The "Irish Matches on VHS (video tapes) Project"

[theworm2345]

OK, I need some feedback here.

I have heard many people here say that they have old matches and programs about the Boys in Green on tape. As we all know, VHS are not compatible with computer and are quickly (if not already) being phased out by DVDs.

Here is my proposal:
If we can get at least 50 different matches/programs on VHS, I'll go out and buy a VHS hook up to the computer, burn all the matches to DVD and send them (and the VHSs) back to the original person and perhaps offer the matches to users here in torrent form (no extra DVDs as those cost money). As no money is changing hands I doubt this is illegal.

As I live in Chicago, that will drastically raise the shipping prices. So, if we have a tech savvy person over there (Tets?) maybe I'll buy the VHS hook up and bring it with me to Ireland when I come over in February. If not, I'll try to do this my self. I'd do my best to cover shipping prices (maybe I'd pay for shipping here, and then ship them out when I get to Dublin).


Feedback, comments, etc. would appreciated

[tetsujin1979]

As I live in Chicago, that will drastically raise the shipping prices. So, if we have a tech savvy person over there (Tets?) maybe I'll buy the VHS hook up and bring it with me to Ireland when I come over in February. If not, I'll try to do this my self. I'd do my best to cover shipping prices (maybe I'd pay for shipping here, and then ship them out when I get to Dublin).
Sounds interesting alright.
I have the signal from my TV streamed around my home network, so I can record from that on any PC on the network. I don't know if it can be used with a VCR.
I do have a PC with a TV card that you can connect a VCR to, so that could be used to record the video. You need a lot of memory to record from the TV card though. The PC itself is fairly and very low spec, I only use it for downloading and burning stuff off to DVD.
If anyone has a fairly high spec machine, I could lend them the TV card to connect the VCR to? It takes S-Video input, and I have the cables to convert a SCART signal to S-Video.

[theworm2345]

Sounds interesting alright.
I have the signal from my TV streamed around my home network, so I can record from that on any PC on the network. I don't know if it can be used with a VCR.
I do have a PC with a TV card that you can connect a VCR to, so that could be used to record the video. You need a lot of memory to record from the TV card though. The PC itself is fairly and very low spec, I only use it for downloading and burning stuff off to DVD.
If anyone has a fairly high spec machine, I could lend them the TV card to connect the VCR to? It takes S-Video input, and I have the cables to convert a SCART signal to S-Video.
I'm fairly certain the VHS recorder thing is external anyways so it wouldn't take much installation. Anyway I haven't heard anything from anyone saying they have tapes to put into this so it isn't looking good

[bennocelt]

I have a few football related videos - things about paul mcgrath, charlton, etc
and the ireland V italy game 1994,but thats probably easy to get anyway

but its a great idea Worm and I would be up for getting a few dvds of you if and when it works out:)

[OwlsFan]

I will do a survey of the games I have on VHS. Alas won't have time to do it until November at the earliest. I would have taped most Irish games but would have taped over the ones that were a disaster (e.g hoem defeat by Spain). I suspect the quality is starting to fade. I did buy a joint dvd/VHS machine recently with a view to taping one on to the other but haven't got round to seeing does it work.

[jaykay]

This is a great idea. If we don't do it now, we'll end up losing a lot of good stuff. I'll do a check on all my old vhs recordings too and post the list up on this thread.

[newrynyuk]

OK, I need some feedback here.

As I live in Chicago, that will drastically raise the shipping prices. So, if we have a tech savvy person over there (Tets?) maybe I'll buy the VHS hook up and bring it with me to Ireland when I come over in February. If not, I'll try to do this my self. I'd do my best to cover shipping prices (maybe I'd pay for shipping here, and then ship them out when I get to Dublin).

Forgive me if I'm being ignorant here, but how will this work? If you live in Chicago, won't that cause problems with the conversions?

Any Ireland matches taped off RTE/BBC/any European channel, it will be in PAL format (625 lines), which you won't be able to play on an American NTSC (525 lines) VHS.

[theworm2345]

Forgive me if I'm being ignorant here, but how will this work? If you live in Chicago, won't that cause problems with the conversions?

