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Title: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: Popmarter on June 24, 2019, 07:52:04 AM

Quick question, looking for tools to buy.

What do I need to transfer VHS tapes to pc.

Just excellent quality - easy to use. Just transfer. I figure there is a lot you can do in postproduction, but there is no real need too. Budget 100 euro's?

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: guitard on June 24, 2019, 09:44:27 AM

Quote from: Popmarter on June 24, 2019, 07:52:04 AM

Quick question, looking for tools to buy.

What do I need to transfer VHS tapes to pc.

VCR > device digitizing analog video > PC with video capture software > hard disk (roughly 13GBs per hour of digitized video) > program to encode video to viewable format

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: mnm207 on June 25, 2019, 10:45:17 AM

I bought an ION Video to SD recently to transfer some old VHS tapes. It records directly to SD card; only a single choice on codec and resolution. It's a good quick and dirty option: simple to use and well within your budget. 

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: Popmarter on June 25, 2019, 02:39:06 PM

Thanks a, I bought a cheap usb video grabber. See what happens. trying it with virtualdub https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdub/files/latest/download (https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdub/files/latest/download) and Handbrake https://handbrake.fr/ (https://handbrake.fr/)

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: sabre on July 05, 2019, 08:23:20 AM

You want the Canopus ADVC-110

https://ebay.to/2LGg61d  - $70 used
https://ebay.to/2XLLbHq - $170 new

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: willndmb on July 23, 2019, 10:28:05 AM

Quote from: sabre on July 05, 2019, 08:23:20 AM

You want the Canopus ADVC-110

https://ebay.to/2LGg61d  - $70 used
https://ebay.to/2XLLbHq - $170 new

requires FireWire which I don't know anyone who has it now.
Try this for USB http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/prods.htm

Title: Re: VHS > PC: Best tools
Post by: guitard on July 23, 2019, 01:12:06 PM

Quote from: willndmb on July 23, 2019, 10:28:05 AM

Quote from: sabre on July 05, 2019, 08:23:20 AM

You want the Canopus ADVC-110

https://ebay.to/2LGg61d  - $70 used
https://ebay.to/2XLLbHq - $170 new

requires FireWire which I don't know anyone who has it now.

A Firewire card is fairly cheap - $14.99 on Amazon and that comes with a Firewire cable.  If it were an either/or works the same situation, I'd say just go with the USB.  But USB can be really problematic - whereas Firewire works really well.

https://www.amazon.com/QNINE-Firewire-Expansion-Controller-Connection/dp/B01NBQX1J6/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=CjwKCAjw4NrpBRBsEiwAUcLcDEpUl5nXuZBEsTDV_gAztBYXLowhNYamtZawqotT9MocUPiiboWhhBoCGKgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241893247125&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9017322&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3712985111353628624&hvtargid=aud-647006051489%3Akwd-15421980&hydadcr=24634_10399774&keywords=firewire+card+for+pc&qid=1563901657&s=gateway&sr=8-4