poohbear 1,360 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I've got a short VHS video recorded off the telly of some stuff I made on Blue Peter some years ago.Any ideas how I can save it to a safer format on here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Don't think you can save videos to "here" - Nottstalgia. VHS were analog devices, and most forms of video storage nowadays are digital. So you need some means of converting the analog to digital. You probably need to find someone with a VHS player and a PVR - Personal Video Recorder or similar. I did something similar about seven years ago when I digitised some old VHS tapes via a PVR, and then burnt them to DVD's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 'Here' being my PC you nut Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 :P :P :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have copied videos by playing them through the television and recording it straight on to a dvd via the dvd recorder, you could then load them onto the pc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 The DVD recorder, often referred to as a PVR or similar to one, digitises the analog signal from the VHS player. Which is the important step. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 The trouble is nothing ever seems compatible . I had a bit of music that was on a VHS tape that I wanted to upload to youtube. Ran it though the TV on to my elderly digital recorder hard-drive and then copied onto a disc . Fine , it will play through DVD players no trouble However , try and put it into Windows Movie Maker , to edit it and add titles and the laptop doesn't recognise the file . Something to do with codecs . Downloaded something that was supposed to recognise different codecs but wouldn't work for me . The other crude method I have used is to play the VHS through the flat screen TV and plonk my Android tablet in front of the screen , close enough that you don't see the outer frame and record onto that using the movie camera function . Getting the sound right is then the problem and also my tablet saves movie files as .MOV files which take about half an hour to upload to youtube for a few minutes footage . One day everything will be compatible hopefully . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 You can get them transferred to dvd on ebay for a few quid. Especially if you tell the seller that they are Blue (peter) movies. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Must be summat useful here. https://www.google.co.uk/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=vhs+to+pc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have a VHSrecorder/DVD player burner, so can either record in both or record a VHS tape, quality will be crap though, VHS has such narrow bandwidth.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Better than nowt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Depends on your various output/input options. Most vcrs output in composite video (single yellow RCA plug) with black and red RCA plugs for stereo audio. If you have a late model video camera you can sometimes input that signal into it and it will digitize the signal. It then outputs it via a FireWire cable to your computer, assuming you computer has a FireWire input. You can then use windows movie maker or some other video editing software. I use Pinnacle. So many variables it is tough to give a one size fits all answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 One day everything will be compatible hopefully Probably never happen. The real problem is the speed with which technology is changing. As soon as a new "standard" gets released, someone somewhere comes up with a better way of doing it. A "Sony", "Panasonic or "Samsung" will then try to get the edge on their competitors by designing and releasing products that are "better" than the "standard". And so it goes on, with each technology company seeking to leapfrog their competition with new designs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Got plenty of information on here thanks all.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I'd hazard a guess that future recording devices will be on some form of plastic none moving substrate, in esscence like memory cards, but with no semi conductors on them. Kind of like a none moving CD. Next generation of CPU's for computers hasn't arrived yet, problem is, we have stretched the limits of semi conductor technology to it's limits, hence the dual, triple and quad chips etc.. One the Master, the rest as slaves. We have reached the limits on silicon wafer chips, we need a new technology for electronics to further advance us into the next century, IF! we survive this one.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jake 3 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Maplins are selling a converter on half price offer £25 from £50 untill christmas.(A06JR) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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