Use an analog-to-digital adapter bundled with software, such as an Elgato Video Capture, or similar products, such as Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, or Corel Easy VHS to DVD for Windows.Use a VHS player with a separate DVD recorder.In addition to this option, there are three other methods for conversion: While this isn’t the only way to transfer your VHS tapes to DVDs, it’s certainly an easy way. As my mother neared the end of the process, all she needed to do was to “finalize” the DVD, and she was finished. The first conversion she did took 2 hours and 36 minutes. If you don’t want to edit, you can just come back when the VHS tape is finished playing. It was even possible to edit as it was recording, although this involved sitting with it while it was converting. She connected the VHS-to-DVD converter to the TV, put in the VHS tape, put in a blank DVD and pressed the “Dubbing” button. Ultimately, she opted to borrow a VHS-to-DVD converter from a family friend. Prices she was quoted ranged from $15 to $50 per video tape, and since we have a total of 22 tapes, the estimates seemed cost prohibitive. Phone calls to professional companies that transfer tapes were discouraging. Some of them are more than two decades old.įirst, she researched options and costs. She was reminded of how special these home movies are, and she also knows that the tapes can deteriorate over time. However, after recently watching some of the tapes with the family, she decided it was time to transfer them.
My mother had been thinking about doing this for years however, since she doesn’t consider herself to be especially tech-savvy, she was intimidated and kept postponing the job. Recently, my family started the process of converting several VHS tapes to DVD format. Preserving family videos is an important task, because no one wants to lose the precious memories of their loved ones.
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