dwallen Loc: Texas--now residing In TN

What is the "best" conversion technique/way to convert old VHS tapes to digital?
What is the "easiest" way to convert old VHS tapes to digital?
Is there a good way and an easy way to convert VHS tapes to digital (in that I am somewhat "technically challenged")?

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

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Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Bing your question I am sure there are lot of services out there, other Wise I think it would be a time consuming task. I have pet a VCR player saying one of these days I will convert them but there always seems to be something else to do.

Good luck

Picdude Loc: Ohio

There are a number of ways to go about doing this, depending on how much time or money you want to spend. One simple way is to purchase a combo VHS/DVD player/recorder. I've seen them at Walmart, Best Buy, etc. I have one myself and have used it to copy VHS tapes to DVD directly on the machine. Best Buy website has a Toshiba for $210.00.

Cattreasure

You can use a vhs/dvd recorder combo. Put the tape in, a blank dvd, play and record. I got mine at Best Buy. I also had some other size tapes. I Bought a dazzle (also at Best Buy) that connects the camera to the computer. The dazzle converts to digital. Read the instructions and you should not have any problems.

JD328i

If you are a Mac user, here is a good product http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/easy-vhs-to-dvd/mac/overview.html?rTrack=b_easyvhsmac, I use this to capture the video and then take the file in to either iMovie or Final Cut Pro for additional editing. Very easy to use, but you will need a VHS machine to get the video from the tape to the computer.

sidney Loc: London.Eng.

What has the Camera got to do with the conversion of VHS to
a Disk ?.

Mercer Loc: Houston, TX, USA

Hi Dwallen. I assume you want to copy the movies you paid for to DVD, so you can better preserve them. The best way I have heard about is to use a stand-alone VHS player, a modulator device like the Sima "Copy This," and a DVD player/recorder.

I hear you should avoid the "VHS to DVD machines because they will not copy a commercial VHS tape. The usual VHS copy-protect scrambles the horizontal/vertical hold just enough to cause trouble when trying to copy, and the Sima device (Best Buy, about $15) corrects this.

I do not recommend video inputting directly into a computer program via USB or other means, designed to place the VHS programming directly onto a DVD. My experience here is that the sound sync is faulty, and throughout the recording the sync goes further and further off. By the end of a movie, it may be as much as several seconds out of sync, thus unusable.

Connect the line out from the VHS player to the Sima device. Connect the Sima device to the line into the DVD player/recorder. The line out of the DVD recorder, feeds into your TV set, so you can monitor what you are doing.

Start the VHS, monitor when to start and stop recording on the DVD recorder.

This should do the trick. Remember copying the VHS tape does not improve the quality of the recording. In other words, don't expect your DVD to be of equal or better quality than the original VHS tape.

I do not know the legalities of this stuff. I do not sell the copies, nor do I lend them. They are made so I can preserve films without losing further quality. Most of the films I have copied onto DVD are Film Noir, and in the public domain anyway.

:-D

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

I own a converter. It's an old one but the main problem is the conversion has to take place in real time. If it's a one hour tape it'll take one hour to convert and then there's another time after for some file work the software must do. It's no picnic but it can be done... but first, you'll need to buy a converter.

JD328i

I'm not sure if this was related to my post or not. The camera has nothing to do with converting the video to dvd. When I mentioned capturing the video, I meant the process of taking the video from the VHS machine to the computer and then manipulating it prior to burning to a dvd.

Cattreasure

With the dazzle connected to the computer, you can use the camera for the conversion for vhs, vhs-c, or mini dv size tapes. You do not need a vhs/dvd combo. Just another way to convert tapes to dvd.

sidney Loc: London.Eng.

Thanks.I'll try that..sounds like it will save me a lot of time.. let ya know ..

dwallen Loc: Texas--now residing In TN

Thanks--actually I am wanting to convert "home movie" type VHS to digital to preserve them. Do you think what you are suggesting is still the best method. Thanks again for what you have suggested

dwallen Loc: Texas--now residing In TN

Thanks! I do have access to a MacBook. I may look in to that!
Thanks again

dwallen Loc: Texas--now residing In TN

Thanks for the tip. I tried one of those with minimal success. Was looking for alternative method. By the way, what type did you use and were you satisfied with it?