Transport Your Favorite Classics From Vhs To Dvd

By Author: Isaiah Henry
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Memories fade and so do vhs tapes, fortunately dvds last longer. You may have many family memories on home videos on vhs tapes. Unfortunately these do not last very long. Over the years the quality of vhs will begin to become diminished. vhs tapes will start to wear out after being played many times over. If you want to preserve those memories you will need to convert your vhs to dvd. This is done in many ways. The process is a little more complicated that converting other formats, because most vhs videos are recorded on tapes and are not stored elsewhere.

Your movies can always be with you, if you have a portable movie player � i.e. an iPod, or Zune, or a Palm or any other similar device. If you have a dvd, you can use a con-verter program and convert your videos to a format, which is playable on a portable vid-eo player. Among the many programs, which allow such conversion, Videora is one of the best because it is easy to use and you can quickly make your dvds playable on your iPod.

If you don�t want to deal with the hassle of transferring your vhs to dvd, you can hire an outside company. ...
... Of course, convenience comes at a price but when you outsource the task to an external company, you will get your vhs tapes right on dvd, which is a more reliable way to store your memories.

If you want to make the vhs to dvd conversion on your own, you have many options. These options are usually time consuming. One of the most time consuming ways is to capture the vhs video using an analog-to-DV converter. This will capture the video on your computer. You must encode it to MPEG-2 and author a dvd. If you want to make edits to your existing video, this is the best option, though it will take you hours and hours just to finish converting one hour of video.

Another option for vhs to dvd conversion that is a little quicker is if you capture the vhs video using a hardware capture device that will convert the vhs to MPEG-2. This limits the options you have for edit-ing, but one hour of video is one hour of work. Once you have it on your computer as MPEG-2, you can burn it to a dvd.

If your video is on your camcorder, then all you need to do is connect the camcorder to a standalone dvd burner. Vhs will automatically be converted to dvd and the dvds will also be created. If you want to transfer your movie from vhs to dvd without making whatsoever edits, this is the best way to do it.

Obviously, there are many ways to convert your vhs movies to dvd. It is up to you decide which way to go � the fastest, the cheapest, or the easiest.