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tallest1 · 11-15-2000, 11:18 PM

Am I the only one here crazy enough to record every episode?

Fabiano · 11-17-2000, 04:29 PM

No, I have recorded every episodes and I have digitalized them on 40 Cd-Rom!

Fabiano Spinelli www.thecosbyshow.com
info@thecosbyshow.com

tallest1 · 11-17-2000, 08:10 PM

Wow! What did you use for video capture? I use a winTV card paired with winVCR software but I think I'll need a better video capture card.

Fabiano · 11-19-2000, 04:25 AM

I use the Matrox Marvel G400 DualHead with Adobe Premiere 5.5. It's a wonderful video capture card! The results are very good.

ThomasE · 11-21-2000, 06:12 AM

Fabiano. How do you digitalize Shows from VHS to CD? I have so many tapes at home that there is not enough room to hold everything and am trying to find a way to it? E-mail me when you can.

tallest1 · 11-21-2000, 09:14 AM

no, no. Reply here. I'm curious too. I've managed to record one episode from VHS to MPEG (Clair's Birthday) but it wasn't easy.

Fabiano · 11-22-2000, 05:43 PM

With the Matrox Marvel G400 DualHead I have acquired the video from my Philips VR400 Video Recorder (VHS System) at the resolution 352x288 (in AVI format). Then I have converted this AVI file in MPEG format with Xing Mpeg Encoder. Every episode is about 100 MB with good quality.

bonbon · 01-11-2002, 09:45 AM

I have almost every episode on tape, but I'm in Europe now so I can't do anything with them. Maybe when I return to the States in a year I can help some of you. I don't really know how to record from one vhs to another.

Fanof227 · 01-11-2002, 04:11 PM

I have the whole first season of The Cosby Show on tape.

dafoe · 03-24-2002, 03:37 AM

I have recorded a few series but I just started with the Nick at Nite Cosby episodes on VHS.
In January, I bought a Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD recorder. I paid a little under $800 for mine. The discs now go for as little as $2 each.
I haven't started recording the Cosby Show on DVD yet because I still have analog cable- and it looks like crap. For now it's a waste of a blank DVD. Once I get Direct TV, I will start recording to DVD.
If you are serious about having these episodes in high quality format, I would go with DVD over VCD. I don't consider VCD to be any better than VHS. And in some cases, it's actually worse. Then again, I'm very picky about picture quality.

tallest1 · 03-24-2002, 08:40 PM

Ironically, after a ton of effort, I finally got my computer setup to record the episodes automatically (as of today). All I gotta do is leave my computer on!

I was just celebrating my achievement and then the reply notification in the mail. lol

Fanof227 · 03-25-2002, 04:50 PM

I do plan on recording the Cosby Show as soon as they show the pilot one here

tallest1 · 03-25-2002, 10:26 PM

My plan is to record for a month or two and sort 'em out later. Over here, The Cosby Show comes on 5 times a day (Nick at Nite & TBS), so I'm taking advantage of the situation. I'll probably end up with duplicates between the two channels but that'll allow me to pick the better quality recording.

Right now I record at 320x200 1209.1 Kbps video @ 30 fps w/ 64 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo audio in ASF (soon MPEG) format (300MB per half hour) which is admittedly a bit overkill but I'll probably thank for doing it in the future.

Oh yeah, a 900 Tbird , WinTV FM, Win2k, and Snapstream are my current major tools.

Edit: Has anyone noticed that my first post in this thread was in the year 2000? It took me a year and a half to get started

Superbatboy · 03-25-2002, 10:53 PM

I usually tape the 3PM showing of TCS on TBS cause I'm not at home during that time. Then I watch the NAN showing. Right now TBS is on the 6th season, while NAN is showing the 2nd season.

bonbon · 03-29-2002, 09:31 AM

Has anyone taped any of the E! Hollywood True Stories about this show? Or any other shows like that where they interview characters and talk about the show? Also, I heard that when the show stopped airing they showed some clips of auditions and other bloopers. Does anyone have that taped?

11-15-2000, 11:18 PM	#1
tallest1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 26	Anybody else recording episodes? Am I the only one here crazy enough to record every episode?

