transfer videos to DVD

curlylox

Hi there

Does anyone know of a way to transfer home videos (VHS) onto DVD's - videos are so bulky and I am hoping there is a way and then I can get rid of all the videos.

I appreciate your help. TIA

outlaw777

Makro have a special offer today on a program called Roxio I think that does exactly what your asking, checkout the current Marko mail if you can asap.

curlylox

Thanks! I will try to get one tom.

BillScarab

That will only work if you have a way of connceting your Video Recorder to the Computer.

Does your computer have the appropriate connections?

It may be easier to just take them to a shop to be converted.

dc

The Roxio kit includes the connectors required to turn analogue video to digital for DVD via a pc
Details, http://www.roxio.co.uk/eng/products/easy-vhs-to-dvd/standard/overview.html?gclid=CNWxlen_n58CFY8A4wodjDsmJw

Lidl and Aldi regularly sell a similar dongle with software ( not as good as Roxio) for £19.99 ish

john87_2

Link a video to DVD recorder by scart lead. Press play on the video and record on the DVD player.

tpowell

Have you got a DVD recorder?

curlylox

Thanks for all the replies.

I don't have a DVD recorder.

I have 33 home video's that I want to transfer so handing them in to have them done professionally is not really an option.

Can you buy a machine that takes video's and dvd's that could do it?

I would prefer not to have to connect it to my pc at all!! There are so many wires and cables coming out of my pc for printer/fax/router/camera etc etc.

I was hoping for a nice easy solution.

JAG

curlylox wrote: »

videos are so bulky and I am hoping there is a way and then I can get rid of all the videos.

If the videos are important to you then I wouldn't get rid of them once you have put them onto DVD.

Make sure you use high quality DVD-R media or you will probably end up with discs that become unreadable within a year. You may think you are saving a few pennies getting cheap media but the dye will fail and you wil be left with a coaster. And if you have got rid of your original videos then the they will be lost forever.

cit_k

Just bought one of these from ebay

toshiba vcr/dvd/hdd recorder

It will do home videos on normal vhs tapes fine, but it will not copy any copy-protected commercial tapes (which is a bit of a bummer as I have a huge VHS collection that is ageing fast and I want to back them up, going to have to use seperates for that)

You can copy them to the hard drive first, and edit them to remove and unwanted bits before burning also.