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MG Midget and Sprite General - capturing video tape.

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Now I have finished grovelling I need to understand how I can transfer my video tape memories from my VHS player to preferably my computer as maybe an AVI file or WHY?

I do have a dvd recorder that has been redundant for sometime but would prefer to save the files to my computer if possible

All advice will be gratefully received.
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

I think you need a TV input on the computer if you want to go direct.

Otherwise, just copy from your VHS direct to DVD,(RW disc so you can use them again). And then using the DVD player on your computer, you can copy them to your hard drive.
Lawrence Slater

I agree with Lawrence. That would be the easiest way to do it without buying any new hardware.

To go directly to the computer, you'll need extra hardware. They have devices that use USB to convert analog video to AVI or other video formats depending on the processing power of your computer.
Trevor Jessie

I have a scart connection on the VHS and was wondering how to interconnect my computer. I have found in my box a scart adapter that has an input output switch and has like 3 phono sockets (Red yellow and white) plus what could be some sort of other multi pin socket
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

But you still need an interface on the comp that accepts the TV output that comes from the VHS player. It's a capture card.

You don't need a tuner, as you are only interested in the recorded material from the VHS player, but you still need to interface analougue to digital. A to D converter.

Unless you already have that in your computer, (and you might), then you would have to buy a USB pluguin or card.

Lawrence Slater

You need something like this to go from your VHS direct to PC

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-VIDEO-AUDIO-CAPTURE-ADAPTER-VHS-DVD-HDD-TV-CARD-UK-/160720165155

(just the first item in the my seach for "USB VIDEO CAPTURE")
Dean Smith ('73 RWA)

Exactly, and Blimey, that's cheap enough. Saves the intermediate stage of DVDs.
Lawrence Slater

Trevor that made me search

Will this device connect to my scart converter plug and then do the business. ?

http://is.gd/sgD0nw

This looks like the way I want to go I think
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

Yup, but Davids is cheaper.
Lawrence Slater

Sorry you were all posting at the same time. Yes that what I had searched for after Trevor put the idea to me. SAounds easy and cheap
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

Easiest and ultimately cheapest option was already given by Lawrence a few posts up.

Use your DVD recorder to record the output from the video player.

Slide the DVD into your computer and save the AVI/MP4/MOV files onto your hardrive.

Aside from that, if you happen to have a media centre PC or one that came with Media Centre, then you may have a receiver built in. You could go really old school and use the Co-ax (aerial) output on your VHS to the input on your receiver. Play the video and then get the tuner to find the source.

From there, you could then use the recording device through Media Centre to record anyhing you play through it.

Id go the DVD route though, much less hassle
PeterJMoore

I make that about half an hour for more solutions than I had hoped thank you very much. The power of the web!!!
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

Rob the only bit I remember from being a former hi-fi nut

your scart adaptor:

red is right channel audio

white is left channel audio

yellow is video (the pictures)

if you've recorded in mono you may want to record short sections to see which method of connecting the audio leads to gives the least hiss

consult your DVD recorder owners manual

or you could try both leads connected or just connecting the left white lead or try a two-to-one adaptor to left input only

so many videos of whatever format have such poor sound

and most are entirely unedited so bore others to tears as a few interesting minutes of video is lost amongst countless other totally superfluous life-draining time and the sound track is camera person's dire dialogue or asthmatic breathing

. . . reminds me of an awful slide show of the in-laws holiday, they had excellent quality photos but the composition and sheer number of them robbed me of time I’ll never get back :(

oh dear went off on one again there

. . . “and this one, it is of the both of us standing in front of . . .”
Nigel Atkins

If you have a digital video camera, have a close look at its inputs. Mine has analogue inputs (red, white and yellow to use from VHS tape recorder) whilst also connecting digitally to my computer. The camera then acts as an analogue-to-digital pass-through device.

David
David Wardell

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