Probably a crud place for this...

[Biohazard]

.. but can anyone tell me the best way to copy a VHS to a DVD?

I've got an old family video that I need to convert, I take it i'm going to have to get a VHS recorder with RBG connectors and hook that up to my gfx RBG... any tips on software to use?

thanks

 

[Biohazard]

can a mod move this to hi-fi for me?

 

[ThundyCat]

can a mod move this to hi-fi for me?

 

[Biohazard]

thank you!!

 

[Corasik]

First thing you'll need to find out, is what input formats does your computer support.

I dont have a "VIVO" graphic's card at all, so I use a dedicated video capture board, you can also get usb devices which convert either composite, s-video or scart/rgb directly into a DV "video" feed that the computer simply saves to the hard drive.

The DV video can then be edited and recoded to Mpeg2 or whatever format you want the final video to be in.

In terms of quality composite is the worst, and scart RGB is the best. Scart RGB is incompatible with "componant" so you really need to know exactly what your graphics card or video capture device can accept.

Most VHS video players in the UK support composite, and scart composite, and scart RGB modes. SuperVHS players generally also include S-Video connections. Componant is rare in the UK, but very common on players from the USA.

A ViVO graphics card, or a dedicated video capture card should include some software, but you can even use windows video maker software if your desparate .

 

[Biohazard]

If i have a RBG connector for my card is that Vivo?

 

[ArchAnGeL]

if you have a camcorer, check if it does analogue to dv pass conversion. On mine I connect the vhs to the camcorder and then capture the DV - excellent qualtiy

 

[Corasik]

If i have a RBG connector for my card is that Vivo?

Thats more likely the "componant" output, a tri of red/green/blue coloured RCA connectors, which actually are not even an RGB output, its blue, red and luminance (brightness), green is "calculated" from the difference between the red/blue and brightness.

Scart from a video on the other hand is a true RGB output like a standard VGA type output on a PC. (Just at different refresh rate and resolution).

Most graphics cards are not Vivo, but many include componant outputs as a way to connect to a HD TV with a good quality output.

You will have to read the books that came with the graphics card to really be sure.

Using a camcorder to convert to DV is probably a reasonable way, especially if the camcorder has a USB or firewire output on it. If not a video to USB convertor is probably the next easiest solution.

 

[markop2003]

My dad has done this a lot with a Dazzle dongle and Pinnacle Studio 8. The results are very good considering it's from VHS and the player used is pretty much a bargain bucket machine.