(Weekend Project), Converting VHS to DVD Software Recommendations Please?

[malice19]

Hello HA!

I’m looking to convert a load of VHS home movies to DVD.
I Have the Hardware (TV Card with input) but am after any recommendations of any software to use to capture it?

Any ideas

Cheers

[Zak33]

I used Video Studio 9 to do ours.

Hey, idea.

Windows Movie Maker (built into XP) has Capture as an option....

try that

[kopite]

I used adobe premiere to do this before.

[Olimain]

WinDV is simple and excellent if it will work with your card

[malice19]

Cheers for the Posts.

I Now have the software i want to use but need a recommendation which TV input to use???
As my crappy Hauppauge WinTV USB card keeps Blue screening my PC after 5 min of capturing.

What is a good card to use??
Also should i Use a External USB or an Internal PCI?

Thanks for all the help so far!

[ali73]

Hi most vHS camera's have component and S-Video connectors, S-Video is your best bet.

An alternative would be, if you were thinking of buying a HDD/DVD recorder. Simply connect up you VHS to the HDD-DVD, set the capture to high quality, get the recorder to burn to DVD or HDD and do some minor editing and the dub to DVD later. Now pop your DVD in to the pc, get the video editing app to import the DVD movie, do your final editing and burn your final dvd.

At one point I had several old movies on VHS, I burnt them to DVD using the DVD-recorder I have.. and left it at that..to be sorted later when I have time. Now at least I have copies, even if I dont a have the VHS player.

[malice19]

Hi most vHS camera's have component and S-Video connectors, S-Video is your best bet.

An alternative would be, if you were thinking of buying a HDD/DVD recorder. Simply connect up you VHS to the HDD-DVD, set the capture to high quality, get the recorder to burn to DVD or HDD and do some minor editing and the dub to DVD later. Now pop your DVD in to the pc, get the video editing app to import the DVD movie, do your final editing and burn your final dvd.

At one point I had several old movies on VHS, I burnt them to DVD using the DVD-recorder I have.. and left it at that..to be sorted later when I have time. Now at least I have copies, even if I dont a have the VHS player.

True i did look down that way... is good idea as its easy to get going.
But i have now got it all setup now cheers

Using Power Director.... is very good.
Have done about 13 tapes so far only 38 more to go....

Cheers