2007-08-17 10:30:48 · 14 answers · asked by manneke 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I have a dazzle analog converter.
it goes like this VHS player (analog) to dazzle to computer (digital) i use studio 9 to do this. Converting analog to digital loses some quality.
Now if you want to copy a copyrighted VHS tape with one of those VHS/DVD recorders, it isn't going to work, it says so right on the box and I tried it anyway. There is no way to decode the copyright on the VHS but those machines work great for family VHS tapes.
2007-08-22 10:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by snowwillow20 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what videos you have, many have copy protection so you can't just stick them into a dvd recorder, I'd personally recommend a Canopus advc video encoder that you hook up between your PC and video, it's not 'meant' to but there are ways to circumvent copy protection with it.
Also, if your videos are quite old and contain a lot of static then sometime capturing from them can be quite difficult, but there are more expensive products in the Canopus range that compensate for that. Canopus products arn't cheap but they do retain their value and almost sell for cost price 2nd hand on ebay.
This is presuming that you have a PC with firewire and video capture software and a dvd converter, sorry I can't advise if you're on a PC but Macs come with all that sort of thing pre installed.
Oh, you'll also need a considerable amount of disk space, raw DV footage comes in at about 1GB per 10 minutes.
2007-08-17 10:42:30 · answer #2 · answered by circusmort 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Firstly you need a TV card in your PC and connect your VHS recorder to it's aerial input just like you do on your TV.
Tune a spare channel on the card to receive your video signal.
Now using the record/capture function on the TV card software, you can save the VHS tape to PC in a number of formats (probably Mpeg3/4 or AVI)
2007-08-17 10:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ron S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the cheapest quality software for capturing video that I have found so far is roxio easy media creator, for $50 (fully functional free 30 day trial). a capture card starts also at around $50 (and may have software for it with the driver). If you have RCA cables, and a VHS player, you can connect them to the capture card, and capture the video to a disk or the hard drive, with the software.
-The sources below is the info for all of what I said
2007-08-17 10:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by Pierre S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't spend money on a device to input video into your pc unless you are prepared to set up an expensive dedicated video facility. Cheaper options are often less than satisfactory (dropped frames, loss of lip-sync &c). Easiest to buy a consumer DVD recorder and do it in your living room
2007-08-17 22:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a Sony VHS to DVD recorder. Put a tape in, put in a blank DVD and hit dub. It'll do it for you.
2007-08-17 10:36:08 · answer #6 · answered by Kahless 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get a DVD recorder for your television. Play the videos and record them to disc.
2007-08-17 10:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by Older&Wiser 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
pc world have dvdxpress which is very good for connecting vcr to comp,but the easiest way is connect vcr to a dvd recorder
2007-08-18 01:47:15 · answer #8 · answered by d@dz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a tv card for your computer, and record it on to your computer with software and save as AVG or MPEG or another file type. it'll be like recording onto another vcr but more involved. your TV card should be on channel 3 or 4. It'll take some time to get it all transfered.
2007-08-17 10:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont know how expensive it is but if you go into any photography shop then you can get them done professionally-they will look much better
2007-08-24 05:25:33 · answer #10 · answered by Dezzy_ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