Comments on: Transferring VHS to Computer

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 02:45:24 +0000

I am going to get the wire I need to transfer my cassette tapes to computer and then on to CD ‘s and follow your video that made it look easy! Now I am wondering how to convert my VCR tapes to DVD’s but I prob would need a DVD burner and all I have is a cd burner on my computer unless you just by DVD disks and can record from computer to DVD disk? Not sure I have the right computer for that?
So I read the above instructions to get the tape onto the computer then how do you get it onto a DVD disk?

By: Dancer

Dancer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:51:20 +0000

In past I have used several free-b video programs, but as here, tose ays are long gone. However, some many moons back after trial and error from one program and another ( not free ) I settled on ROXIO media program. I have a couple VHS machines, BETA machines ( betas I alwlays thought of thr tape machines was the better of all )and Ihave an older sterio cassette deck Realistic ( adio Shack earlyname ) I built a basic manual switch ( Gadget Box) RCA, and MINI jacks. That gadget box has one lead rom each means, AUDIO ad VIDEO into the computer. I used a mini chlds lunch box from a doscount store for the box ( under a dollar) lamd boxes same ize about $20.00 + dollars. The RCA, mini females and male connecrors cm from radi Shack, The “Y” and cables needed came from th same discount store. pennies on the dollar as opposed to radio Shack or like. Drilld holes as and where needed I have about $12.00 in the box. The perifial machines plug into the box, and using one at a time the computer sees only the one in use All that was needed was some planning, fitting, desighn nd wireing skills and solder and fifteen watt pencil soldering iron. Comperable box simular to what I created was about seventy five dollars.
Bring on the convsions.
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By: Randy Bowers

Randy Bowers — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:01:08 +0000

I agree with Russ about adequate instructions for non-computer guru. The problem I had with EasyCap was it would not recognize the VHS player to transfer a VHS tape to the computer. I’m reasonably well informed on this kind of transfer and I have a laptop that is less than a year old so it should not be a problem. I thought at first maybe it was the VHS player so I went out and bought another one to get this done and it doesn’t recognize this VHS player either. I’ve been all over the net trying to figure out the problem but so far no luck. Very Unhappy in Roscommon.

By: Russ Smith

Russ Smith — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:39:42 +0000

An interesting article. You sold a device to do exactly what you wrote about, i.e. transferring VHS to your computer and then to DVD. It was It was EasyCap and I bought one. The problem is/was that a home VHS tape transfers as a (approximate) size of about 16Gigs, too big for a DVD. Also, your EasyCap comes with no instructions on how to edit the 16Gig transfer,to eliminate some of the data to achive DVD size files. I have seen that other items I have purchased do not come with adequate instructions for the non-computer guru. A definite dis-incentive for future purchases.