I would like to save all my old video tapes, before they all get worn out. Does anyone know how do people convert the tapes into DVDs? I 've heard about people doing it, but never heard how to do it. Can you please tell me. Thank you.
2006-07-23 16:20:58 · 10 answers · asked by Dana B 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Its actually very simple.
Your old videotapes are in analog format. You need to get them into your PC which only uses digital formats.
You must go to Circuit City or Best Buy and purchase a PERSONAL DIGITAL, VIDEO RECORDER (PVR)
A PVR is designed to allow you to hook the RCA cables from your VCR (or the coaxial cable from your VCR/ antennae line) to it. Once you do this, you simply instal software into your computer and thats it.
You must play the tapes from beggining to end while the computer records the contents of the tapes to the HARD DISK DRIVE. You must have a hard disk drive larger than 30 gigabytes to be able to record at high quality for more than 2 hours of a VHS tape.
(big hard drives are required to store more and more video data)
Once the Hard Disk Drive has the new data, some software from certain PVR recorders will allow you to edit the video data before burning it to a DVD-R. It is important to edit your videos so that their file sizes are smaller than 4.6 GigaBytes (since a DVD-r holds about 4.7 GB)
I recommend HAUPPAUGE's WIN-TV as the PVR you might want to buy.
I had my Uncle buy a Win TV PVR 250 and he converted all his old tapes into DVD's within 2 months.
Be certain you have a relatively fast Computer (over 2 Gigahertz with a Pentium 4 and at least 512 MB of RAM)
2006-07-23 16:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buy a dvd recorder/ vcr combo. Simply read the instructions on dubbing (transferring your vcr tapes to dvd discs). I was able to buy a Sylvania that works great for the low price of $179.
2006-07-24 00:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by tonigirl3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either go to Wal Mart and pay $20 each or you can buy a TV set top DVD burner with composite inputs and plug the cord from you VCR or Camcorder into it and burn disks that day.
Set top burners start around $100 and go up to about $200.
2006-07-23 23:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a dvd/vcr and some blank discs, and they will do it for you, but they tend to be complicated, you may need help setting it up. I know it took me a few hours, figuring it out, but I did get it running.
It's going to take a long time to swap them over, as it has to be done in real time. Good luck with it.
2006-07-24 01:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by johnb693 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is super easy if you have a VCR/DVD player. if you don't find one. all you do is put in your tape, and then put in a blank DVD in the other slot. play the tape, and while you play the tape record on the DVD.
2006-07-23 23:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to buy a DVD recorder. It records the tapes to DVD's.
2006-07-23 23:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by Aenimal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, one way i know how is to buy hardware like dazzle or sony's DVDirect (i use this one, and it works pretty well). you connect the AV cables (the white, yellow, and red plugs) into the hardware which connects to your computer. i know DVDirect allows you to record directly onto a DVD, but also allows you to capture the video onto your computer (in case you want to do some editting). hope this helps.
2006-07-23 23:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by alpha_heartless 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The store did it for my mom and dad's wedding tape.
2006-07-23 23:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have to get a special machine call up best buy to find out
2006-07-23 23:23:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a vcr and a dvr recorder..
2006-07-23 23:23:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