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VHS to USB?
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Not sure why anyone would want movies which look like they were filmed with a potato camera, unless they are home movies.
1. Get a combo VHS DVD player.
2. Transfer VHS to DVD.
3. Rip DVD using your favorite app. Handbrake is popular.
1. Get a combo VHS DVD player.
2. Transfer VHS to DVD.
3. Rip DVD using your favorite app. Handbrake is popular.
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How everything is so easy for you. To do as you say, the DVD player must have a recorder function and they are very expensive because many people know what that kind of device is used for. Sometimes the handbrake is broken, in your case for example.
Here ya go.
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How to Convert VHS Home Movies to DVD
If you have home movies on VHS, here's how to put them on DVD. These are the best converters, and where to convert if you'd rather have someone else handle it.
I ran into this video a few years ago and is what I plan on trying whenever I get around to it. Basically just use a good VCR, AV-to-HDMI converter, and a game capture card that captures to a thumb drive. Supposedly it has better quality than the other methods out there.
If your MacBook Pro's from 2012, another option you can go with is an older FireWire video converter of some sort, such as the Canopus ADVC-55 or Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge. Then you can connect a VCR to it via Composite or S-video and hook the converter to your MacBook Pro with a FireWire 6-to-9 -pin cable (if your MacBook Pro is a Retina model, you'll also need a FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter) and capture the footage using the QuickTime Player, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Handbrake, or any other software that supports DV capture streams.
Alternatively, certain Canon and Sony DV camcorder models also support analog-to-digital passthrough, allowing it to act as a FireWire DV converter.
Alternatively, certain Canon and Sony DV camcorder models also support analog-to-digital passthrough, allowing it to act as a FireWire DV converter.
That will also work, but it depends on the specs (i.e. processor speed and max Turbo Boost speed, amount of RAM). Plus, you'll definitely need a FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter for it.
I think I have found a VHS DVD recorder. I asked the owner if it is a recorder but he doesn't know anything and from what I can see what is written on the DVD player it says: DVD/RW-R Recorder. But the problem is that it lacks a remote control.
I have used Elgato Video Capture many times with success in the past. Plug in the analog A/V cables from a VCR and click record in the Elgato software and that’s all there is to it.
www.elgato.com
Not sure if the included software works with modern Macs as it has been a few years since I used mine. But it sounds like you have an older Mac that might work.
Video Capture
Digitize video from a VCR, camcorder and other analog video sources for playback on your Mac, PC and iPad. Transfer video to your Mac or PC from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analog video device as a high-quality H.264 file. Elgato Video Capture’s e
Not sure if the included software works with modern Macs as it has been a few years since I used mine. But it sounds like you have an older Mac that might work.
Another vote for this. we did all of ours with this and it worked great.I have used Elgato Video Capture many times with success in the past. Plug in the analog A/V cables from a VCR and click record in the Elgato software and that’s all there is to it.
Video Capture
Digitize video from a VCR, camcorder and other analog video sources for playback on your Mac, PC and iPad. Transfer video to your Mac or PC from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analog video device as a high-quality H.264 file. Elgato Video Capture’s e
Not sure if the included software works with modern Macs as it has been a few years since I used mine. But it sounds like you have an older Mac that might work.