Office Depot offers a service to convert these tapes, but it is pretty expensive. Wondering if I can do it using my computer, using a firewire. Any answers are greatly appreciated.
2007-02-20 11:28:10 · 5 answers · asked by bgsimsrvp 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
You can convert VHS (or other analog source) to DVD using a computer. There are several ways to do this.
First is to get a capture card for analog sources and capture to your harddrive. Do a google Search for options. (Sorry Yahoo, Google does a better website search!)
Of course you need a basic video editor program (to cut spaces between tape sections or to edit content) and a program that also can burn a DVD. Some editors do not include a burner - like the free Windows Movie Maker on XP.
Another way to save some money is to use your Digital Comcorder's "Digital Pass Thru" if it has that function. My older Digital8 camcorder by Sony (the DCR-TRV340) has that function. You just plug the firewire into the camcorder, plug the analog three plug cord into the analog port on the camcorder and turn the unit to VCR.
(A very strange thing about this unit is that in order to transfer streaming data, like TV or a VCR tape signal, to the harddrive without recording to the Hi8 tape, I have to remove any tape from the camcorder. This was not well documented in the manual and I had to play around with it for a while before I figuered it out.)
If you don't have a camcorder that does this, it might be worth your time/money to check out Craigslist.com. Sometimes you can find a camcorder like mine for cheap! Then again, a dedicated video capture card with HD ability would be really cool and you could take it with you between PC's if it's a USB/Firewire version.
Choices, choices...
Hope that helps you.
Jeff
2007-02-20 14:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by bd834 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 23:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your vcr player has a connection to a computer (USB or firewire) then all you need to have is a video editing software, DVD burning software and a DVD burner. It could be pretty expensive to acquire all these stuff but in the long run, if you have lots of vhs tapes to convert to DVD, it could be more economical than going to walgreens, office depot etc..etc
2007-02-20 12:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by droids77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not from VHS you'll need a capture card from Dazzel, Pinnacle or Turtle Beach. A dedicated PCI card is best.
2007-02-20 16:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that CVS and Walgreens have this service too. Maybe their service is cheaper.
2007-02-20 11:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