Archiving videos onto PC

theMAD2 · 15 May 2006 at 09:42

Can anyone recommend a good way to archive old VHS videos onto a PC? I don't have a capture card, but I do have USB2 and firewire. Some kind of external cable or device would be handy if anyone knows of one?

Any advice appreciated

theMAD2 · 15 May 2006 at 14:15

They might be an option, the main reason I ask for external was because I wanted to do this on a laptop. Do you know any solutions for this?

theMAD2 · 16 May 2006 at 07:26

I'm sure I've seen a cabe somewhere which was component to usb or firewire with a little box of tricks in the middle?!!?

theMAD2 · 16 May 2006 at 20:45

I might have a look at the TV car option, although the PC I was looking at doing it on might not be up to spec. I'm sure I saw a cable with a box inbetween, it was like a really easy way of doing this, I just didn't save the link and I haven't been able to find it since

theMAD2 · 17 May 2006 at 07:47

Dazzle looks good! Can it save the capture as MPEG as well as DVD?

theMAD2 · 17 May 2006 at 15:48

Only if it's not too much trouble! I guess Windows Movie Maker could use it as a capture decide and save them as WMV. Let me know if you do get a chance mate

theMAD2 · 18 May 2006 at 09:51

Just tried it as an input to webcamXP & it works , it should work as a video input to any software package

Super! Thanks mate really appreciate your help!