Converting VHS tapes to digital directly to PC

[rootman]

Has anyone succeded in converting VHS tapes to digital files by direct connection of the tape player to the PC?

 

Thanks.

 

 

I forgot to add "using Creator 10"

[bimicher]

Has anyone succeded in converting VHS tapes to digital files by direct connection of the tape player to the PC?

 

Thanks.

 

 

I don't understand what you mean by "direct connection"? Obviously you need some sort of capture device between the tape player and your PC. I have used my DV camcorder as the between device and have had no problems capturing. There are numerous devices on the market that can be used to do the capturing.

 

This site has lots of useful information

[rootman]

Has anyone succeded in converting VHS tapes to digital files by direct connection of the tape player to the PC?

 

Thanks.

 

 

I forgot to add "using Creator 10"

 

 

Thnak for the quick reply... What I mean is hooking the tape directly to the PC (e.g. S video cable or USB) instead of using a digital camcorder as a go-between.

[rootman]

I don't understand what you mean by "direct connection"? Obviously you need some sort of capture device between the tape player and your PC. I have used my DV camcorder as the between device and have had no problems capturing. There are numerous devices on the market that can be used to do the capturing.

 

This site has lots of useful information

 

Thanks for the quick reply... What I mean is converting a VHS tape to digital format by directly connecting the tape player to the PC without using a camcorder as in itermediary.

[sknis]

Thnak for the quick reply... What I mean is hooking the tape directly to the PC (e.g. S video cable or USB) instead of using a digital camcorder as a go-between.

Read the information provided.

 

Your VHS puts out an analog signal and you computer takes only a digital signal. There are a lot of devices that will do the conversion for you. Some video capture cards from about $50 will do capture; there are some A/D converters that use a USB interface with your computer. Pinnacle makes a series of these from DVC 90 and higher. These will work in V9 so they should work in V10.

[karri]

Has anyone succeded in converting VHS tapes to digital files by direct connection of the tape player to the PC?

 

Thanks.

 

 

I forgot to add "using Creator 10"

 

 

Hi,

 

I hooked up my VCR to my computer and use Roxio EMC 9 Deluxe to capture with no intermediary device. It's not V.10 but thought I would let you know anyway. I think maybe the programmers would not remove such convenient functionality when writing the next version up? Also, before I purchased Roxio EMC, I played with the trial versions of a bunch of other consumer-level video editing programs and I was able to capture my old VHS tapes this same way with all of them except Adobe. So, it may be do-able for you, too.

 

I hope this helps,

 

~karri

[sknis]

Hi,

 

I hooked up my VCR to my computer and use Roxio EMC 9 Deluxe to capture with no intermediary device. It's not V.10 but thought I would let you know anyway. I think maybe the programmers would not remove such convenient functionality when writing the next version up? Also, before I purchased Roxio EMC, I played with the trial versions of a bunch of other consumer-level video editing programs and I was able to capture my old VHS tapes this same way with all of them except Adobe. So, it may be do-able for you, too.

 

I hope this helps,

 

~karri

karri, I think that you have a video card or A/D converter that does the A/D conversion without you realizing it. No way a computer without one will do the conversion. I believe that goes along with the MCE. According to the literature you have a Hauppauge video card; several of them are capable of video capture.

 

If the OP has a card that does work, then that person won't need another A/D converter. Without the OP giving us more information, the replies stand. See the link to supported capture devices.

[karri]

karri, I think that you have a video card or A/D converter that does the A/D conversion without you realizing it. No way a computer without one will do the conversion. I believe that goes along with the MCE. Do you plug the VCR into the front of your computer?

 

 

Hi sknis,

 

I am not technically savvy, so bear with me. Yes it is a Hauppauge. The cable I used is the one with the red, yellow, and white connectors on each end.

 

I plug the VCR into the back of the computer, but from the way the computer is laid out, it seems I could plug it into the front as well.

 

Thanks

 

ETA: If anyone is interested, the precise card is Hauppauge WinTV PVR (Personal Video Recorder) PCI II.

[REDWAGON]

Has anyone succeded in converting VHS tapes to digital files by direct connection of the tape player to the PC?

 

Thanks.

 

 

I forgot to add "using Creator 10"

 

Did you purchase EMC 10 and get the version that comes with a Dazzle 100 unit ? If so, you can use that as the device to capture your VHS tapes from you VCR. That's assuming of course that you have a dedicated Video card and the cables that have the three (red, white (audio) and yellow (video)) on one end and a mini- plug on the other end to insert into your "Line-In" port on the video card.

 

Frank...

[bimicher]

Hi sknis,

 

I am not technically savvy, so bear with me. Yes it is a Hauppauge. The cable I used is the one with the red, yellow, and white connectors on each end.

 

I plug the VCR into the back of the computer, but from the way the computer is laid out, it seems I could plug it into the front as well.

 

Thanks

 

ETA: If anyone is interested, the precise card is Hauppauge WinTV PVR (Personal Video Recorder) PCI II.

 

Your Hauppage is the intermediary device

[karri]

Your Hauppage is the intermediary device

 

 

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