Any Ireland matches taped off RTE/BBC/any European channel, it will be in PAL format (625 lines), which you won't be able to play on an American NTSC (525 lines) VHS.
You'd probably know better than I would, can anyone confirm this? The conversion from PAL to NTSC (or vice versa) should be easy enough with Adobe Premier I would guess anyway

[Bonovox]

I have the 3 euro 88 games on video.

[Wolfie]

OK, I need some feedback here.

I have heard many people here say that they have old matches and programs about the Boys in Green on tape. As we all know, VHS are not compatible with computer and are quickly (if not already) being phased out by DVDs.

Here is my proposal:
If we can get at least 50 different matches/programs on VHS, I'll go out and buy a VHS hook up to the computer, burn all the matches to DVD and send them (and the VHSs) back to the original person and perhaps offer the matches to users here in torrent form (no extra DVDs as those cost money). As no money is changing hands I doubt this is illegal.

As I live in Chicago, that will drastically raise the shipping prices. So, if we have a tech savvy person over there (Tets?) maybe I'll buy the VHS hook up and bring it with me to Ireland when I come over in February. If not, I'll try to do this my self. I'd do my best to cover shipping prices (maybe I'd pay for shipping here, and then ship them out when I get to Dublin).


Feedback, comments, etc. would appreciated

Fair play, the worm. That's a sound gesture on your part.

Admittedly, I'll have to track them down and/or nick them back from relatives but I've got a lot of the originally issued VHS documentary's and compilation highlights of the qualifiers.

The 3 Euro 88 Finals Games
The Road to Italy - RTE Highlights of the home qualifiers for Italia 90
Ole Ole - an independent documentary about our qualifying campaign for Italy
The Road to America - Documentary about the USA 94 campaign

[AidoP]

Is there anymore information regarding these conversions as I would be interested in the Euro 88 games on dvd if possible?

[theworm2345]

Is there anymore information regarding these conversions as I would be interested in the Euro 88 games on dvd if possible?
Kind of fell through, not many offers

[Junior]

id love to get the '88 games on dvd if poss. if this project ever gets up and running. obv id cover any costs.

[theworm2345]

I now have the needed device for this project

[slow2anger]

Worm, Like I said before I have every game since about 1995 recorded on some format, some earlier ones make be ropey reception from analogue RTE. I have been gradually converting to DVD. Obviously takes a while and only do it when I can be bothered!

I could seed the Video_TS torrent files then all you have to do is download and burn on to a DVD at the other end. I am not ready to do it yet but may be able to do it in the future.

PAL/NTSC makes no difference these days providing you have a region free DVD player or play with VLC media player on a PC.

[theworm2345]

Worm, Like I said before I have every game since about 1995 recorded on some format, some earlier ones make be ropey reception from analogue RTE. I have been gradually converting to DVD. Obviously takes a while and only do it when I can be bothered!

I could seed the Video_TS torrent files then all you have to do is download and burn on to a DVD at the other end. I am not ready to do it yet but may be able to do it in the future.

PAL/NTSC makes no difference these days providing you have a region free DVD player or play with VLC media player on a PC.
That would be great, thanks alot :) However, I'm not looking to get all of these games on DVD, I just want to watch them and also torrent them out to other members of this forum. Unfortunately, I've hit a snag with my VHS thing as as someone pointed out before, PAL will not work over here, so I'm looking for a cheap PAL VCR at the moment.

[jmurphyc]

I think this is a great idea too. I have a good few of the recent games but I'm unsure as to how I would go about converting them, though I'd say most of the people interested in this probably have our recent games recorded too.

[Colbert Report]

Any news? I'd be willing to pay to download these matches.

[theworm2345]

I think bennocelts going to send some VHS's over. Once that happens I'll either have to find my own PAL/SECAM VCR or have them converted by a professional...whichever is cheaper.

As for slow2anger whenever he's ready is fine with me :)

[slow2anger]

As for slow2anger whenever he's ready is fine with me :)

I'll do my breast!

On hols at the mo, but keen to start sorting it when I get back

[DeLorean]

I'd love to see the Euro 92 qualifier against England at Wembley again. I remember there was a 15-20 minute spell in the first half where we whooped em altogether. Don't have much recorded myself, that Jack's Heroes VHS for the 90 WC but shur who hasn't got that!!! I've the Charlton yrs on tape also. How many Yen to a Euro as well, the documentary about the 02 qualification. Would the whole Long play/Short play thing make any difference when converting I wonder...

