Capturing from the VCR

[jnick]

I tried to capture from the VCR today.

I found that our VCR only has ONE output. There fore anytime I want to capture I have to remove the A/V cables from the Tv to VCR and replace it from My computer to the VCR. Is there any type ofsplitter, or gadget that I can get to eliminate this poroblem, but only have one output work at a time, meaning everytime I watch a VHS it won't come out of my speakers?

Any help is appreciated.

Jnick

[Nick Burns]

Usually, these are called A/B switches (switching between two inputs or outputs). Radio Shack will be able to help you out and they are relatively cheap.

Personnally, I have a 4-way switcher, changing between 2 VCRs and a DVD player.

[jnick]

Thanks! Got it working, but now . . .

If I try to capture through the VCR with either Ul;ead 6 or Roxio 6, I get an error.

Ulead says that it couldn't create the project graph and roxio says it's not connected correctly, but if I use windows movie maker 2, it works . . .

Do any of you's know why this will happen? I don't really like WMM2 becuase the quality is kind of crappy, and it's a wmv file.

Any suggestion are appreciated.

Jnick

[npaulie2000]

Check your capture settings and experiment with those settings in whatever program used for capture. Try another program to aid in capture. Capturing is always a learning process. Good luck

[ruteger]

WINDVR - tha absolute best program i found to work with my winfast tv2000Xp deluxe capture card ...i had the graph problems etc etc , just depends if u want to capture to .AVI or .MPG , its all wide open , and yes is mostly a sharp learning curve , from what i know .AVI is best if u want to add effects and titles change music etc etc and mpeg is best if u just want to cut some stuff out and author it ....but with .WMV and .AVI it can be converted and the crappiness is possibly from the settings , so welcome to the wonderful world of video editing and get toolin'
let us know how u go

[non-linear]

I think your best bet is to get a distribution amplifier. Most electronic stores carry these, and they're relatively cheap (under $50 in most cases). They take one input and can split it into 2, 3, 4 or more outputs, while retaining the quality. I have a Radio Shack brand D/A that can split a regular RCA signal to 3 different sources (even though I only use 2), and it works great.