VHS tapes have been utilized over the years by people wanting to capture special events throughout their life. As technology has changed many people have chosen to change with it and move on to a more up-to-date technology so they have proceeded to take their VHS and transfer to DVD to continue to cherish their memories.
It is a much simpler process than you might think. There are just a few things you are going to need to get yourself started. You are going to need a DVD machine, a VHS recorder or video camera, some blank DVD's and a set of RCA cables consisting of the colors red, yellow and white.
Once you have determined that you have all the necessary equipment to begin your project, attach your VHS recorder or video camera to your DVD recording device. This can be done by attaching the RCA cables. Put one in the "out" port of the VHS machine or video camera and one into the "in" port of the DVD recording device.
The next thing you need to do is hook your television to your DVD machine. To do this, take you coaxial cable and hook it to the port of your DVD machine that says "out". You will do a similar step to attach it to the television however, this time you will connect the cord to the television through the "in" port. You will be looking for a connection that is similar to that of a screw on both devices.
Once you have all lines where they are meant to be turn your television on and make sure that you have it tuned. In most cases, you will tune the television to 3 but, occasionally this turns out to be channel 4. You also have to turn on and tune the DVD machine.
Next, turn the power on the VHS recorder or video camera and insert the tape to be copied. When you can see the picture of the video than you have set up properly. Do make sure that the movie you are going to copy is set to the beginning before starting to record. Make sure that you insert a blank disk into your DVD machine. When you are ready, press the "record" button on the machine. Once your movie has reached the end, all you need to do is to press the "stop" button.
In order to watch back your new DVD movie on all the different brands of DVD players available you need to be sure to "finalize" the new movie you have made. The actual steps needed to complete this part of the project is found in the instruction manual of your DVD player. While you will probably notice that all of the different companies have different steps for their machine, the process should still be very simple to do.
The process is quite simple to change your movie from one format to another however, you will need to be patient because it will take the length of time that the movie plays for the process to be complete. The cost of doing a transfer to DVD project such as this for the most part, really just depends on the cost of the DVD's you have purchased. Nowadays, they can be purchased in a variety of places for varying costs.
It is a much simpler process than you might think. There are just a few things you are going to need to get yourself started. You are going to need a DVD machine, a VHS recorder or video camera, some blank DVD's and a set of RCA cables consisting of the colors red, yellow and white.
Once you have determined that you have all the necessary equipment to begin your project, attach your VHS recorder or video camera to your DVD recording device. This can be done by attaching the RCA cables. Put one in the "out" port of the VHS machine or video camera and one into the "in" port of the DVD recording device.
The next thing you need to do is hook your television to your DVD machine. To do this, take you coaxial cable and hook it to the port of your DVD machine that says "out". You will do a similar step to attach it to the television however, this time you will connect the cord to the television through the "in" port. You will be looking for a connection that is similar to that of a screw on both devices.
Once you have all lines where they are meant to be turn your television on and make sure that you have it tuned. In most cases, you will tune the television to 3 but, occasionally this turns out to be channel 4. You also have to turn on and tune the DVD machine.
Next, turn the power on the VHS recorder or video camera and insert the tape to be copied. When you can see the picture of the video than you have set up properly. Do make sure that the movie you are going to copy is set to the beginning before starting to record. Make sure that you insert a blank disk into your DVD machine. When you are ready, press the "record" button on the machine. Once your movie has reached the end, all you need to do is to press the "stop" button.
In order to watch back your new DVD movie on all the different brands of DVD players available you need to be sure to "finalize" the new movie you have made. The actual steps needed to complete this part of the project is found in the instruction manual of your DVD player. While you will probably notice that all of the different companies have different steps for their machine, the process should still be very simple to do.
The process is quite simple to change your movie from one format to another however, you will need to be patient because it will take the length of time that the movie plays for the process to be complete. The cost of doing a transfer to DVD project such as this for the most part, really just depends on the cost of the DVD's you have purchased. Nowadays, they can be purchased in a variety of places for varying costs.
