N00b help

[Djibrilliant]

Hi guys,
I am just getting started in capturing and I want to back up some of my old VHS tapes onto the PC then eventually DVD.

I have tried all different guides and programs but have got varied results.

I am into a bit of compilation making with Sony Vegas aswell and most of the capture programs put them as a .avi and the .avi files dont work well with Vegas. So what is the best way for me to convert the captured files into other formarts to compress the size and keep the quality.

I am still learning some stuff so don't throw a whole lot of mumbo jumbo at me please.

Also with some of my captures I have faint lines going accross the videos. Why is this?

[Baldrick]

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