How do I convert vhs to dvd?

Annie1960

Is there a way to convert a vhs tape to dvd, memory stick or something more modern?

marleyboy

You would have to convert the format from AVI to MPEG. This will be extremely time consuming if copying from a VHS tape. This guide may help you..

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-convert-avi-to-dvd-format/

[Deleted User]

Do you still have a VHS player? If you don't, something like this might be your solution - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Funai-DBVR-6730-Head-NICAM-COMBI/dp/B0007LFRVY/

If you've got a VHS player you'll need something to connect it to a PC and then turn it from analogue to a digital format (e.g. AVI/MPEG). Frankly, creating the DVD is the easy bit - getting it into a digital format is the challenge.

almillar

If you just want VHS to DVD, and you've lots of tapes, it might be worth investing in a DVD and VHS recorder. Once onto DVD, you can sell the recorder again, and backup the DVDs onto your computer.
I'm sure you can do a lot better than this on eBay:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-DVR18-Recorder-Combi-Freeview/dp/B0012YZF8U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1471003925&sr=8-8&keywords=dvd+vhs

pogofish

You could look at some of the near 300 threads on the subject already in this forum:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search.php?searchid=168531830

We really need a sticky for this!

Annie1960

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Do you still have a VHS player? If you don't, something like this might be your solution - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Funai-DBVR-6730-Head-NICAM-COMBI/dp/B0007LFRVY/

If you've got a VHS player you'll need something to connect it to a PC and then turn it from analogue to a digital format (e.g. AVI/MPEG). Frankly, creating the DVD is the easy bit - getting it into a digital format is the challenge.

I still have my vhs player. I also have a PC windows 10 and Mac book air.

The bit I'm stuck with is what else do I need?

Annie1960

pogofish wrote: »

You could look at some of the near 300 threads on the subject already in this forum:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search.php?searchid=168531830

We really need a sticky for this!

Sticky would be a great idea.

Your link said 'sorry no matches'.

googler

Annie1960 wrote: »

I still have my vhs player. I also have a PC windows 20 and Mac book air.

The bit I'm stuck with is what else do I need?

If you just want the VHS on DVD, without editing it, then there are a raft of analogue DVD recorders on eBay for a pocket of loose change. Since these have analogue tuners, they're useless for recording off-air since digital switch-over, and are essentially being marketed to folks like you.

Connect output from your existing VHS player (SCART?) to input on newly-purchased DVD recorder (SCART?) and press Play on VHS, Record on DVD. Three hours later, press Stop, or leave everything running for VHS and DVD to switch off at end of tape/DVD themselves.

If you want to edit your VHS before committing to DVD, then see if you can get one of the Panasonic all-in-one VHS/HDD/DVD machines. Used examples only, now, but these are the absolute mutt's nuts in terms of a one-box solution. The editing facilities are ideal for making up DVDs derived from sections of a VHS or multiple VHS tapes. Transfer VHS to HDD, edit, burn to DVD.

With any of these solutions, you can still take the finished DVD, rip it onto your PC, and do more editing there if desired

Chrishazle

A Panasonic DMR-EZ48V does exactly what you want - it had both VHS and DVD players built in, as well as a DVB/Freeview receiver, plus it automatically upscales your VHS or DVD to better quality. I've had one for some years and have copied a number of VHS tapes onto DVD with it, it's time consuming as it copies in real time (i.e. a 2 hour VHS tape takes 2 hours to copy to DVD).

There's quite a few on Ebay!

Annie1960

googler wrote: »

If you just want the VHS on DVD, without editing it, then there are a raft of analogue DVD recorders on eBay for a pocket of loose change. Since these have analogue tuners, they're useless for recording off-air since digital switch-over, and are essentially being marketed to folks like you.

Connect output from your existing VHS player (SCART?) to input on newly-purchased DVD recorder (SCART?) and press Play on VHS, Record on DVD. Three hours later, press Stop, or leave everything running for VHS and DVD to switch off at end of tape/DVD themselves.

If you want to edit your VHS before committing to DVD, then see if you can get one of the Panasonic all-in-one VHS/HDD/DVD machines. Used examples only, now, but these are the absolute mutt's nuts in terms of a one-box solution. The editing facilities are ideal for making up DVDs derived from sections of a VHS or multiple VHS tapes. Transfer VHS to HDD, edit, burn to DVD.

With any of these solutions, you can still take the finished DVD, rip it onto your PC, and do more editing there if desired

Thanks, I'll look into these. I don't think I need to edit, and presumably I could fast-forward the dvd when I'm watching it if I wanted to?

Annie1960

Chrishazle wrote: »

A Panasonic DMR-EZ48V does exactly what you want - it had both VHS and DVD players built in, as well as a DVB/Freeview receiver, plus it automatically upscales your VHS or DVD to better quality. I've had one for some years and have copied a number of VHS tapes onto DVD with it, it's time consuming as it copies in real time (i.e. a 2 hour VHS tape takes 2 hours to copy to DVD).

There's quite a few on Ebay!

Thanks. There is only one VHS I want to keep so this may be expensive, but I'll look into this.