system. I archived and installed mine and it runs great. So far haven't found anything I dislike.

Archiving File Not created

Hai Gurus,
here i doing an archiving task,i havecreated the variant and assigned four weks to archive,after 40 min later i found the job is finished and when i started deleting ,the archived file file NOT created.So i cross checked in spool request and it shown as the "WAITING",the Statistics screen as NO data found.
I have my job log as the arching is been created with "1" archiving object, but actually it has to show me the file name:"archive_bw_000025236.....".So what can be the reason and where can be the file be gone or saved?what is the procedure to find the Archived file,i mean in which table i can see
please let me know
Points will allocated fully .........
Suri.

Hi Suri,
When you archive any data( in your case- 4 weeks data), the system will confirm if this data is business complete. If YES, then it will archive your stipulated data and only then you may be able to see the Log of the archived data.
if there is no data ( business complete)to be archived, then NO archive file will be created.
You can see the Archive file name in the Job Log of that particular archiving run.
By the way, which data/object are u archiving ? may be i can help you.

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