I've been toying with the idea here lately of starting a business where I backup people's old VHS tapes (home movies, wedding tapes, etc. - i.e. nothing copyrighted) to DVD.
I was wondering what sort of equipment I would need to start such a business. I think I am getting the software end of things down-pat, but I don't have a video capture card (or whatever it is that I need).
I assume you just plug in AV cables from the VCR to the capture card, hit record on a capture program, hit play on the VCR, and then edit to the customer's liking.
What would be a good piece of hardware to use? Software?
What would be a fair cost to charge for such a service?
Is VHS the most typical format folks want backed up, or is there a big demand for backups of 8mm, slideshows, etc.?
Thanks - feel free to pm or email me with information if you don't want to reply here.