How to Transfer Videotape To DVD
With the transition from VHS to DVD as the standard format for movies to watch at home, your collection of old VHS tapes may seem useless. They can only be played in a VHS player, which is bulky and may not even hook up to some more modern televisions. In order to continue using the content on your VHS tapes, whether it be an old home movie or a long-cancelled television show you can't find on DVD, you can capture the VHS content on your computer using a video card reader, and then burn it to a DVD disc to view it on your preferred device.
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Things You'll Need
- VHS
- VHS player
- Audio/visual cable
- Video capture card
- Computer
- Video editing software
- DVD disc
Instructions
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Plug the video capture card into your computer's USB port using the USB plug.
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Put the VHS tape in the VHS player. Plug the player in and rewind the VHS tape.
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Plug the audio/visual cable in the VCR. Plug the other end of the cable into the video capture card, which is still connected to your computer.
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Open the video editing software. Some possible program choices are Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker and Adobe Premiere.
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Click "Start capture" to begin recording the VHS. Press play on the VHS player and allow the tape to run until it reaches the end.
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Click "Stop" when the tape ends to finish the capture.
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Drag the capture into the timeline at the bottom of the screen.
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Click the "Make movie" button.
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Select "DVD" under the type of disc you are burning it to.
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Insert the DVD disc.
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Click "Create" or "Burn" to burn the VHS to the disc. Eject the disc when you're done.
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Excelent idea.
