If your video tapes were taken with a digital video camera that has a firewire connection, and you computer has a firewire connection; then all you need is some software.
Such as:
http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm
If your video tapes are not digital, you will need a video-in card for your computer or a device that can convert the video to digital, such as the Plextor PCV PX-TV402U or the PX-M402U:
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/product_dvc.html
It comes with the necessary software.
Note: USB 2 is required for this device.
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I want to make my home video tapes into my home DVD?s. Is there special software I need to capture the video onto my hard drive? I am running XP, P4 3 gig processor, 1 gig of memory. I have a Radeon X800 Pro for my video card and have plenty of space on my hard drives.

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