VHS to DVD - Best Practice

[mokkapoop]

Im sure by now most of you have converted those old VHS home movies over to DVD or a computer format of some sort. My time has come for this as well as over the weekend, my parents decided to show my fiance my old self.

Needless to say, we all want these converted to DVD from the VHS tapes. What is the best wya to go about this. Please post your input on:

* Hardware to use
* Software to use
* Steps in accomplishing task


I appreciate your help and input!

 

[dandragonrage]

how much processing they need depends on what they look like after being captured. Virtualdub would be a good starting point.

 

[mokkapoop]

how much processing they need depends on what they look like after being captured. Virtualdub would be a good starting point.

Ok, great. What hardware do you suggest?

 

[mokkapoop]

Anyone suggesting a capture card or USB device?

 

[dandragonrage]

If you want a good one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116009

 

[mokkapoop]

I don't really need a tv tuner card, just a device that will allow me to capture from a VCR.

 

[dandragonrage]

I don't really need a tv tuner card, just a device that will allow me to capture from a VCR.

You can just get a standalone HT-centered DVD burner. Of course, quality won't be great, but if that's all you want....

 

[mokkapoop]

What I want to do is pull them onto my machine into a format with the highest quality possible. Then I want to create a dvd with "chapters" and do some editing and what not. A dvd-recorder is not going to be useful for this.

 

[dandragonrage]

Then get what I linked if you want quality.... It may have extra stuff you don't need but it's also one of the highest quality ones. They're not all the same in image quality.