[suestasz]

I am very unexperienced. My dh bought creator 8 for me so I could transfer home vcr movies to a dvd. Basic question is how to connect vcr to computer. I have the three jacks in front of computer ( yellow, red, white). Would appreciate your help.
Sue

[sknis]

Sorry you are not giving us enough information. What kind of VCR tapes? What kind of computer (at least the Manufacturer and Model). What operating system --XP (what) - Media Edition, Home. Pro) Service pack 2?

suestasz, on Jun 29 2006, 07:23 AM, said:

I am very unexperienced. My dh bought creator 8 for me so I could transfer home vcr movies to a dvd. Basic question is how to connect vcr to computer. I have the three jacks in front of computer ( yellow, red, white). Would appreciate your help.
Sue

[suestasz]

sknis, on Jun 29 2006, 04:29 AM, said:

Sorry you are not giving us enough information. What kind of VCR tapes? What kind of computer (at least the Manufacturer and Model). What operating system --XP (what) - Media Edition, Home. Pro) Service pack 2?

I have a sony vaio pcv-rs430g, windows xp home service pack 2. VCR tapes the standard and the smaller ones that fit into a cassett before viewing in a vcr.
Sue

[sknis]

suestasz, on Jun 29 2006, 10:43 AM, said:

I have a Sony vaio pcv-rs430g, windows xp home service pack 2. VCR tapes the standard and the smaller ones that fit into a cassett before viewing in a vcr.
Sue

Looks like that computer does have a built in analog to digital converter with Giga PocketTM Personal Video Recorder
Since you can use that computer to capture TV, you should be able to use it to caputure the VCR using the same instructions (for capturing from TV)/ Typically the yellw port is video and the other two are the audio channels. Match them up with the output ports on your VCR.

Once you capture the videos to your computer, then you can bring them into VideoWave to edit them. Keep the captured videos rather short - say 20 minutes or so to help prevent audio/visual sync problems.

This post has been edited by sknis: 29 June 2006 - 08:48 AM

[ggrussell]

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You may need to buy a Analog to Digital converter

That is what the Gigapocket device does.

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I have the three jacks in front of computer ( yellow, red, white)

Just connect the VCR to teh computer like hooking up two VCRs together. You will need to use the software that came preinstalled to record. As sknis stated once recorded, then those files can be used in EMC8.

[sknis]

[quote name='ggrussell' date='Jun 29 2006, 11:45 AM' post='35527'] That is what the Gigapocket device does.

Thanks I edited the post. I started an earlier version and forgot to delete it.

[ggrussell]

lol

[grandpabruce]

suestasz, on Jun 29 2006, 07:23 AM, said:

I am very unexperienced. My dh bought creator 8 for me so I could transfer home vcr movies to a dvd. Basic question is how to connect vcr to computer. I have the three jacks in front of computer ( yellow, red, white). Would appreciate your help.
Sue

dh = designated hitter? A fan of the American League. I like that.

[REDWAGON]

Yeah, most of those "pansy" pitchers in the AL can't hit so they have one of those other DH guys do it for them. Although when they come over to play a team in the NL they have to hit anyway. Sorry Bruce, just a died in the wool National League fan Now If we could just get rid of those Twins and those Mariners, we would probably win a lot more games too !!!

Frank...

[grandpabruce]

redwagon713, on Jun 29 2006, 04:57 PM, said:

Yeah, most of those "pansy" pitchers in the AL can't hit so they have one of those other DH guys do it for them. Although when they come over to play a team in the NL they have to hit anyway. Sorry Bruce, just a died in the wool National League fan Now If we could just get rid of those Twins and those Mariners, we would probably win a lot more games too !!!

Frank...

LOL. You just need to get rid of the Mariners, so the Twins don't have to play them again.

[Patty]

grandpabruce, on Jun 29 2006, 03:08 PM, said:

LOL. You just need to get rid of the Mariners, so the Twins don't have to play them again.

Oh come on Bruce, stop picking on my team...........they had a slow start but they seem to be doing pretty well at the moment. Go Mariners...oops Go Twins too....how's that?

[grandpabruce]

Patty, on Jun 30 2006, 11:35 AM, said:

Oh come on Bruce, stop picking on my team...........they had a slow start but they seem to be doing pretty well at the moment. Go Mariners...oops Go Twins too....how's that?

LOL! I believe that the Mariners kicked on the Twins the last time they played. I know the Mariners are good.

[remichal]

suestasz, on Jun 29 2006, 04:23 AM, said:

I am very unexperienced. My dh bought creator 8 for me so I could transfer home vcr movies to a dvd. Basic question is how to connect vcr to computer. I have the three jacks in front of computer ( yellow, red, white). Would appreciate your help.
Sue

I bought a device by ADS Technologies called Instant DVD USB 2.0 at Circuit City. Cost about $100.
It comes with all the cables required to connect to the VCR auxilliary outputs for video, left audio and right audio. It plugs into a USB 2.0 port in the front of my computer and requires a power source. Also comes with a software package to capture the signal and convert it to several digital formats. Very easy to use and it can be unplugged and stashed out of the way when not being used.

[grandpabruce]

remichal, on Jul 4 2006, 04:32 PM, said:

I bought a device by ADS Technologies called Instant DVD USB 2.0 at Circuit City. Cost about $100.
It comes with all the cables required to connect to the VCR auxilliary outputs for video, left audio and right audio. It plugs into a USB 2.0 port in the front of my computer and requires a power source. Also comes with a software package to capture the signal and convert it to several digital formats. Very easy to use and it can be unplugged and stashed out of the way when not being used.

What formats does it let you capture as? I would be interested in how well it works.

[pamelajhall]

ggrussell, on Jun 29 2006, 08:45 AM, said:

That is what the Gigapocket device does.

Just connect the VCR to teh computer like hooking up two VCRs together. You will need to use the software that came preinstalled to record. As sknis stated once recorded, then those files can be used in EMC8.

I got a Dazzle with my 8 Suite. Is that what it is for?

[tbrewst]

Yes,the Dazzle is for capturing.Different people have had varying results trying to use it though.Some get it to work,some don't.

[pamelajhall]

pamelajhall, on Aug 12 2006, 06:49 AM, said:

I got a Dazzle with my 8 Suite. Is that what it is for?

Ok, I get them hooked up and then how do I get it to the computer and on a DVD? I just paid Walmart $40 to put 3 of my grandsons ballgames on a DVD from a VCR tape.