Hi all,

I've got a collection of climbing videos that I could do with digitising. I've done some quick googling and it looks like I'm going to need to splosh some cash. Given I have 1 video I need, the rest are not as important it seems a false economy for me to buy and retire kit.

So does anybody have the tools to do it in place already that I can twist your arm to copy a few for me?

Or if you have a sure fire link to a cheap gadget I can plug into my mac from vhs box that would be superb too!

Thanks.

I've done this for a family member in the past using the s-video in on the nvida card I had at the time and audio in on the soundcard, it was all pretty straight forward.

I know someone at work who has a box of tricks to do just this job. You're not going to be in my neck of the woods anytime soon are you?

You could always drop the videos off and I'd get them converted for you. Drop me a PM if you want to sort something...

Steve

Whats a VHS?? :P

It's like a DVD, but squarer.

if you only want it on a DVD disk and not a computer, get one of these cheap combi units that have a VHS one side and a DVD recorder the other. SImply dub straight from one to the other. We have a cheapo one bought in asda and it does an adequate job.

if you only want it on a DVD disk and not a computer, get one of these cheap combi units that have a VHS one side and a DVD recorder the other. SImply dub straight from one to the other. We have a cheapo one bought in asda and it does an adequate job.

Or buy one from Argos, I'm sure it wont be fit for purpose so it's a good job they offer a 30 day money back guarantee.

I've seen a USB component/s-video jobbie that will let you play the video, and then record using media player.

There was (IIRC) a VHS USB box on somewhere like firebox (I know they have tape and vinyl > USB kit) for reasonable cash.

i converted alot of my old VHS and Hi8's to DVD before i moved here. i just borrowed a mates dvd recorder and hooked it up to my old VCR, job done

unless you need to edit anything i can't see the point in over complicating things

Mark

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