Originally posted by Risto:You will need a capture/TV card, then its basically pushing the record button on your pc while you let the VHS play.
Quality depends on capture card, connection type and compression settings.
Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]
hmmm. Recommend any? The mother has loads of old tapes that need preserved. She's found somebody willing to do it for £10 per tape. Theres over 20 tapes. . . Can these cards work with laptops?
Laptop versions are more expensive though.Originally posted by Risto:[..]
They do exist, I dont know which ones are good though. Hauppage and Pinnacle seem popular. I'm sure there quality comparisons online somewhere.
Check what kind of output your videorecorder has, S-VIDEO might be your best option. Otherwise use the yellow video output (Composite) or the antenna output. Most capture cards can handle these inputs.
Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]
i'll look around for possible external options. Still planning a desktop but theres too many other things on plan. I could just hook the camcorder up to a channel on the TV and record that channel from the dvd recorder. Means a 1:1 burn time and no editing etc but wouldn't cost a tenner a pop
Originally posted by U2sBiggestFan:I just connect my VHS up to my DVD recorder, very easy if you have a DVD recorder
Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]
which I do. Haven't got terribly many TV's though. Might try it tonight
Originally posted by Risto:Cant you connect the VHS recorder directly on the DVD recorder? Should have a bit better quality.
Originally posted by Risto:Cant you connect the VHS recorder directly on the DVD recorder? Should have a bit better quality.