Posted by John Hanley on 08/05/07 17:57

Good and detailed advice can be had at:

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/

http://forum.videohelp.com/

In my particular case, I bought a VCR-DVD recorder combo set at Wal-Mart:
MAGNAVOX MWR20V6; this was partly because I do not have a VCR (my tapes all
date back from 10 years ago). I dub a VHS tape (or segment therof) to a
blank DVD; then I copy the DVD contents to my computer hard drive. Then I
convert the original .vob files from the dubbed DVD to compressed .avi using
VirtualDub for MPEG-2. Then I import/process/edit the video with Windows
Movie Maker and eventually make a new DVD with Windows DVD Maker. I found
there were numerous little things you have to take care of to get a good
final product; those web sites I mentioned helped a lot. Good luck and have
fun!



<mail3277198@gorillaswithdirtyarmpits.com> wrote in message
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>I was wondering how I can play a vhs and record it onto my computer,
> then burn the movie onto a dvd?
>
> I have a general idea, but I would appreciate the specifics from
> anyone who has done this. I am interested in the types of software
> needed, types of cords I need, and anything else I should know.
>
> I'm going to be transferring over some VHS movies I made back in
> college.
>
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