Hi
hope i have got the correct forum for this question..
i have a lot of video's with holiday footage on..i want to know how i can transfer them onto my pc to enable me to burn them to DVD.

im not sure what type of cable to get to connect the VCR to the pc.

i have a 1394 IEEE firewire port on the pc..but on the back of the VCR there is only a scart lead socket and the usual RF in and RF out sockets.

is it possible for me to do this ?

Thankyou.

Get a capture card(has RCAs on it) and dub it to your computer.

I dunno, that's what I'd try.

1. analog camera
dub the tape directly from the camcorder (to avoid generation quality loss) to the computer nle using the composite (for 8mm and vhs-c formats) or s-video lead (for hi-8 and s-vhs(c) formats)
2. digital camera
use the firewire connection to dub the video from your tapes (in the camera) to the computer nle
either way, dub directly from the source. if your source is the vcr, then get a scart to a/v and s-video adapter and follow the procedure for the analog camera (read your nle's help system)
3. (actually, 2.1.) dvd camera
rip the mini-dvd recorded by your camera on your computer's dvd-rom, using a software such as dvd-rip then edit it as you normally would
it might sound complicated now, but as soon as you start doing it, you'll find it's logical and easy. also read this site's faq thoroughly and you won't have to ask another question.



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