[eirebhoy]

I'm sure he won't mind me putting his email up here. AntonTic@aol.com - he has the following DVD's and charges I think £3 each;



EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 1978
REPUBLIC OF IRLEAND 1 FRANCE 0

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 1982
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND V FRANCE (ASK FOR DETAILS)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND V HOLLAND (ASK FOR DETAILS)

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY 1988 -
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 0 *****
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 USSSR 1 *****
HOLLAND 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****

WORLD CUP ITALY 1990
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 1 ***** *NOT AVAILABLE*
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 ROMANIA 0 (AET,5-4 ON PENS) *****

WORLD CUP U.S.A. 1994 -
ITALY 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
MEXICO 2 REPBULIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
NORWAY 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
HOLLAND 2 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 *****


WORLD CUP JAPAN/KOREA 2002 -
CAMEROON 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1
GERMANY 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 3 SAUDI ARABIA 0
SPAIN 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 (AET,4-3 PENS)

SCOTLAND 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 EURO 88 QUALIFIER ***** (40 MINS) *NOT AVAILABLE*
SCOTLAND 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2 FR *****



PICTURE QUALITY -
EXCELLENT ***** / VERY GOOD ***** / GOOD *** / AVERAGE ** / POOR *

ALL MATCHES ARE IN FULL (UNLESS STATED) - ALL APPROXIMATE DURATIONS

I've bought a few off him.

[bennocelt]

Hi
have finally sent a few old vid off too Worm to copy them onto disc or onto the net
and wasnt too expensive either - just hope An Post dont lose it!!!!!!!

here are the ones I sent.......................

Football Focus on Niall Quinn, paul Mcgrath
paul Mcgrath - They call him god
greatetst irish team
ireland v holland 1996 euros playoff
general stuff under Mick Macc
Pride and Prejudice - Cetlic v rangers
"Passions" -Irish football fans
Cherry orchard
Ire v Port 2001 wcq
g best
Can U live without football?
Celtic v Ajax
the 12 yard club
escobar and football in colombia
under 18s win in cyprus
st pats v celtic
world youth cup 1997
west germany v france 1982

anyway thats all i could send for now, and as i said hope it gets to worm, fingers crossed:)

[theworm2345]

Hi
have finally sent a few old vid off too Worm to copy them onto disc or onto the net
and wasnt too expensive either - just hope An Post dont lose it!!!!!!!

here are the ones I sent.......................

Football Focus on Niall Quinn, paul Mcgrath
paul Mcgrath - They call him god
greatetst irish team
ireland v holland 1996 euros playoff
general stuff under Mick Macc
Pride and Prejudice - Cetlic v rangers
"Passions" -Irish football fans
Cherry orchard
Ire v Port 2001 wcq
g best
Can U live without football?
Celtic v Ajax
the 12 yard club
escobar and football in colombia
under 18s win in cyprus
st pats v celtic
world youth cup 1997
west germany v france 1982

anyway thats all i could send for now, and as i said hope it gets to worm, fingers crossed:)

Thanks benno, still trying to find out the best way to get these onto disc or hard drive easiest and cheapest...it'll either be bringing them all in to someone to do or just finding a cheap multisystem VCR...either way it could take a while.

[theworm2345]

Some douchebag outbid me at the last second for the VCR I needed to get these on the computer. So I'll try again :mad:

[EastTerracer]

Spotted the EZ Grabber online the other day (see the link). Does anyone know what the quality is like from this?

http://readeroffers.irishtimes.com/i-cc-itds1167/ez-grabber/

Worm, this might be a cheaper solution than buying the VCR.

[theworm2345]

Spotted the EZ Grabber online the other day (see the link). Does anyone know what the quality is like from this?

http://readeroffers.irishtimes.com/i-cc-itds1167/ez-grabber/

Worm, this might be a cheaper solution than buying the VCR.
I actually already have that thing (or its equivalent). I'm still constantly on eBay trying to buy a Multisystem VCR (for under $50) and I'm usually priced out in the last 5 minutes. I actually have my eye on one finishing in an hour and a half so we'll see. Thats the final piece of the puzzle.
EDIT: Looks like I just got priced out of that one :mad:

[Colbert Report]

I'm willing to chip in some money to make this project happen. How much do you need to get it going?

