Patent ID: 7194195

Claim:
A system, comprising: a tape transport and capture mechanism comprising: circuitry for sampling information stored on a magnetic medium at a selected rate, wherein said selected rate is correlated to a size of an available first buffer; circuitry for capturing said sampled information; and a first memory unit operable for storing a computer program operable for converting said captured information into a digitized waveform; and a data processing unit coupled to said tape transport mechanism, wherein said data processing unit comprises circuitry for receiving said digitized waveform, wherein said data processing unit further comprises: a processor; a second memory unit operable for storing a computer program operable for performing the following programming steps: converting said digitized waveform into a digital video representation; storing said digital video representation in said available first buffer size; compressing said digital video representation; and converting said digital video representation into said DVD format; said available first buffer configured to store said digital video representation; an input mechanism; an output mechanism; and a bus system coupling the processor to the buffer, input mechanism, output mechanism, and the second memory unit.