Converting VHS to DVD

[Juice Box]

Ok, so i have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150MCE card that i got OEM (the MCE doesnt come with any software) I want to now use it to convert my VHS tapes to MPEG2 that I can burn to a DVD.... the problem being that my MCE doesnt recognize the VHS player.... I currently dont have a cable service plugged into the card, and Media Center doesnt know what is going on with it.... is there any other software or anything I can use to record the incoming feed which I plugged in with composite cables from the VHS? LMK any ideas thanks

 

[Crusty]

http://forums.anandtech.com/ca...che=2715683&entercat=y

 

[aplefka]

Well, if nothing else, play the VHS on the tv, record it with a camcorder, and then put it on your computer via firewire.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: aplefka
Well, if nothing else, play the VHS on the tv, record it with a camcorder, and then put it on your computer via firewire.

That's a really ghetto way of doing it.

 

[yukichigai]

Okay, I don't know about the hardware exactly, but I've done a lot of this as far as software and encoding goes. PM me when you get to that stage if you want some help. I can give you several freeware options that work a lot better than what you probably have.

 

[shuan24]

well a tv tuner card is really worthless without the software, now isn't it?

 

[MrScott81]

http://www.doom9.org/capture/start.html

 

[nakedfrog]

VirtualDub?

 

[yukichigai]

Oh yeah, try a program called Virtual VCR. If you have WDM drivers for your capture hardware it should work.