VHS to DVD to Pc to edit?

[Balliol]

I am sure that this question has been asked many times so please bear with me.

I have some VHS tapes that I would like to convert to DVD. My equipment is as follows:
Obviously a TV.
A VHS player.
A Cambridge Audio DVD55RWi DVD recorder.
A Vivanco SBX 94 SE AV Control 3 which allows one to connect a TV, DVD player recorder and VHS player together using scart cables although I have to say that I have not done that yet.

Questions:
If I play the VHS tapes using the VHS player connected to the TV will I be able to record them onto a DVD using the Cambridge Audio DVD55RWi DVD recorder?
Can I then use the PC to edit those DVDs?

If I am able to do the above what editing software should I buy?

The above may be total rubbish and if it is what method should I use to and what equipment and software do I need to convert my VHS tapes into DVDs and edit them?

[Bjs]

The problem may well come down to old faithfull ... macrovision , depending on the tapes , and if the cambridge audio dvd55rwi dvd recorder can bypass it .

If you are using non-commercial vhs , then there is no problem .

Should this be so , you may want to invest in a device called "video stabilizer" , which should knock the problem on its head .

The other way would be to record to the pc , depending on the os and speed ... and room on the hd required using either a pci or usb2 capture device .

Some device's detect macrovision from the source and prevent the user from recording ... the unit's I use dont have such problem .

Avermedia supply very good equipment at a decent price that anyone can afford , and the quality is well above par if not the best , compared to other device's from other companies .

I personally own several devices from the company , and have never had any issue's with reinstall's after reinstalling os , system freeze's , or any of the many other issue's capture device owner's have reported from other device's .

Just be aware of those "MCE" unit's ... stay clear of them .

By recording to the pc , you have the ability to set quality control's , and edit (audio conversion , subtitle input , menu's) ... without media issues that can appear at anytime .

[Balliol]

Right, I have cracked it and managed to create a DVD from a VHS tape and I checked it by playing it on the TV. However, when I tried to play it on my PC to start to learn how to edit it the DVD would not run. Can anyone point me in the direction of what I need to do?

[MackemX]

did you finalise the DVD in the recorder?

if you did, does the PC recognise the fact there are files on the DVD when you browse the DVD?

[Balliol]

The DVD recorder only takes DVD + R discs and I wonder if that is anything to do with it. I'm pretty certain that I did finalise the DVD. I tried one of those film DVDs that are given away with newspapers and that worked so I will have another go at recording a DVD tomorow.

[jmkeuning]

Copy the contents of the DVD to your pc. Use vob2mpeg to create an mpeg of the DVD. Then use Womble mpeg-vcr to edit the mpeg.

That's what I would do!