converting VHS to digital

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 30 May 2005, Leon Goldstein wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
>
> >Anyone here have any experience converting VHS videotapes to a digital
> >format (divx/mpg/avi, etc)?  I've got a ton of old VHS movies that are
> >likely going to be rotting soon, and I'd like to get them converted to a
> >digital format (in linux).  I'm interested in the entire process, as I
> >know zero about this sort of thing.
> >
> >
> >
> I second the question.  I want to archive some VHS tapes to DVD.  From
> what I've gathered so far, this requires some sort of interface hardware
> and the appropriate software, which is abundantly available in Win and OS X.

my only guess is that running an S-video cable between the VCR & videocard
might be the only neccesary hardware, but i'm not sure if that's true, and
i still have no clue what to do after that.

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