VCR Capture to PC

[resistanze]

I'm thinking about ripping old VHS tapes onto my PC. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with a good capturing device and appropriate software. I'm seeing a range from $10-90 bucks, and I'm willing to spend up to that upper range.

[PM5K]

What's on the tapes?

[Cry Havoc]

They sell some at Best Buy, but I'm not sure how good they are.

Your best bet is to look around on amazon and newegg and look at user reviews for each product.

[resistanze]

What's on the tapes?
You'll know after I sell them to Vivid.

They sell some at Best Buy, but I'm not sure how good they are.

Your best bet is to look around on amazon and newegg and look at user reviews for each product.
Yeah, I was looking at this.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/roxio-easy-vhs-to-dvd/10119075.aspx?path=d833a5954a02908c9c4717311d05b23 9en02&lang=en-CA&pcname=&sku=10119075&ActiveTab=Tab_custReview

But anything from Roxio I've used in the past was crap, and the review there (and on Amazon) seem to agree.

eBay have given me a few from Hong Kong that start @ $0.99 so I'm a little weary of those. I still checking out a few other places.

[PM5K]

I've got something like that. So what's on the tapes?

[resistanze]

I've got something like that. So what's on the tapes?

:lol

It's not for any specific tapes; I'm essentially backing up any home videos recorded during the VHS era. So they'll likely include any videos of me or my family from 1988-98.

[PM5K]

The biggest thing with those is software. They'll all do the same shit but some software is better than others, and obviously you want something that's compatible with your OS.

[resistanze]

Would high-end software like Adobe Premiere/Final Cut work with generic capture products?

[ElNono]

This is what you need:

Dazzle DVD Recorder Plus (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dazzle-multimedia-dazzle-dvd-recorder-plus-8230-30003-01/10146533.aspx?path=97aee2c75dd6a715b0bd9b6468e9dba een02)

It has great reviews, so I expect the software to be decent too...

[resistanze]

This is what you need:

Dazzle DVD Recorder Plus (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dazzle-multimedia-dazzle-dvd-recorder-plus-8230-30003-01/10146533.aspx?path=97aee2c75dd6a715b0bd9b6468e9dba een02)

It has great reviews, so I expect the software to be decent too...

I knew that sounded familiar - a good friend of mine bought this product to capture video from his XBOX 360. I might be able to leech this off him for a week or so. Thanks.

[Wild Cobra]

I have a Diamond VC600. I think I paid $39.95 for it. There are newer cheaper devices available and better more expensive ones that will record in HD also. It works good with some computers, but mine has a slight audio lag. It has S-Video and AV hookups, and plugs in a USB port. Simple to use. It came with a disc with a program to burn your own material to DVD.

[Wild Cobra]

Actually, if someone knows of an inexpensive one that will capture 1080P also with the HDMI, let us know. I haven't looked for a while, but when I did, they were around $150.

[ElNono]

Actually, if someone knows of an inexpensive one that will capture 1080P also with the HDMI, let us know. I haven't looked for a while, but when I did, they were around $150.

Uh? What card is that and where do I buy it?

Most every HD capture card tops off a 1080i. I found one that does 1080p but only at 25Hz max and goes for $200.

HDMI is tricky, because most everything these days has HDCP, and the HDCP license forbids capturing, meaning that capture devices are not HDCP compliant. What ends up happening is that when a HDCP device finds a non-HDCP compliant device on the other end, it automatically switches to 480p. So you're probably better off getting an HD capture card with component video input or RGB input and using something like the HDFury2 to bypass the HDCP on the HDMI output.

[resistanze]

This is what you need:

Dazzle DVD Recorder Plus (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dazzle-multimedia-dazzle-dvd-recorder-plus-8230-30003-01/10146533.aspx?path=97aee2c75dd6a715b0bd9b6468e9dba een02)

It has great reviews, so I expect the software to be decent too...

I finally remembered to grab this off my friend. Paired with Pinnacle Studio Pro 14, it's pretty damn good.

[TwAnKiEs]

I have a Happauge HDPVR set me back 250 bucks. I use it to record off my xbox and it is a great recorder. Only thing is that its component and not hdmi