help! Can I use my vhs player too transfer my vhs tapes use my tv and vhs player hook it up too my computer and download them into my computer using the ulead videostudio 9 se dvd software and then put them on a dvd?
Around here they charge $20 or more to transfer them.
vhs tranfer to dvd using your tv with vhs player?
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sjj1805
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The way I did my VHS to DVD transfers was to purchase a TV card.
This effectively turns your computer into a television set and the hard drive becomes your video recorder.
Most TV cards will come with their own purpose built recording software which creates a video file on your hard drive that can then be imported into your DVD authoring program such as
VideoStudio
MovieFactory
MediaStudio
DVD Workshop
etc.
These programs can in many cases also do the recording but (in my opinion) if you have purpose built software, that software would be more suitable for the capture process. This is because it was specifically made or tweaked to work with that TV card, whilst the capture facilities of the DVD authoring programs are more 'General Purpose'.
Its a bit like the difference between a tailor made suit and one bought of the peg.
There are other methods available such as using a digital camcorder where you hook the VHS player to the camcorder and the camcorder to the computer. There are also purpose built capture devices.
I prefer the TV card method because it remains useful even after you have copied that last tape.
This effectively turns your computer into a television set and the hard drive becomes your video recorder.
Most TV cards will come with their own purpose built recording software which creates a video file on your hard drive that can then be imported into your DVD authoring program such as
VideoStudio
MovieFactory
MediaStudio
DVD Workshop
etc.
These programs can in many cases also do the recording but (in my opinion) if you have purpose built software, that software would be more suitable for the capture process. This is because it was specifically made or tweaked to work with that TV card, whilst the capture facilities of the DVD authoring programs are more 'General Purpose'.
Its a bit like the difference between a tailor made suit and one bought of the peg.
There are other methods available such as using a digital camcorder where you hook the VHS player to the camcorder and the camcorder to the computer. There are also purpose built capture devices.
I prefer the TV card method because it remains useful even after you have copied that last tape.
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sjj1805
- Posts: 14383
- Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:20 am
- System_Drive: C
- 32bit or 64bit: 32 Bit
- motherboard: Equium P200-178
- processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2080
- ram: 2 GB
- Video Card: Intel 945 Express
- sound_card: Intel GMA 950
- Hard_Drive_Capacity: 1160 GB
- Location: Birmingham UK
You buy a TV card and it plugs into the computer motherboard.
It is simple enough to do, just remove a couple of screws with most computer case to get to its 'insides'
You will then see some slots, different shapes and sizes but the one the TV card fits into will be obvious, bit like placing a square peg in a square hole and not a round one.
Then put the computer case back together and your computer is now a TV set. What you have to do is connect an aerial to it (the TV card will have a socket poking out the back of the computer for the aerial)
Install the TV software that comes with the TV card and now you can watch TV. all the TV cards I have had or seen also include fastext (teletext).
Before purchasing a TV card check the system requirements, recently I upgraded my Hauppauge PVR 350 to a HVR1300 only to find it needed a different graphics card. fortunately I have two computers and was able to put the HVR1300 into the other one.
Also check that the card you have records to your hard drive, some of the older ones didn't but looking at the shelves of PC World all the modern ones will do so.
If you are worried about opening your computer case you can also get TV cards that connect to the computer by USB cable.
It is simple enough to do, just remove a couple of screws with most computer case to get to its 'insides'
You will then see some slots, different shapes and sizes but the one the TV card fits into will be obvious, bit like placing a square peg in a square hole and not a round one.
Then put the computer case back together and your computer is now a TV set. What you have to do is connect an aerial to it (the TV card will have a socket poking out the back of the computer for the aerial)
Install the TV software that comes with the TV card and now you can watch TV. all the TV cards I have had or seen also include fastext (teletext).
Before purchasing a TV card check the system requirements, recently I upgraded my Hauppauge PVR 350 to a HVR1300 only to find it needed a different graphics card. fortunately I have two computers and was able to put the HVR1300 into the other one.
Also check that the card you have records to your hard drive, some of the older ones didn't but looking at the shelves of PC World all the modern ones will do so.
If you are worried about opening your computer case you can also get TV cards that connect to the computer by USB cable.
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jackie4
my Computer
I do know how to get into my computer I put firewire in it. My computer is Dell Dimension 2400 I have one PCI slot left . it that where it goes?
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