converting vhs to dvd

jllotz1 · 10-11-2005, 03:14 AM

is there a cheap and easy way to convert vhs tapes to dvd? Without having to buy anything? I've seen several vhs-to-dvd converters, but I don't want to drop $100 just to do this. Is there a cheaper way?
Thanks!

Trizoy · 10-11-2005, 03:16 AM

plug your VCR into your dvd recorder (given free with some satelite cable signups).. Or plug the vcr into the back of your capture card of your pc.

jllotz1 · 10-11-2005, 03:18 AM

capture card? whats that?

Apokarteron · 10-11-2005, 06:56 PM

or use a TV Card

diduknowthat · 10-11-2005, 08:41 PM

its a card that allows you to run video signals into your computer so you can record it, or something like that.

Bazzil · 10-14-2005, 07:34 AM

thats what a video or capture card does

Trizoy · 10-14-2005, 08:22 AM

video card allows you to see your computer output on the monitor.. a capture card allows you to plug in a coax or cable tv wire into your pc, and watch the tv signal. They ar from 30-200$ depending on the quality.

**Praetor** · 10-17-2005, 01:27 PM

As stated over the course of this thread, the simplest way to accomplish what you want is probably:
1. Buy a capture card (you can get basic ones <50, slightly more robust packages like say, the 9600 AIW for <100)
2. Get the appropriate cabling (generally, RCA or SVIDEO cables)
3. Get some software of some sort (if you get the 9600 AIW then it will come with some software ... i dont personally reccomend that software but its software nonetheless). Otherwise, a fiarly robust and simple (and FREE) application u can use to do video capture is VirtualDub
4. Capture the video to the drive either in RAW or encoded format (i would reccmend MPEG4 for now ... its a bit more work later but you're getting the most effective use of your space and at a fairly decent speed, capturing with MPEG1/2 can be gittery)
5. Regardless of what format you used to record in step4, use something like TMGPEnc (free version!) to encode to a DVD
6. Now that you have the MPG/MPA+MPV files you can author them using something like DVDLab (free trial)
7. When thats done, use something like Nero to burn it as a DVDVideo and yer done

Grasshopper · 10-31-2005, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

As stated over the course of this thread, the simplest way to accomplish what you want is probably:
1. Buy a capture card (you can get basic ones <50, slightly more robust packages like say, the 9600 AIW for <100)
2. Get the appropriate cabling (generally, RCA or SVIDEO cables)
3. Get some software of some sort (if you get the 9600 AIW then it will come with some software ... i dont personally reccomend that software but its software nonetheless). Otherwise, a fiarly robust and simple (and FREE) application u can use to do video capture is VirtualDub
4. Capture the video to the drive either in RAW or encoded format (i would reccmend MPEG4 for now ... its a bit more work later but you're getting the most effective use of your space and at a fairly decent speed, capturing with MPEG1/2 can be gittery)
5. Regardless of what format you used to record in step4, use something like TMGPEnc (free version!) to encode to a DVD
6. Now that you have the MPG/MPA+MPV files you can author them using something like DVDLab (free trial)
7. When thats done, use something like Nero to burn it as a DVDVideo and yer done

I too would like to convert my VHS tapes to DVD. I know nothing about the processes, hardware, and software required to do this task. However I saw this device

http://www.videoguys.com/pyroAVlink.html#api555

and wanted to get some opinions on it. Will it include everything that a rookie needs to convert VHS to DVD? And if not, what else would I need? Thanks in advance for any and all info.

[-0MEGA-] · 10-31-2005, 12:54 AM

thats really expensive, i would recomend something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1095941349358

Just hook your VCR or camcorder up to it, and record to your PC.

10-11-2005, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
jllotz1 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	converting vhs to dvd is there a cheap and easy way to convert vhs tapes to dvd? Without having to buy anything? I've seen several vhs-to-dvd converters, but I don't want to drop $100 just to do this. Is there a cheaper way? Thanks!

10-11-2005, 03:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Campbell, Ca Posts: 4,651	plug your VCR into your dvd recorder (given free with some satelite cable signups).. Or plug the vcr into the back of your capture card of your pc. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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Apokarteron banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: OS X Age: 18 Posts: 1,920	or use a TV Card

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Bazzil Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 87	thats what a video or capture card does

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