VHS capture & conversion primer...again please.

[Valnar]

Hey everyone. Back in 2009 I bought a Canopus ADVC-110 on eBay and converted all my VHS tapes to video. I still have one of the best JVC VCR's. I think I used VirtualDub. Heck if I can remember how I cleaned up the video, but it was probably all within VDub. I don't even remember if I used that software for the DV transfer from the Canopus.

Anyway, despite my fading memory, I need to do it again. I re-bought a used Canopus ADVC-100 on eBay and want to transfer some friend's home VHS tapes to MP4/MKV files.

Is VirtualDub still a solid program for this? Anything else on the cheap that would do a better or easier job? This time around, as opposed to back then, I don't mind spending a little bit of money for a consumer product that'll make the A-->Z conversion a little easier and foolproof. I think I spent countless hours reading these forums using all the (free) tricks of the trade, but now I'd rather buy something that'll make it easier.

thanks.

[sum_guy]

I'd suggest going the freeware route, there's no need to buy software, capture and convert with Virtualdub2 available here. You can convert to a mp4 container with .h264

[Valnar]

I wasn't even aware there was a VirtualDub2. Newer than what I have. Thanks!