VHS to Digital

Author: dickalan
Date: 1-Feb-2011, 1:59 AM

Author: dickalan
Time: 1-Feb-2011 1:59 AM
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Hopefully this is the right forum for this thread?!

I was wondering, I have a bunch of stuff I recorded off TV (especially around celebration I/The Phantom Menace era's) that I would like to convert to a digital format. Can anybody point me in the right direction for purchasing reasonably priced hardware to do so? I know there is a lot of options out there but I was hoping you guys would have some recommendations...

I'm sure once I get that far I'll have further questions about actually ripping it in the best quality/ratios/frame rate/etc...

THANKS!

Author: Moth3r
Time: 1-Feb-2011 3:23 AM
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The most important piece in the process in the VCR. I don't think you can buy standalone VHS decks new these days (avoid any DVD combo units), so you might have to look on eBay. For best results look for an SVHS player from Panasonic or JVC.

For a bit more cash you could get a used pro model, and maybe a Time Base Corrector (TBC) as well. This link gives more information.

For capturing VHS, any cheap capture card should be adequate. If you wanted to spend a bit more, then cards based on the ATi Theatre 650 chipsets get good comments.

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Author: dickalan
Time: 6-Jul-2011 10:36 PM
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Awesome! Thanks for the advice. I'm about to begin a large project of digitizing a lot of VHS stuff I recorded between 1999-2002. All of it is off TV, so like tons of guest appearances on shows and specials on different networks.