transfer from VHS in DVD

[Alan Smith]

Your options to transfer a VHS to DVD are limited and all of them require you have additional hardware.

Option 1: Connect your VCR to a DVD recorder and slam record the tape to DVD. This is the easiest and less time consuming method if you have access to a DVD burner. I purchased a DVD player/burner from Best Buy for about $60 (Samsung open box). It has been a wonderful find.

Option 2: You will need to purchase a device that will allow you to capture an Analog format (VHS) to digital. There are several options, but one I would recommend is the Canopus ADVC110 (price is around $230). It will allow you to connect your VCR to your computer and capture the footage in FCP. You have the option to then edit the video and output a final video to DVD via DVDSP.

I’m sure there are other viable options out there, but these are methods that I have used and have received good results.

Alan

Alan Smith
Media317

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[Neal Carter]

I do agree with Alan on the DVD Recorder point. In fact, I think if you have several VHS tapes at home it is a wise purchase so you can begin archiving old tapes on to DVD media. In my experience, Samsung has some of the best (here is an example: https://reviews.cnet.com/dvd-recorders/samsung-dvd-r135/4505-9141_7-31778396.html)

If you are editing on Final Cut, there is a decent chance you have a camcorder with firewire/usb as well. You can always record your VHS onto the media in your camcorder and then digitize it into FCP and then use iDVD to make your DVD. Or, some camcorders have an analog to digital converter built in. You can playback your VHS into Final Cut by connecting VCR -> Camcorder -> Computer. If you do this, you must make sure that you set your capture settings to “Non-Controllable Device.”

N Carter
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