I need to transfer recorded family videos recorded on VHS tapes to computer. how to do it ?
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You want something like the Pinnacle Dazzle for transferring VCR or Camcorder image and sound to a computer: http://amzn.com/B0063B242M It may seem a little expensive, but it comes with the software, and once you've wasted a bunch of money on cheap cables like these, it's satisfying to find something straightforward like the dazzle that just works.
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Check this out: Magnavox MDR557H/F7 1Terabyte Hard Disc Drive Digital Video Disc Recorder I connected an old vhs player and copied my tapes onto the drive. I could edit them, etc. and then transfer them to DVDs. It is great to have for every day use. You would love it!! You can record tv etc.
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The Elgato converter works GREAT! Costs about $79.00. There are other brands but this onereally works extremely well and the app that comes with it is very easy to use. You can't gowrong.
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You want something like the Pinnacle Dazzle for transferring VCR or Camcorder image and sound to a computer: Avid Technology Dazzle DVD Recorder HD V14.0It may seem a little expensive, but it comes with the software, and once you've wasted a bunch of money on cheap cables like these, it's satisfying to find something straightforward like the dazzle that just works.
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You need a program leads and an adapter box to do what you want to do, I got the kit at a local computer store. Just go in and tell them what you need to do.
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item is work, but take the time just like you watch you video once again, no short cut.
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Mine is connected directly to the TV, don't even have cable! So I guess the answer would be "no". Just don't expect the VHS recorder to last longer than a couple months.
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If you have the camera there is transfer boxes you can buy for about $30, I'm sure on amazon too. You just plug audio/video cables in and transfer anything to the computer, then burn it on DVD. I have one and it works great. If you don't have the camera there should be something that just plays the tapes, may be hard to find though. Mini DV camcorders are obsolete now, should be able to find one pretty cheap or on eBay to use for transferring tapes.
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Hi, You transfer the footage over to your computer using a firewire cable. If you have any other questions please let us know.
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Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the video yourself, because it does not transfer at warp speed. Hope this helps. Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the... » Read More Hi Jean. I had my daughter expert help me. If you can play your VHS tapes on your computer, good job. If not, you transfer them to the machine on a SD or Sim card you buy, then the card goes into the computer. You have to have editing program if you want to slice, splice, and edit all your videos. My daughter has a Mac computer and she got it on the computer, but does not have the editing program you need. I agree with the other reviews in that sound is very distorted and slower than lips moving. My tapes are 20 years old though. Good Luck. It's a painstaking process, just like watching the video yourself, because it does not transfer at warp speed. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Sorry that I cannot answer your question as I've yet to use it for anything else but transferring old video tapes to digital.
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I have done several recording from vhs to dvd without any problems so maybe if you could provide me a few more details I could steer you in the right direction. The instruction manual is quite complicated and it is easy to miss a important step so tell me what you did any I'll try and sort out the problem. If you have the instruction manual list the steps found in it so I can be sure you are doing the right things.
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from what i understand you are suppose to be able to record from your dvr to a vcr recorder.i cant tell you how, but if you do a search on your computer it will bring up how to do it.
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That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer" without the quotes of course. :) Best of luck! That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer"... » Read More That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer" without the quotes of course. :) Best of luck! « Show Less
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As far as the quality of the product - yes. They are good quality and should record on any dvd recorder that has the capacity to record. If you are trying to transfer from VHS to DVD that is a technology problem. I recorded family movies from VHS to DVD but needed a special set up and recorder to do this. Trying to copy commercial VHS to DVD is much more difficult.
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Yes is the short answer. This device captures (real time) any video fed to it (VHS tape, DVD, or even video games). You can stop and start the recording anywhere during the VHS tape(s) or other input. That said, it's not a good use of time if the tapes are family videos. Here's why...in time, you'll likely want the whole tape converted to digital so you might as well set it up and let it run through to completion. Then import to iMovie where you can create a project and bring in the selected clips. Once your project is finalized you're ready to burn a DVD or upload to the internet (a better choice if you want to share the final project with others). As you may know, iMovie does not create DVDs so you then need to export the project to your DVD burner. Of course, my response is based on the Apple platform. I cannot help with the Windows platform; but, imagine it's similar.
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That camera only has composite video output. The only way to save it to your computer is to buy a video capture device:Diamond VC500 USB 2.0 One Touch VHS to DVD Video Capture Device For Win7, Win8 and Win10
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you probably need software to convert vhs to dvd files in order to burn them on to discs
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If the machine can play the VHS tape, it can record it on DVD. If you can buy a DVD of the copy-protected item for a reasonable price, you're probably going to be happier with the result. The system has operated quite satisfactorily for all the transfers I've done.
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If you are asking about VHS transferred to PC and then make a DVD I have had no luck with the programs they advertise to transfer to the PC. I have a Panasonic VHS copier to DVD which is what is left on the market I used to use Go-Video which was a great machine but they are gone. Then to make DVDs I use AVS programs to convert Blessings, Rita
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I don't believe you can. I had 2 of these VCR"s and they never worked properly. They always ate the tapes and sounded watery. I ended up buying a Toshiba and haven't had a problem in years, but it does not record video to DVD. That feature would be in a model costing a few hundred dollars.
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We have been able to record video tapes of old movies that we have so far with no issues. Version 5 of this product works too if your pc has Windows 7. Make sure your VCR has the red, white, and yellow video/sound ports on the back.