Transfering video to DVD and tapes to CD

NinkyNonk_2

Can anyone recommend the best option for transfering old videos to DVD and tapes to CD?
Thank you

bengalknights

For videos to dvd if you have a VHS player just connect it to a capture card then create dvd in windows movie maker etc

lofielectronic

I used this when I wanted to archive all our old videos. It works pretty well and is easy to set up but it does take time to convert everything http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/video_prod/avc-2310/

Alternative is to buy sometihng like this, http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&biw=1600&bih=718&q=video+to+dvd+player&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=7619991624384243353&sa=X&ei=TXp4UNCHOOOp0QWI0IDgDw&ved=0CIkBEPMCMAA which

if I had to do it again, buying the video/dvd combo machine is probably the route I would take.

If its just a single tape their are online services and often high street stores, cobblers in particular for some reason, will convert tapes too.

somersethillbilly

For cassette tapes to CD try Audacity

googler

NinkyNonk wrote: »

Can anyone recommend the best option for transfering old videos to DVD and tapes to CD?
Thank you

How much do you want to spend on each exercise, and how particular are you about neatly editing the results?

What equipment do you have at the moment? Do you have a decent quality VHS player? Do you have a decent cassette tape deck?

Do you have a DVD recorder?

Having asked all that, you asked "What is the best...."


The best VHS to DVD solution in my view is one of the Panasonic VHS/HDD/DVD machines. You can copy VHS to the HDD unattended, and the machine will automatically recognise programme index points from the VHS (if they are present) and create separate programmes on the HDD from each.

You can edit the footage on the HDD then burn to DVD. The machine also works as an efficient Freeview recorder too.



The best Cassette to CD solution is a decent cassette deck partnered with an Alesis Masterlink ML9600, but the Alesis doesn't come cheap.

Rabey

I spent a while looking into how to do this and after struggling with a capture card I decide to buy a refurbished Philips DVDR630VR VHS/DVD combo from eBay for £80. This is the easiest way to go. You simply put your VHS tape and a blank DVD in the player, then press one button. Easy. It's taken me some time to work through 10 years of home videos but only because I can't resist watching them. Great memories, and now reassuring that they are protected now for my kids to watch when they are older.