VHS to PC?[views:1668][posts:12]___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:06pm - porphyria ""] What methods has anyone used to transfer VHS tapes onto their PC to either burn to DVD or post online? Yes, I've googled a few times but can't seem to come up with results that I'm looking for. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:17pm - oscarct ""] buy a vhs to dvd recorder. you can get one at pretty much any electronics store for under $100 |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:18pm - xanonymousx ""] a video capture card? maybe an external one would do you good. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:19pm - arilliusbm ""] just take a camcorder and record the whole thing on a tripod in front of a tv. works like a charm. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:20pm - porphyria ""] My step-dad owns a vhs to dvd recorder, but it's a pain in the ass. I'd rather capture it directly onto a hard disk. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:34pm - porphyria ""] I suppose I'm looking for something like this: [img] |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:44pm - BrianDBB ""] Yeah you'll need a video card on your PC with a composite input. They also have USB converter boxes that have composite inputs, relatively cheap. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 4,2009 6:25pm - Hater ""] Way to answer your own question, Thinker. VHS sucks. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 6:33pm - MetalThursday ""] I just bought one of these: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?gbv...753468368830811&sa=title#ps-sellers Don't get the more expensive one, the only difference is software. All you need is Windows Movie Maker. It works pretty good... I used it to rip old Acephalus videos from VHS. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 7:45pm - porphyria ""] "Windows Vista (32 bit only)" booo! I have 64 bit. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 7:46pm - porphyria ""] Hater said:Way to answer your own question, Thinker. VHS sucks. which is why I'm transferring old home movies to digital so they don't continue to suck worse. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 8:04pm - Aegathis ""] I loled at first cause i thought this was gonna a VHS vs. PC thread. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 9:22pm - MetalThursday ""] porphyria said:"Windows Vista (32 bit only)" booo! I have 64 bit. Try going through the list and comparing products, you should be able to find a similar device that will work with 64 http://www.google.com/products?q=usb+video...+capture&btnG=Search+Products&hl=en :nuke: |