Summary: Copying VHS tapes to a DVD or your computer and from there to a DVD, is not that difficult, with the proper bits and pieces.
Could you tell me how to connect my VCR to my PC so I can put my videos onto DVD disks?
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VHS tapes are disappearing from the landscape as digital technology rapidly takes over. But what to do with all those old VHS recordings you might have of your own?
Copying them to a DVD or your computer and from there to a DVD, is not that difficult, with the proper bits and pieces.
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The simplest, but least flexible way is to simply get a DVD recorder. No computer required. Once connected, push record on the DVD recorder, play on the VCR and come back when the tape's done.
To capture on your computer, you'll need either a video card that can take a VCR's video and audio as input, or a video tuner card that can tune to the TV channel that the VCR broadcasts on. Another nice alternative is a VCR or camcorder that can output on a firewire connection, and then capture to a firewire card in your PC.
Once it's on the computer, a DVD burner and some burning software, and you're in business. The nice thing about capturing to your computer is that the burning software typically includes some rudimentary editing functionality, and there are several higher powered editing packages available as well.
As you can imagine, there are many variables. I've included some resources below that should head you in the right direction.
Article C2353 - May 16, 2005
Theres this vhs to dvd software called Dazzle instant dvd recorder.
Posted by: Jakecrade at February 7, 2010 8:11 PMIt works on computers and laptops that have windows xp and a usb 2.0 port.
You can find one at office depot or office max.
It comes with instructions and all you need to buy is an audio video cable.
Its also windows vista capable.
It also bypasses the copy protection on movie tapes.
the only problem with Dazzle is that they have restricted the time element to only 104 minutes record time for each copy. most movies and stuff are longer than 104 minutes. it used to be 133 minutes and i think they lower it for copyright reasons.
Posted by: bertina watkins at February 19, 2010 12:02 PMVHS to DVD standalone player/recorder is fine but why buy all the unnecessary junk when you are gonna use it maybe several times. It is better just to buy the easyCap or similar to it and do it from your computer and cheaper too.
Posted by: VHSholic at February 23, 2010 4:25 AMHaving trawled through all the comments, I have a couple of points.
Posted by: Bob at February 24, 2010 3:56 AM1) As pointed out (some years ago now) by the BBC, keeping ANYTHING you record from a broadcast station (audio or video) for longer than 30 days is illegal. It doesn't get enforced too often, but it's still there.
2) Copy protection on commercial products is NOT there to give Mr. Average a hard time preserving his collection - it's there to stop Mr. Pirate making lots of money. The sins of the few outweigh the needs of the many.
3) Converters which have a yellow, white and red connector (much like the output of most game consoles) need another lead to convert this into a SCART socket (or whichever connector you require). The convertor I purchased recently (and indeed the reason I looked up this article) came with one - many may not.
For mac,how to convert dvd to the format what you need?you can use mac dvd ripper to help you.
Posted by: fadds at March 17, 2010 2:34 AM