[Gloucs] Converting video tapes to DVD.

[Geoff Bagley]

Thanks Andrew.
I have a bit more reading and googling to do !
Geoff.


Andrew Oakley wrote:
> On 23/03/2010, Geoff Bagley <geoff.bagley at btinternet.com> wrote:
>   
>> I have a collection of video tapes which I need to convert to DVD.
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>     
>
> To be quite honest, I do this by having a cheap DVD-TV recorder, and
> doing VCR-> SCART -> DVD. No PC involved but the quality isn't great.
> You can get a consumer DVD-TV recorder for about £60-70 these days.
>
> However if you want to do it the computer way, you need:
>
> VCR -> composite/component video leads -> PCI/USB video or TV card ->
> PC -> MPEG2 encoder -> DVD
>
> I happen to have a spare Dazzle Digital Video Creator 80 which you can
> have. I have NEVER used it (was thrown out by a colleague), I have NO
> IDEA if there are Linux drivers or kernel support, I have no discs or
> manuals, I don't even know if it works. However if you would like to
> pick this up from Cheltenham Promenade one lunch time, or Tewkesbury
> one evening, email me off-list and we'll arrange to meet.
>
> Product website:
> http://bit.ly/aqYtTD
>
>