converting VHS to digital

[Keith Antoine]

On Tuesday 31 May 2005 06:10, Net Llama! wrote:
> 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.

BTW I have a pinnacle TV capture card and software that I no longer want or 
can even use. If you would like I can send this to you at no cost other than 
postage, as it is no longer of use to me now I have 64bit and use HD digital 
capture.

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