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Best way to convert old VHS to digital

Thanks for all the info guys (and the jokes ha ha) grabbed a tuner card with some software, and going to give it a run this week.

photoball king, thanks, may contact you some time. Cheers all.

You are on fire man....No, I cannot back up an average of 100, or even 99.94.

I guess you have been helpful, I got a few good laughs this arvo..

Who said I missed opportunities....talk about derailing a thread comedy man!

I liked the hot tub comment though ha ha, is this payback for all the Fishwyck jokes?

Yeah billo as there is some old footage that needs to be taken out.
Also there are around 10 home videos of the kids over the years, all in random order wherever I had space on a tape. Major project I know, but hey, I am hoping it will be appreciated in years to come (like 21sts) ha ha.

Thanks Isaac, but at 25 bucks a tape or so it will be too pricey for 30+ tapes that need converting.

If it was just a couple I would probably go for it.

cheers Detroit.

ha ha TR, that's what I thought.
No using paying people to do it, I would have about 30 tapes with 2 - 3 games on each. Would cost a fortune! Cheers for the link though mate.

Are you talking hoops or porn now TR? ; )

anon, I was looking at going the vhs/dvd recorder, but I believe I would not be able to take out any adverts etc, is this true?

RG, have just been investigating the tv card option, possibly Leadtek vc100 video editor. Looks like it isn't too hard to work with my lack of know how...

Thanks guys.

Editing is required, as some tapes have ads in them, and I also need to put some of the home videos into some sort of chronological order.

I have a TV card in my laptop. I tune it to an old VCR and record the tape contents onto the PC. I then use editing software (Nero 10 in my case) to make any changes, add titles, etc. I then burn to a DVD. The quality is not too bad.

If you could buy or borrow a TV USB dongle (cost around $80), you should be able to do the same thing. The editing part is really just a bonus. Any burning s/w should then be ok. The only hassle you might have is the video format (compression and/or container type) that the TV software uses. Not all software recognises all formats.

some easy options are:

Convert to DVD intitially by just copying. Then you purchase some simple ripping software that will transfer it to MP4 for instance.

Wondershare have several programs that cost roughly $40.

LOL TR..
Should have expected that one...

Old videos of the kid's birthdays from 10 years ago, plus an extensive collection of NBA from '86 onwards.

Maybe some of the MJ games are almost in that category ha ha. So can you help TR, or are you just here for the comedy hour? : )

Adelaide has faired fairly well in a poll of the 12 NBL team CEO's

Smyth regarded as best offensive coach
Breheny the best assistant coach
Farley the best shooting guard and the player more would pay to see play.
Maher is still Mr Clutch.
He also polled as the 2nd best pure shooter.
The sixers are the 2nd team the CEO's most like to watch behind Melbourne.

Brisbane voted most likely Minor Premiers but Melbourne expected to take out the championship.

Thought it was interesting that the only question of 25 that The Kings came out on top of was which team would decline with 8 out of 12 picking Sydney.

As much as I dislike the man, I wouldnt want to underestimate Brian just yet.