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Copy VHS tape onto a DVD or CD

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Is there a way that i can copy a VHS tape onto a CD to view through a DVD player. I know that it is not going to have DVD quality but as long as it is no worse than a VHS I am interested.
I was not sure if there was a way to hook up video card to television which has VHS connected and then copy contents to a CD.
 


<< This is all very general, but should get the point across nicely. >>



It is possible to do. What you're going to need to look into is something along the lines of a Pinnacle DV with inputs that allow you to hook your VCR into it and then you can transfer the video onto your computer. Once you get it onto the computer, you can use a burning program along the lines of EZ CD Creator Platinum or Nero to create VCDs which can be played in a compatible DVD player. Look into vcds more at www.vcdhelp.com. Sorry so basic, but I've been interested in it for a while, but I haven't exactly undertaken the whole process as I'm still playing around with Premiere 6 myself. I hope this helps somewhat.

-Mike
 
i've done this with a ati all-in-wonder radeon video card. it works quite well. makes huge files though, a cd doesnt hold that much.
 
A standard VCD is good for 1-1.25 hours of "Standard, White Book MPEG1".

In order for it to play in a standard DVD player (as a "VCD") it must be in a standardized format (and the DVD player has to be able to play VCDs).

There is a newer format called "Super VCD" that offers higher quality, but the higher quality makes a bigger file, so you only get ~45 minutes per sVCD, and many DVD players that'll do regular VCDs won't do Super VCDs.

The common VCD is MPEG1 at ~one megabit....somewhere close to VHS in quality on standard-sized TV/monitors (on large screens, the MPEG blocking is pretty noticable).

Roxio EZ CD Creator can take some flavors of MPEG (maybe AVI) and convert it to WhiteBook MPEG1 to burn a VCD.

I use Premier with Ligos or Digigami CODECs. I think Pinnacle can do VCDs (as mentioned above), most of the capture cards come with some flavor of edit and/or burn programs. Set your budget and head out shopping.

Good Luck

Scott
 
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