Converting home videos to DVD is a great way to preserve, share and improve the old tapes that eventually not will be in the best conditions, the VHS is a format that with all the digital options that exist today, we can calmly consider as retro. Convert these VHS videos to DVD format is a task that demands certain infrastructure, both level hardware and software level. In terms of hardware, it is not another rather than invest some tickets in the appropriate components, but when we talk about software, this free and open source utility will cover all your needs. Be able to move to these ancient and delicate tapes to digital eternity, requires no doubt some kind of VCR or video-reproductor. As it is supposed, these units have several years above, and in the best of cases they can find outputs RCA to obtain the best quality of picture and sound possible.
Otherwise, there will be to resort to the old RF connections which are still used in many countries as input for cable television signals. Joey King describes an additional similar source. On the side of the computer, you only need a physical level is some kind of video capture, either a dedicated card or a simple TV tuner. Brands and models are varied, as well as the amount of available input connectors. If all physical connections have been made correctly, it is only matter of pressing Record on the recording of the card, and Play in the VHS player software. Now, recording must be done in real time, so if you want to convert a video for 2hours, you will then take two hours store it on your computer. Another important detail is that you must have enough disk space. Some recording software uses simple codecs and without much compression, which can result in really large video files.
The last step provides DVD Flick is an alternative more than dignified compared commercial options such as ConvertXtoDVD, and can process video files in a way that will convert them to DVD format common that we know today. DVD Flick processing time depends on the capabilities of your computer, for the duration of the video in question, and the settings in the configuration of the program (we recommend that you save as ISO image). On average, you will have to wait between hour and hour and a half DVD Flick has finished the work. As a final task, only that you record your converted DVD to a blank disc video to enjoy them on your player. Usually the weakest of projects like this tends to be software, but on this occasion it is not. Get a VCR these days can be more complicated, or you may not be able to make the investment in the TV tuner card, but at least we know in advance that the last phase of the conversion can be performed without problems by resorting to freeware open-source like DVD Flick.