[theworm2345]

I'm willing to chip in some money to make this project happen. How much do you need to get it going?
I've got a few irons in the fire in terms of VCRs for under $50. If I don't get those though $20-$40 USD should do it as most of the ones I've lost on have have ended between $65-$80 (though who knows how high some of the Max bids were). I'm not worried at this point as I really couldn't start till June anyway so I have a little while to keep trying before panic sets in.

[Deckydee]

Last week in Aldi (Belgium) I bought a cable that makes a connection between your VHS recorder and your PC. It cost €12 and the software and all came with it. Brilliant.

I can copy all my videos to DVD now. Maybe this is something that you could use

[theworm2345]

Last week in Aldi (Belgium) I bought a cable that makes a connection between your VHS recorder and your PC. It cost €12 and the software and all came with it. Brilliant.

I can copy all my videos to DVD now. Maybe this is something that you could use
No, I have that appliance already, it is the actual VCR that I need now. Anyway I hope you'll post up some of your old clips when you get that thing in use.

[theworm2345]

OK lads, bought a Multisystem VCR on eBay today fo $40 + $12 shipping and am pretty happy with that. Will test it out when I get it and see how it works. Hopefully I will get some of benno's old vids up in a week or so. If it works well I definitely hope others will send their VHS's on as well.

[theworm2345]

So I tracked the package today via UPS online and 2 hours ago it said it had been delivered. I damn near skipped home only to find that there was no package anywhere in sight. I called UPS (where I worked over my break this December) and they confirmed it had been delivered. My parents are out of town so its possible they asked one of the neighbors to pick it up though I kind of doubt it...not sure what the next course of action would be

:mad: :mad: :mad:

EDIT: The neighbors had it and everything works great except when I try to play one of benno's tapes its in black and white. I put in Rush Hour (NTSC, American tape) it was in color. Benno I'm guessing the tapes are actually in color right? I'll have to figure out the problem, unless anyone else has some idea?

[bennocelt]

yeah colour

[Colbert Report]

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?

[theworm2345]

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?
I probably wont be able to start until June no matter what simply because I won't have the time, but when I do if it continues to not work on the computer at home with TV Tuner (it works, but its in black and white) and if when I can get the newer TV Tuner on the laptop home to see if it works and it doesn't I'll have to buy a signal converter. Maybe I'll bring it to BestBuy or something this weekend to test it on an actual Multisystem TV and make sure the thing actually works or if maybe I have the wrong settings.

[theworm2345]

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?

Sweet success!!!!

So I lugged my new VCR to my dorm room and tested it on my laptop and it works. I don't have the proper cables with me here (I have just video and one audio here while at home I have all three so its not as good as could be) and nor do I have the time to really get this project going while at school. On the first tape the first thing is highlights of the U17 World Cup against Morocco and a small interview with Brian Kerr but after that is the full match against Spain. I'll probably start with that when I get out of school in early June, but I'm uploading now the highlights and interview with Kerr so you guys can see what it will be like.

1997 u-17 World Cup, Morocco Game Highlights + Kerr Interview here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5dng4jzgwrj

[Colbert Report]

I'm dying to see the Holland match at Anfield in late 1995. It was the end of an era.

Ideally, it would be great if we had every match from 1985 onwards, friendlies and all.

[theworm2345]

I'm dying to see the Holland match at Anfield in late 1995. It was the end of an era.

Ideally, it would be great if we had every match from 1985 onwards, friendlies and all.
Well that would take a lot more VHS's, a lot of (probably secret) online storage space, and a hell of a lot of work from me, but we'll see

[theworm2345]

The project has officially started, here is the first thing I have recorded, its 40 minutes of extended highlights from Spain vs Ireland in the 1997 World Youth Championships.

Mirrors are appreciated and encouraged

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b44e446d7f 9d5cfc8d

[bennocelt]

after a while Worm will try and get more stuff sent out to you:)

[theworm2345]

after a while Worm will try and get more stuff sent out to you:)
OK sounds good :)


Anyway here's the latest

VHS Rip from Semifinals of the FIFA Youth World Championship, this is the full match.

