I use Roxio's Easy VHS to DVD program. I purchased it for about $40.00. It has all the cables and USB connector need to do the job.
It works fairly well.
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I use Roxio's Easy VHS to DVD program. I purchased it for about $40.00. It has all the cables and USB connector need to do the job.
It works fairly well.
My method of converting my older VHS to DVD. Includes purchasing a DVD writer that hooked to my TV much as a VCR. By hooking up the VCR output via component wires to the input one or two on the DVD writer. The VHS was copied onto the DVD-R. The DVD-R can be recorded at varied speed, much as a VHS tape is. However, if the VHS tape has anti-copy guard on it ie."Magna-Guard". There may need to be additional steps to bypass. Good luck.
I am vaguely familiar with this having done some research on transferring my old audio cassette tapes to digital format. One possible solution requires a VHS player and a DVD recorder/player. Connect the two units and play your VHS videos while recording them to DVD.
The following info is also available from the Microsoft help site, and they had video capture cards available through their online store. Another solution involves buying a video capture card from 'Radio Shack' or a similar vendor, and installing the capture card in your PC tower. This will allow you to convert your analog VHS signal into a digital signal that you can store on your PC and 'burn' or record a DVD from.
I use a Magnavox Model ZV420MW8. It will convert VHS to DVD, or vice
versa. I bought a re-manufactured one from Big Lots for under $100 and, so far, it has performed perfectly.
I hope the person wanting VHS-C conversion has the play adapter for standard VHS. Then all of this becomes simple!
Check Best Buy, Fry's, or most of your favorite TV equipment outlets and look/ask for a Samsung DVD-VR375 (or equivalent). This is a combination DVD AND VHS recorder. This particular model, however, has an auto-dub feature: insert tape, insert blank DVD-R, and push ONE button! I have three, and have had no problems with any of them.
VOILA! Your favorite VHS has now joined the digital revolution! This unit also caters to quality buffs with variable record speeds on DVD. NO, this is NOT High-Def or Blue-Ray...but neither is your source material...and at about $150 for the recorder, is more reasonable.
Happy copying!
The simplest way is to use "ADSTech DVD Xpress DX2", but it isn't cheap (around $90.00 from the manufacturer).
The drawback to converting VHS to DVD is that it takes awhile to convert the tapes, because you have to play them at normal speed in order to convert them.
DVD Xpress DX2 is a converter box. You will need a good VHS player to play the tapes. The converter comes with the audio-video cable and an S-Video cable. Just plug the audio and video cable into the appropriate jacks on back of the DVD Xpress and into the video and audio input jacks on your computer, cue the tape and put it on Pause, launch the ADSTech software, start the tape, and click the Record button on the software display. There is a viewing screen that will show you what the converter is recording (ignore the image quality--it will be lower res than the finished product). After the tape is converted, the video can then be burned to a blank DVD disc.
Unless you have a high-end sound card, you may have to buy an adapter for the audio input; one that has RCA input and 1/8" mini plug output.
Don't forget to go into the software after it's installed and before converting any tapes and set the destination path where you want the converted file to reside.
Be sure, too, that you have plenty of room on your hard drive. I have a large second hard drive for audio and video files.
The alternative is to buy a VCR/DVD recorder that is designed to copy VHS tapes to DVD.
Hope this helps.
The simple way if you have a HDD/DVD recorder is to connect the output of the VCR to the Recorder then play your VHS tape and record to the HDD where you can edit it and then Write it to the DVD.
Good Luck.
Rennie.
By far, I feel the easiest solution is to buy a DVD player with one touch dubbing capability. These can easily be found for less than $100 and do a super job. You just pop your VHS tape in one side, put a blank DVD in the other side and push the button. What could be easier?
Sony makes a unit VRDMC6 which will use the output from a VCR. Buy new, used units may be worn out. I have an older Sony VRDMC3. Top quality results from top quality tapes, but some limitations. Will not copy tapes with poor video quality. Requires no TV. I bought a used Presidian PDR-3222 DVD recorder which is not so fussy for those tapes that the Sony will not accept due to video quality. The Presidian does require a TV. Neither will copy from copy-protected tapes and the Sony interprets some flaws in home-recorded tapes as being copy-protection. Use only Taiyo Yuden discs for the 4.7GB. Use Verbatim for the DL discs. Search the Internet for them. Many other discs are just junk.
You might also want to do a search for Dimax Grex.
You can pick up an inexpensive integrated VHS/DVD recorder on ebay or at Walmart. I bought mine for 60 bucks. Then you put in the Tape and a blank DVD R, press the copy button. Walk away and come back when it's done.
We use a panasonic DMR-EH50. Works with S-Video or composite. It has a hard drive, then you edit the DVD, then you can write directly to DVD-R, or write it to DVD-RAM, and edit it on your PC (assuming your PC has a DVD-RAM drive, which ours does).
Generally, TV tuners have S-Video inputs as well as stereo or even l and r audio inputs (the white and red cables, possibly respectively, my mind blanked). I would recommend one such as the WinTV-HVR-1600 by Hauppauge (the golden standard of TV Tuners), available at newegg and other places.
For audio purposes, you'll need a stereo (3.5 mm) to rca cable, available at a lot of video stores if you ask around. I can almost guarantee they would be available at Best Buy, Fry's, or Radioshack ("The Shack" is baloney, it'll always be Radioshack to me).
Hope this helps. Plus, if you do this, you'll get a nice TV tuner also.
Please notice that you'll have to either put in the card yourself, buy an external one, or pay someone to install it. I'm also assuming your VCR uses S-Video and that there is some room in your computer for more expansion cards, or desk space for the external box. Now that I think about it, you probably should go with an external tv tuner like the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 (make sure it has s-video and some audio input you can use) and get the cable still. Also, again, don't forget before you do any of this that your VCR has an S-Video output.
