can't find guide-vhs to dvd-what is needed hard and software

[patricksull]

time to back up vhs tapes. I want to use my dvd burner in my home pc. I have 2 yo gateway, very basic system. I can't seem to find what exactly I need as far as hardware and software. Please point in right direction.

[jimmalenko]

Hardware - analog capture card, or an analogue-to-digital device such as an ADVC-50, 55, 100 or 110. I've got an ADVC-100, but any analogue-capable capture card will do the job.

Software - capture software, encoding software, authoring software, burning software. You may find products will do the lot (Ulead, and a few others), but I prefer to use seperate "dedicated" programs for each step.

[snafu099]

If the vhs tapes are "home brew" then you do not need to worry about overcoming MV or other encryption

Bypassing Mv & other stuff is needed when backing up most commericial tapes or other medium

Check out the ADS product line. http://www.adstech.com
I have the InstantDvd 2.0 which is excelent for what you want to do.
I have not keeped up with competing devices as to price/value but will say this device gives excellent results. Working on 800+ vhs collection purchased from rental store and have done over 400

[patricksull]

ok.....capture software? Any suggestions? Do I need to encode if these are just home movies on vhs? I know how to backup dvd movies. I use dvd decrypter to rip, cce to encode and decrypter to burn. So, what steps need to be taken. Again, I can't seem to find a guide for vhs to dvd on a pc. The hardware information is very helpful! thanks

[lordsmurf]

Read: http://www.digitalfaq.com

[patricksull]

perfect!! thanks a lot