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Convert VHS to digital format?

  • 21-07-2008 2:37pm
    #1
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭


    I have an old VHS tape I want to convert to a digital format(MPEG or AVI) and I'm not sure if I have the right equipment needed? I can watch films from my laptop on my TV which is connected with a SCART Adapter(S-Video Composite & Audio). There is a switch on the scart adapter which can be changed to 'Out' so I'm thinking if I did that and then got some sort of capture software for my laptop then that would do the trick? Has anyone done this before, if so am I on the right track?


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    You're going to need a video input on your laptop. Easiest way would probably be to get a external TV card, hook up the VCR to that and record the stream.


  • #3
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    Will the s-video port not take video input or is it for output only?
    I do have a TV card in my main PC so I suppose I could just set up the VCR beside it?
    Any suggestion on software to use?


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    AFAIK, the s-video port on a laptop is output only.

    Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas tend to be the main programs for high end video ripping but they're quite pricey unless you have a student discount or similar.


  • #5
    daftdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    if you have a dvd recorder, hook the vhs up to it and copy the vhs to dvd then rip the dvd to an avi


  • #6
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    You could get a usb capture solution:

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3504456&CatId=1428

    Something like that fella there. Ensure you have USB2.0 though.
    For DVD, the peak bitrate is around 10Mbit/s


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  • #7
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    Just if anyones interested I got this to work in the end. I connected my VCR player to my PC with a SCART to s-video adapter and then I got the input using the software which came with my Hauppauge PVR-150 tv card. Finally I used Windows movie maker to edit the video file :D


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