Mini DV and vhs tapes to dvd

[Stu Faulkner]

I have found a few Mini DV and vhs tapes and wondered about converting to PC/dvd. 

 

I still have a vhs player somewhere but not a mini DV camera 

 

what’s the easiest way?

[groucher]

If you have many MiniDV tapes then easiest to buy a second hand camera, that has usb or firewire external connections, then you can directly input this into a PC computer, and use windows movie maker to record the videos, it will even create separate videos, date & time them too, and rewind your tape when done, this isn't part of windows 10 anymore but you can install it as part of the windows live essentials programs, if you google it.

 

Not all PC's have a firewire port, but you can buy them PCI input cards and add them, but some order laptops do have them as standard, any camera with a usb export would be even easier.

 

VHS to dvd, a little harder, as any VHS recorder, will only have scart or component exports, so you might need a converter box, between the VHS player and the PC to convert the signal something like this.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/slp/vhs-to-digital-converter/vdhahbywcep4vsw

 

MiniDV will be fairly good quality once on disk, the VHS might look a little blocky, as its only 520 lines through the scart output.

 

Or you could just pay a company, not cheap but they do all the hassle for you, unless you like the challenge.

 

hope this helps

regards

scott

[Kingster]

I know I’ll get ribbed for this by @Trevturtle but I think I have a DV camera in the garage!

 

I will see if I can dig it out and bring it to Stoneleigh for you @Stu Faulkner

[Stu Faulkner]

Thanks @groucher

I’ll see you @Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO at Stoneleigh. I had a camera but sold it with the helmet that it was attached to but did nothing with the footage I took

[Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer]

5 hours ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said:

I know I’ll get ribbed for this by @Trevturtle but I think I have a DV camera in the garage!

 @Stu Faulkner

Aladdins cave delivers  again. 

Good one 

[Kingster]

Got two!

 

sony and Panasonic. The Panasonic one also has an SD card slot so may ba able to transfer via that? No idea. 

 

Will bring both. 

 

[Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer]

TWO!  I didn't expected that.

Is Lord Lucan in there somewhere? 

[Kingster]

1 hour ago, Trevturtle said:

TWO!  I didn't expected that.

Is Lord Lucan in there somewhere? 

 

No but there’s this really old horse...

[Nemesis]

I have a gizmo that does the conversion stuff...... Software and a box of bland..... free loan to a caring home, emphasis on LOAN..... it's done me proud with some video of the late sister in law so I know it works.....

 

Nem...... 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

On 30/04/2019 at 09:58, Trevturtle said:

TWO!  I didn't expected that.

Is Lord Lucan in there somewhere? 

 

No, Elvis swears he hasn’t seen him!