Convert VHS to DVD

[mikey32]

Hi,
I have an old VHS tapes that I would like to ha onto a DVD. As I only have a VHS tape, so I did not bother to go out and buy expensive machines to cope Thought about was a company that can do it for one, would obviously like to pay to get it done on a DVD . Is there any software which can do the needful.

Thank you

[Glenny]

Capture the VHS video to a computer video editing program using an analog-to-DV converter (which includes many DV/Digital8 camcorders as well as standalone analog-to-DV converters), encode it to MPEG-2 and author a DVD, This is the most time-consuming method but it gives you the flexibility to edit the video as much as you want, adding transitions, special effects, music, etc. But, between the capture time, the editing time and the often considerable time it takes for software encoding to MPEG-2, this can result in several hours of work for your computer - and you - for each hour of video.

[Eric B]

use Golden Videos VHS to DVD Converter. Golden Videos is software that helps you convert your old VCR tapes to DVDs or video files using your PC. Features

• Converts and digitally restores VHS tapes to DVD, avi or mpeg files.
• Simple intuitive wizard takes you step-by-step through the conversion process.
• Includes full feature DVD burning software to record DVDs after the VHS to DVD wizard runs.
• Automatically detects the end of the video so you don't need to wait and watch.
• Add captions to the video if required.
• djust and correct color.
• Automatically correct defects in the video quality and improves the quality of the image.
• Add effects like sepia, black & white and more.
• Easy and intuitive to use.

[kattman]

Connect your VHS VCR or camcorder to a standalone DVD recorder that works much like a VCR. This VHS to DVD recorder basically gives you a DVD copy of your tape in real time. You don't have a lot of flexibility as far as menus, buttons and chapter settings, but it's the fastest and easiest way to convert VHS to DVD. If you get a "DVD VCR" with Firewire connections you can plug a DV/Digital8/DVCAM camcorder or VCR into it and transfer the tapes to DVD at even higher quality than by using the analog connections.

No matter which method you use, you need to ensure that the analog video has the highest quality possible: flaws in the original video may be greatly magnified when you encode it to MPEG-2 and convert it to DVD.

[Macarenas]

Capture the video to the computer as MPEG-2 using hardware capture devices that convert the VHS to MPEG-2 as they capture and then author and burn a DVD. A one-hour video is captured and compressed to MPEG-2 in one hour, but you are generally limited to doing "cuts-only" editing of the MPEG-2 files. However, if your original tape doesn't need editing this is a fast way to convert VHS to DVD, but still have the flexibility to create custom DVD menus. Many of the inexpensive hardware analog-to-MPEG boxes can deliver very good quality, in part because the analog source video does not have to be converted to DV before being encoded to MPEG. Converting VHS to DV can add artifacts that make it harder to get good MPEG compression.