There are two methods that I know of to do this, and both require a DVD recorder. And no, you don't need a computer for this.
Easiest way is to find a VHS/DVD dubber. These devices allow one-touch recording from an old VHS tape straight to a new DVD. These tend to be pricey, but worth it if you really can't use the VHS tapes anymore. As an added bonus, this also nets you a new VCR just in case your old one is getting worn or if you don't already have one.
The other method is with a stand alone DVD recorder and a VCR. Just run the VCR into the Line In on the DVD recorder and hit record, more or less. This is a simple solution if you've already got a VCR, and the DVD recorder should come with the basic cables that you'd need so you don't need anything else.
You can use any video capture devices you can buy like the the one Pinnacle sells with thier studio software so you can connect the vcr and then capture the video to digital format to store on your hard drive or DVD. You can also use a usb capture device sold by several companies to do the same if you have a software already. Hope this helps....
Well all the models i had ever used are very nice thanks for making all these types of gadgets
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There are many very economical DVD/VHS Recorder/Players available. Some under $100 . . . . . . be aware though, some VHS Videos are "copy guard protected" and cannot be copied. I was able to copy approximately 80% of my old VHS Tapes to DVD Formats.
Well actually there are good options that realize this job, in fact in some cnet forums i have seen some programs that made this, but you need some hardware installed on your computer (tv. card, cables and plugs), some tv cards include software options to realize that job, and easily translate the information between dispositives, you only must plug in cables in correct way to made this possible. Unfortunatly in this moment i don't have in mind some name of software. in otherwise are some ways to perform (play the tapes on tv and capture with a digital camera, minor quality but more easily). good luck
I use a Samsung DVD-VR357. It has both VHS and DVD drives and allows me to go directly from VHS to DVD+-R/RW or vice versa. I got it for about US$150 a couple of years ago at BJ's.
Keep in mind that with VHS input, there's probably no compelling reason to try to create HD or Blu-Ray quality - most VHS I have seen are "TV quality" and ordinary DVD is ample for that, IMO.
Right before the holidays, I purchased a sony VCR with built in DVD recorder. It is very easy to use, has many features, but you can make a true copy by just pressing 2 buttons. They are available everywhere online and cost about $150.
If you have or can find a video capture device (internal/external) you can download NCHsoftware's free "Golden Videos VHS to DVD Converter" software from their site.
Three ways to convert DVDs to DVD:
1. There are places that will transfer your tapes for you. Cost is aprox. $20 per tape (no editing, just plain transfer) One of the cheapest place I've found is Costco, but you can search the Internet for other alternatives.
2, You can buy a kit (a few cables bundled, plus software) that will connect your VCR to your PC and will convert your VHS to DVD (You must have a DVD R-W) Cost: Around $30 to $50, plus your time.
3. You can buy a DVD-VCR combo. Make sure that the unit is not a regular DVD player, but has DVD R-W. Read the specs in the box, and make sure that is the right type of unit that will do the job for you. Cost: $150 to $250, and you keep the unit for future transfers, and you've also got a apare VHS adn DVD player...Good luck!
I have a liteon vhs player and dvd recorder. Play one record the other
The best way to do what you're asking is to get yourself a RDR-VX560 from Sony (there might be other brands and models, but this is the one I know), I have the previous version (the one without HDMI) and I love it. It has a "one-touch dubbing", RCA, S-Video and Firewire (iLink as Sony calls it) inputs so I can record DVDs from my ooollddd Handycam, or even Older Beta tapes. Another feature I love is that it can be considered as a post-vcr, pre-dvr, device as you can still use your VCR tapes to record your favorite TV shows, or you can stick in a DVD-RW disk and use just as you would use a VHS tape, record, edit, erase, re-record, etc. all from your couch using the remote control and the pretty intuitive on-screen menus., the link I found to this wonderful device is: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665414142
Roxio easy VHS to DVD (around $50.oo)will do this.Every thing needed to get started is included.I know it works with Vista & XP.VCR needs to be close enough for cables to reach.If you happen to sub. to one of the satellite providers and have the music channels you can record music on vcr, digitize thru roxio, store in media player library, then move to mp3 or disc. Transferring Video has been not always good because of flicker in recorded video.
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Easy hook up VHS recorder to a Panasonic 80 Gig HHD You must get Your settings Right Ply VHS onto HHD When finish Switch to DVD and Ply Your movie onto DVD and finalize,
good luck Dieter
buy a video dvd combi they are well worth the money in the long run and simple to use and you could do your freinds and familys vhs tapes aswell
The easiest way to do this is to get hold of a VCR - DVD player which has facilities for dealing with each kind of media. They have specific commands for converting from one format to the other easily.
We've done this for many VCRs.
The simplest and hassle free way to transfer VHS-video to a DVD is to purchase a stand-alone DVD recorder. While it's possible to use a computer with a video capture device (USB or PCI card), a stand-alone DVD recorder will be the easiest way. All you do is plug your VCR or video-camera into the dvd recorder input jacks, insert a blank dvd, play the video and press record. A dvd recorder has the advantage that you can schedule it to record TV shows just like a vcr without the need to boot up a pc and leave it running. You can find several models for under $120-150, some with a built-in VCR.
Buy a combination VHS / DVD Recorder with a dubbing feature. Put the VHS tape in the player and a blank DVD disk in the machine. Follow the directions for dubbing from VHS to DVD. Not fancy or elegant, but works great.
I bought a Pioneer brand unit circa 2002 at a garage sale for $5.00. It does an awesome job.
Once you get them on DVD's you can use PC software to edit them or just watch them like they are.
Have fun.