01-11-2002, 04:11 PM	#9
Fanof227 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 140	The Cosby Show tapes I have the whole first season of The Cosby Show on tape.

03-25-2002, 04:50 PM	#12
Fanof227 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 140	espoides I do plan on recording the Cosby Show as soon as they show the pilot one here

03-25-2002, 10:26 PM	#13
tallest1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 26	My plan is to record for a month or two and sort 'em out later. Over here, The Cosby Show comes on 5 times a day (Nick at Nite & TBS), so I'm taking advantage of the situation. I'll probably end up with duplicates between the two channels but that'll allow me to pick the better quality recording. Right now I record at 320x200 1209.1 Kbps video @ 30 fps w/ 64 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo audio in ASF (soon MPEG) format (300MB per half hour) which is admittedly a bit overkill but I'll probably thank for doing it in the future. Oh yeah, a 900 Tbird , WinTV FM, Win2k, and Snapstream are my current major tools. Edit: Has anyone noticed that my first post in this thread was in the year 2000? It took me a year and a half to get started
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03-25-2002, 10:53 PM	#14
Superbatboy The Brandon Show Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: California..USA Posts: 793	I usually tape the 3PM showing of TCS on TBS cause I'm not at home during that time. Then I watch the NAN showing. Right now TBS is on the 6th season, while NAN is showing the 2nd season.
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11-17-2000, 04:29 PM	#2
Fabiano Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 11, 2000 Location: Italy Posts: 14	No, I have recorded every episodes and I have digitalized them on 40 Cd-Rom! Fabiano Spinelli www.thecosbyshow.com info@thecosbyshow.com

11-17-2000, 08:10 PM	#3
tallest1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 26	Wow! What did you use for video capture? I use a winTV card paired with winVCR software but I think I'll need a better video capture card.

11-19-2000, 04:25 AM	#4
Fabiano Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 11, 2000 Location: Italy Posts: 14	I use the Matrox Marvel G400 DualHead with Adobe Premiere 5.5. It's a wonderful video capture card! The results are very good.

11-21-2000, 06:12 AM	#5
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Fabiano. How do you digitalize Shows from VHS to CD? I have so many tapes at home that there is not enough room to hold everything and am trying to find a way to it? E-mail me when you can.

11-21-2000, 09:14 AM	#6
tallest1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 26	no, no. Reply here. I'm curious too. I've managed to record one episode from VHS to MPEG (Clair's Birthday) but it wasn't easy.

11-22-2000, 05:43 PM	#7
Fabiano Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 11, 2000 Location: Italy Posts: 14	With the Matrox Marvel G400 DualHead I have acquired the video from my Philips VR400 Video Recorder (VHS System) at the resolution 352x288 (in AVI format). Then I have converted this AVI file in MPEG format with Xing Mpeg Encoder. Every episode is about 100 MB with good quality.

01-11-2002, 09:45 AM	#8
bonbon Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 79	I have almost every episode on tape, but I'm in Europe now so I can't do anything with them. Maybe when I return to the States in a year I can help some of you. I don't really know how to record from one vhs to another.

03-24-2002, 03:37 AM	#10
dafoe Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 17	I have recorded a few series but I just started with the Nick at Nite Cosby episodes on VHS. In January, I bought a Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD recorder. I paid a little under $800 for mine. The discs now go for as little as $2 each. I haven't started recording the Cosby Show on DVD yet because I still have analog cable- and it looks like crap. For now it's a waste of a blank DVD. Once I get Direct TV, I will start recording to DVD. If you are serious about having these episodes in high quality format, I would go with DVD over VCD. I don't consider VCD to be any better than VHS. And in some cases, it's actually worse. Then again, I'm very picky about picture quality.

03-24-2002, 08:40 PM	#11
tallest1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 26	Ironically, after a ton of effort, I finally got my computer setup to record the episodes automatically (as of today). All I gotta do is leave my computer on! I was just celebrating my achievement and then the reply notification in the mail. lol

03-29-2002, 09:31 AM	#15
bonbon Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 79	Has anyone taped any of the E! Hollywood True Stories about this show? Or any other shows like that where they interview characters and talk about the show? Also, I heard that when the show stopped airing they showed some clips of auditions and other bloopers. Does anyone have that taped?