How do I transfer a 10-minute VCR tape to a DVD disc? What equipment and/or software do I need? Since this is a one-time project, is there an easier way to do it? Also, how do I include it in a website? I have MS Office with Frontpage. Any advice along these lines would be greatly appreciated.
Easiest way : get somebody to do it for you. Companies out there advertise that can do this. You can probably get it done for under $100... maybe even under $50. 2nd Easiest way : get a VCR/DVD recorder combo that dubs from VCR to DVD-R's. That could run you a couple hundred bucks and more for one of those. Typical Nerd That Has Nothing Better to Do Way : Get some pass through device that can take video from input device (like tv, vc, etc.) and dump it on your hard drive (like a video card with video in and out or something like a Canopus ADVC50). Get software that can convert the video to dvd format and burn it onto a dvd using a dvd burner. <--- myriad of ways to do this. If you want to edit the video before writing to DVD, then you've just made things slightly more complicated.
Thanks DoD. What companies do you recommend? What VCR/DVD recorder combo (for a novice) that dubs from VCR to DVD-R's do you recommend?
I saw one from Pioneer a little while back that looked nice(as far as specs go)...and I have never had problems from Pioneer consumer electronics... IIRC...the price was a little over 200....maybe 225....since I do it manually anyway, and cant afford another piece of electronics(my wife is ready to kill me over the amount of electronics I have)....I didnt really notate the specifics...but if you find something and you wnt a opinion on it...hit me... this way will certanly be easier than the way I do it...but it is a lot less flexible.
I have a computer that is setup to do it two different ways: 1) video out from VCR into coax in on my computer's TV card... Tuner card software captures... author and burn to DVD 2) video out from vcr composite a/v jacks into digital camcorder... through digital camcorder (which acts as an A-to-D converter) ... out camcorder firewire into computer's firewire card... Adobe premiere captures... author and burn to DVD all it takes is time - something that I have less and less of as each day goes by. -- droxford
Rockets2K and droxford -- thanks for the equipment solutions. I shall go to the electronics stores today to look. If I go with an equipment solution, then I can put holiday videos on the family website. LegendZ3 -- I've never used EBay. I looks like your solution, like Dr of Dunk's, would be the most cost effective. I just need to figure out how to do EBuy....er, EBay...or find a company that does it in San Antonio, Houston or Austin. Thanks to all.