Features the likes of Riquelme, Cambiasso, Samuel, Aimar, and Damien Duff

Mirrors are appreciated and encouraged

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4552ad264 b537417d

[Colbert Report]

Sorted, thanks worm.

[bennocelt]

OK sounds good :)


Anyway here's the latest

VHS Rip from Semifinals of the FIFA Youth World Championship, this is the full match.

Features the likes of Riquelme, Cambiasso, Samuel, Aimar, and Damien Duff

Mirrors are appreciated and encouraged

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4552ad264 b537417d

jesus didnt know that Riquelme and Cambiasso (two world class players imho) where playing in that game - wow:)

[theworm2345]

VHS Rip from the Third Place match of the FIFA Youth World Championship, 35 minutes of extended highlights. First minute of highlights were not on the tape so you get sort of thrust in as soon as it starts.

Mirrors are appreciated and encouraged

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b425f19f5b 2b24eb6d

[theworm2345]

This is a VHS Rip from the match played on December 13th, 1995 between the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland at Anfield.

Mirrors encouraged and appreciated

Video Size: 640x480
File Size (combined): 871 MBs
File Type: AVI (DivX)
Language: English (RTE)
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4257f525f 65638a66


Hey Benno do you want me to give you credit either in the RAR file or in the posts (I am sharing them at FBTZ as well as YBIG because they have also donated some material to "the Project")? Also, I think the rest of this tape (2nd tape so far) is largely just Euro 96, which, as far as I know, is widely available online already (certainly at least the highlights are). benno or anyone else, do you want these upped? If you do want it uploaded it'll probably be after all of the Irish stuff.

What I have skipped over on Tape 2: Highlights of Olympics '96: Spain vs France, Portugal vs Argentina, USA vs Tunisia, USA vs Portugal, France vs Saudi Arabia, Argentina vs Spain, Portugal vs France, Nigeria vs Brazil, Nigeria vs Argentina and there was also part of The Charlton Years which I already have if anyone wants it.

[bennocelt]

This is a VHS Rip from the match played on December 13th, 1995 between the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland at Anfield.

Mirrors encouraged and appreciated

Video Size: 640x480
File Size (combined): 871 MBs
File Type: AVI (DivX)
Language: English (RTE)
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4257f525f 65638a66


Hey Benno do you want me to give you credit either in the RAR file or in the posts (I am sharing them at FBTZ as well as YBIG because they have also donated some material to "the Project")? Also, I think the rest of this tape (2nd tape so far) is largely just Euro 96, which, as far as I know, is widely available online already (certainly at least the highlights are). benno or anyone else, do you want these upped? If you do want it uploaded it'll probably be after all of the Irish stuff.

no man its fine:p:)

[theworm2345]

Here is a short special called Italia '90 - The Best of Times, its just a 10 minute special with brief highlights from each game and a little bit of other footage mixed in.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4c2264c4a c098b4e4


Also, Half Time and Full Time Analysis of Ireland vs Portugal from 2001 as well as Apres Match afterwards.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b45e59a04a 74e98989

[theworm2345]

Here is an hour long show about Cherry Orchard F.C. and its u-14's run in the 2000 Milk Cup. There is also a slight focus on Rimini's youth team and highlights from games against Middlesbrough and Charlton as well as a few others. They sort of feature a player named Barry Thornton who I don't think ever went on to play at a high level but a young Mark Yeates, formerly of Tottenham and currently of Colchester featured in this team and gets some screen time.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4a05354d1 44766cad

[theworm2345]

Couple more vids...

Half time Analysis from Ireland vs Estonia (WC02 Qualifier in Estonia, both goals were in the first half)
http://www.mediafire.com/?kymmzjjjqmt

A few British footy clips from MotD May 5th, 1999 (Arsenal-Spurs, Man U-Liverpool, Celtic-Gers from May 2nd, also some nice FA Cup goals and Trevor Sinclair's amazing bicycle kick)
http://www.mediafire.com/?emj2ymdnn0h

Finally, a program called Obsessions, with the focus on this show being Irish Football Fans. See fans of LoI clubs, English clubs, and of Ireland relate how football has affected their lives. Davy Keogh (whose flag I always see during games) is interviewed as well as Tom Synon, who apparently goes to over 200 LoI games a season.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=294e02e45f7722fcd5a101cf914073b4855427f4 5a5913de