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I have a VHS tape containing home movies my family has taken over the years. I would like to transfer these movies to a DVD disc so I can watch them on a desktop or a laptop computer.
A Google search shows free online software programs available to accomplish this conversion provided you have a capture cable or device that connects a VHS player to a computer with DVD recording capability.
I know you can purchase software with the capture device included, but I hate to spend a lot of money for something I will only use once.
Has anyone tried this conversion? Any recommendations?
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Bump. I'd like to know too.
Steve.
"I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000)
"A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." ~Theodore Roosevelt
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I recommend you just buy a VHS/DVD-R player. I bet you can get one cheap. I just gave one to Goodwill that was in great shape.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I just read on the internet that Walmart photo department will convert a two-hour VHS to DVD for around $20.00.
That's probably the cheapest and best way to go for what I want. The only downside is they estimate three weeks time from drop off to pick up.
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Wife (Cookie) uses our VHS/DVD player.
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Do you have a Kinko's near you? I took some VHS tapes to them and had 3 tapes put on one DVD for around $20
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