Converting VHS to Digital?
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Topic: Converting VHS to Digital?
Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Subject: Converting VHS to Digital?
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 8:40pm
| Hey, me and my friends love taping things with a camcorder. Is it possible to convert this VHS to digital so we can have them on the computer? What do you need to do this? Thanks. |
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 8:43pm
| You can buy a "bridge" where you plug the cables (white, yellow, red) into that, which goes into your computer, then converts it to digital. They can be a bit pricey. If you have a digital camcorder, or a friend with one, you can convert it straight from camera-computer. |
Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 8:48pm
| Well all we gots is a vhs recorder. Whats the cheapest way of doing this? |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 8:51pm
| I don't know if there is a cheap way to do that... |
Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 8:53pm
| darn, well, what is the cheapest way of doing it. |
Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 9:20pm
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You can get an adequate video capture card for around $50, or less. I've also seen some USB interfaces for video capture. Just connect your VCR or camcorder to the video capture card/box via RCA connector, install the software, and you are ready to go. Very simple, and not too expensive, if you don't need really high quality. |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 9:29pm
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Hehe i have a $300 firewire ADC box from Canopus. It does a fantastic job. Of course you want something cheap. ------------- 
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Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 9:30pm
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Nah, I dont really need anything high quality. What cheap video capture card might you recommend? ^yea, i aint quite handlin that kind of dough....
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Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 10:31pm
| bump, anyone? |
Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 11:40pm
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Any cheap card that can can handle stereo audio should be fine. I haven't had a capture card in awhile, so I can't really recommend one. |
Posted By: PaintMonkey
Date Posted: 28 August 2004 at 11:59pm
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if you can get your hands on a digital camcorder you can do it with ease. VHS to mini-DV or digital 8, from there to the computer via DV cable. If you can borrow someones it could potentially be free.
Problem is you'll lose some quality...but if your recording onto VHS is not really a big deal. The worst is going from something broadcast quality like mini-DV to VHS...just kills it in my opinion. ------------- When a Monkey runs out of paint, he throws FECES! |
Posted By: Play Maker27
Date Posted: 29 August 2004 at 10:21pm
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i think he's right... or just buy one that cna plug into the comp. ------------- Tippmann A-5 -E-Grip -Unimount -32* Remote -Blade Trigger -Redz Harness -Flatline Barrel -Palmers Stabalizer Fund: 117/680 |
choopie911 wrote:Posted By: Katarn
Date Posted: 30 August 2004 at 1:55am
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Ati TV Tuner card, you can get them at any best buy or compusa, usually under $40. ------------- Organization is for people who are too lazy to look for things. ;-) |
Posted By: nouseforaname
Date Posted: 30 August 2004 at 10:31am
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ha being a TV/Film major I should know this ...
I bought a little analogue -> digital converter that I picked up from best buy for around 50 bucks ... the actual name of the product escapes me but its made by dazzel fusion and it works great ... If I find a link to it Ill post it for you ------------- http://tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=139343&PN=1 - My Sick A4 Fly 
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Posted By: WUNgUN
Date Posted: 30 August 2004 at 11:47am
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Ahh, doesn't Enos do something like this for a living? ------------- [IMG]http://hometown.aol.com/hlwrangler/myhomepage/revised5_copy.jpg"> ""...the Marines we have there now could crush the city and be done with business in four days."--LtGen Conway on Fallujah |
Posted By: RollnROCK89i
Date Posted: 30 August 2004 at 12:03pm
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is this what I should get? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3761&item=5119278462&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3 761&item=5119278462&rd=1 If so, does this include all thats needed to do this? also, where does this card go? It doesnt use the same slot a video card uses, right? |