Hello All,
I wonder if anyone can help!!!
I am trying to copy old videos from a pal format VCR to my computer so that i can burn them to DVD.

My Video has just a scart lead on the back, to which i have connected a scart adapter, this then gives it four connections

1 [yellow composite video]
2 Red Audio
3 White Audio
4 S-Video in

My pc has a S-video and a yellow composite plug at the front, and also at the back.

I have tried connecting the VCR, to the PC by connecting it, S-video to S-video, and composite to composite, and configured the source each time in the software WinDVD
But I can't capture it, nothing comes on the screen at all.
I have also tried Nero, and WMM and still no joy!
Nero does say no device found.

I can connect an old 8mm video to the front composite plug and it works ok and plays in the capture window.

When i configure the source in the software it sees the, Asus Capture Card ok, but for some reason it won't recognise the VCR player. I have tried another VCR but still no joy. After several hours, hmm all day nearly i'm now getting fed up, maybe i'm missing the obvious. all help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Are you sure connection 4 S-Video in on the back of your VCR is S-Video in? If it is, then it won't work as you need S-Video out going to S-Video in on your computer. But is your VCR a VHS model or Super VHS model? If it is only VHS then there is no point using S-Video because the improved picture benefits won't be there in the first instance. Is 1 [yellow composite video]
an in or out connection?, it needs to be an out connection to take the composite picture signal out from the back of the VCR to the composite in socket on the computer.

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