VHS Tape To DVD, Who Does It?
I am interested in copying a number of VHS tapes to DVD, to have a more durable and easy to use medium. However, I am technologically ungifted. My level of knowledge seems to have hit a plateau several years ago and stopped. My computer and digital camera still use 3.5" floppy disks. If I have a device that plays music, yet doesn't take a removable medium, such as a disk or a tape, it is a radio.
I gave my mother a DVD player. My sister reminded me that what Mom wanted was to be able to convert her tapes to DVD, so I took the DVD player back, paid more money, and exchanged it for a unit that will play tapes and DVDs, and will copy from tape to DVD. I think it was a Sansui brand. It didn't work. We took it back and paid even more money, and swapped it for a Sony. Now that the Sony is out of warranty, it has stopped working. And, Mom never got around to copying any of her tapes.
She is even more technologically retarded than I am, so I doubt that she will manage to copy the tapes, even if we found a machine that works. So, I told her I would find someone to copy the tapes for her, and get her a simple DVD player.
I know that some of this can be done on a computer, but I don't know how, and my computers are probably too old anyway.
Some of her tapes are factory recorded movies, and others are recorded off the television.
What would it take to get such a job accomplished?
I gave my mother a DVD player. My sister reminded me that what Mom wanted was to be able to convert her tapes to DVD, so I took the DVD player back, paid more money, and exchanged it for a unit that will play tapes and DVDs, and will copy from tape to DVD. I think it was a Sansui brand. It didn't work. We took it back and paid even more money, and swapped it for a Sony. Now that the Sony is out of warranty, it has stopped working. And, Mom never got around to copying any of her tapes.
She is even more technologically retarded than I am, so I doubt that she will manage to copy the tapes, even if we found a machine that works. So, I told her I would find someone to copy the tapes for her, and get her a simple DVD player.
I know that some of this can be done on a computer, but I don't know how, and my computers are probably too old anyway.
Some of her tapes are factory recorded movies, and others are recorded off the television.
What would it take to get such a job accomplished?
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Sorry, Dont know this one! All I know how to do is duplicate disc's.
Im sure someone out there can. Good luck.0 -
I believe office depot does that 0 -
i had a dvd vhs recorder, Its went down, I do have a dvd recorder. I would have to check my vhs to see if it works, how many vhs do you want copied 0 -
The Instructional Support Services office at my university will show anybody(university affiliate or not) who walks in how to do it on their equipment, free. They'll sell you a DVD at cost if you failed to bring your own. I've never needed to do this, but my girlfriend used their services a few times.
If you live near a university, check to see if they offer a similar service. Otherwise, do a google search on "vhs dvd transfer." You'll find fee-for-service offers (starting at $6 per tape based on my results) and articles explaining how it's done if you want to try it by yourself.
Your local library might have some ideas.
Other than that I'd look in the yellow pages under something like 'video.' Any medium-sized city probably has a few businesses that'll do this for a fee.
Good luck.0 -
I've done it - but Mac - Google it for PC. 0 -
If your Pc has a dvd burner the there are several ways to git_r_done
Suggest starting here and checking out some oof these products!!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=1423
Google video capture and you'll find several sites on the subject such as this!!!
http://www.videohelp.com/capture0 -
Many Photo shops offer this service, and for those who didn't ask, they offer NTS>PAL conversions as well. 0 -
You can install a TV card to your computer and connect your VHS player to it and transfer them to DVD or DIVX through your computer.
It is a little difficult the first time you do it, but after you get the first one done it is easy!0 -
Not much. Walgreens does it, or at least they did, and it was very affordable.
When we got married, we had someone videotape the wedding and reception. The wife wanted it on DVD. We took the VHS to Walgreens and they did it in about a week, and I think it cost something like $20 to get it done.
The sound quality is not the greatest in the transfer, but the video quality is just as good.0 -
We've been buying dual deck VHS/DVD combo players/recorders for classroom use at work for $125 or so, they have a dub function. Of course, if the tapes are "copy protected" some of the dvd recorders will recognize teh macrovision and not let it happen... 0 -
I've done a few of these and wasn't too dificult. Bought a DVD RECORDER at Best Buy, Samsung, little under $200 out the door. You simply use the VCR you have and connect it to the RECORDER using RCA cables (the ones with the red, white and yellow ends.) Put the cables in the OUT jacks of the VCR and into the IN jacks of the RECORDER, press the PLAY button on the VCR and the RECORD button on the DVD RECORDER. This is a time consuming job, especially if you have around 30 VHS tapes to dub to DVD like I do. But paying someone $20 a pop can hurt too. Good luck. 0 -
just go to, or mail it to a media shop. one here in atl made a DVD copy of a beta max tape for me for like $15 0 -
The dubbing machines simply don't work. We have been through two Sansuis and one Sony, and they don't work. I will have to consult a professional. 0 -
I have a Samsung DVD-VR320 that works fine. How many tapes does she want done? If it isn't too many, I might be willing to tackle it, or you could buy her a Samsung. 0 -
if your talking about movies on vhs,,,alot of them are copyright protected and you cant burn a dvd off of them,,at least not without a decoder,,that may be why your units are not working,I bought one of the duel units and about 1/2 of my vhs movies you could not copy 0 -
One problem that gave me gray hair to start was I tried to use the VCR that is connected to my TV to transmit the signal to the DVD RECORDER. The VCR and TV were connected together by a co-axial cable and just bypassed the signal over to the TV. I then took another VCR not connected to anything, connected it and the DVD RECORDER by RCA cables and life suddenly got a lot happier. 0 -
David, I think Barry's Cameras or Wolfe Camera up here does it. I'll try to find out for sure. 0
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