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Dubbing Etiquette
If you desire a great collection on tape, or want
to trade with other collectors on the internet then this is the page for you. Over the
past years I have learned a lot about dubbing videos, the right way.
The list below will help you get the best product for yourself and
other traders.
First Record the show in SP with commercials,
including the series opening and closing credits. Most traders
today want the original commercials as much as the TV series or telefilm
you recorded.
Choose the format speed, sp/lp/slp or ep, you are
going to archive the video in. Stick with SP or LP and stay away from
SLP, even with the so-called fabulous 19u micron heads. The best quality
recordings make the best dubs.
Removing
Commercials in a dub - Pause the player in a black
frame just prior to the show beginning. Start the recorder recording and
let it record for 30 seconds of black screen before starting the player
if it's the first episode of a tape. 5 seconds between episodes. 3
seconds between commercial pauses. Push play or pause again to start the
player.
Pause the recorder as the
episode fades to black for a commercial. Fast forward through the
commercials and pause the player on the black frames just prior to
returning to the episode. Push pause on recorder to start recording.
About three seconds later push pause on player to start player. (You
will do this for ever commercial break you wish to remove.)
NOTE:
Make sure you always record the opening credit theme and the credits.
Someone wanting to trade with you will likely want that on each episode.
NOTE 2:
You can also record the opening credit theme at the beginning of
the tape and the credits after the last episode on the tape. This makes the episodes
between (2 in SP, 5 in LP, and 8 in SLP) seem like a mini-movie. Kind of
neat, but most traders don't like tapes done this way. They want the
opening theme and the ending credits. Some, even want the original
commercials with the episode as well.
Leaving the few seconds between
commercials and 5 seconds between each episode gives the recording a
professional look and feel.
PLEASE
READ THIS!!!: by recording the shows
first and editing them to remove commercials you can ensure you don't mess
the first seconds of a show returning from a commercial and you won't catch the beginning or ending of a commercial because your
afraid of missing part of the episode. If you mess up this also allows you to go back and
fix the screw up. This method will allow you to have a professional edit on your
collection. Yes, it means your masters are second generation, but if you
watch closely the quality difference are minimal. If you have two
quality VCRs. And traders will like this type of edit much better, since
they will get everything, without partial commercial bleed over.
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