Transferring & copying VHS & DVD

[uncleB]

Dear Friends,

Here’s the long and the short of it. I want to be able to transfer some older family VHS & 8mm tapes to DVD. I also want to be able to copy some DVD movies to DVD. I gather from questions that I’ve asked that the best way to do that is to copy these mediums to my Hard Drive and then transfer them to a DVD disk. What I believe I need (and you can help me with this) is a DVD +- Burner, something that will enable me to connect my VCR to my computer, and software that will enable me to edit & enhance my VHS tapes and in some cases compress my DVD’s so they will fit on a regular DVD disk without loosing quality (and if you have suggestions on which disks work best, that too). I’m a poor working stiff so I want the highest quality for the lowest price. If you guys (and girls) have some ideas, some names, and or some prices (and maybe where to purchase) I’d really appreciate them. How to’s will help as well. Whatever you can give me I’ll take. If it helps, looking at my systems properties it says that I have a AMD Anthlon™ XP 1800+ (processor), 256 megs of RAM, I use Windows 98SE, and have about 33 gigs (of 60 gig) available on my Hard Drive, a 3D fx Voodoo Banshee Display Driver, and I don’t know what else. Anyone who has equipment similar to mine and has had success at doing the things I want to do please advise me as to what you used. Anything you can tell me will be appreciated. Thanks in advance you guys (and gals) have been most helpful in the past.

Thanks & God Bless
Uncle Bob

[sacajaweeda]

Behold! Somebody actually posted some guides for you just to the left!

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(read read read read read read and read some more)

[WuphonsReach]

Read the guides on the left... but your hardware is marginal:

Windows 98SE / FAT32 cannot handle files larger then 2Gb... that's strike one (and it will cause you problems unless you cap at a low resolution).

33Gb is not a lot of space when it comes to video editing... DV is 13.5Gb/hr and MJPEG Q19 is 10Gb/hr. If you're doing editing, multiply by 3x or 4x.