Posted by Sammy bin Snoozin on 11/12/07 17:47

"Unique" <akjskdfj@akjsfdsa.biz> wrote in message
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> Sammy bin Snoozin <SammyBinSnoozin@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote in
message:
> vfpZi.353$Y32.120@trnddc04,
>
> > I have a VHS tape (home movie -not commercial) that I would like
to
> > get into my computer as MP3 or some other common video format.
> >
> > I'm a beginner with digital video but know the basics of video,
audio,
> > PC, etc. I would appreciate hearing what others have done to
> > accomplish this with the least expense..
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Sam
>
> I've had better quality with stand-alone equipment; VHS player fed
into
> a DVD recorder and then copy it to the computer. But if you must go
> straight to the computer then you buy a PCI video capture card or
box
> that inputs through a USB port.

Thanks, good advice. I'll hook up a DVD recorder. Once I get it on
DVD, how would I upload it to a website or send by email? Are there
proprietary formats for DVD files to avoid?

Sam

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