How to Transfer VHS Video to CD

faisalmna · 10-12-2002, 02:41 PM

I would like to transfer my VHS Video to CD. How do I do this. What is the best Video / TV inpt card that I must have. what else I need to perform the task. Please help me out from What should I have in terms of hardware and software .. What is the process of performing the task. Thanks

Chopper · 10-12-2002, 11:54 PM

Basic steps:

Connect VCR to some kind of PC capture device
Play tape, record on PC
Recompress captured video, edited if needed, to either VCD (MPEG-1), SVCD (MPEG-2), or AVI (DivX?) format, depending on what you want to do with the CDs.
Burn CDs, enjoy
For capturing VHS, you'll be limited in terms of quality to about VCD resolution (352x240), no point going higher than that. For lots more information on creating VCDs, see www.vcdhelp.com

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10-12-2002, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chopper Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,210	Basic steps: Connect VCR to some kind of PC capture device Play tape, record on PC Recompress captured video, edited if needed, to either VCD (MPEG-1), SVCD (MPEG-2), or AVI (DivX?) format, depending on what you want to do with the CDs. Burn CDs, enjoy For capturing VHS, you'll be limited in terms of quality to about VCD resolution (352x240), no point going higher than that. For lots more information on creating VCDs, see www.vcdhelp.com