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Topic: Xferring VHS to DVD on Mac? |
John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 21 Dec 2011 10:30 am |
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Hey John... there's some software by Roxio that does exactly what you need. I got it awhile ago, but haven't gotten around to loading it up yet.
I know, I know...I was going to join Procrastinaters Anonymous, but I keep putting it off... |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 21 Dec 2011 1:56 pm
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The best option is to buy a standalone DVD recorder (or one that is combination VHS and DVD recorder that will copy from the VHS tape).
PC's, whether a MAC or a Windows PC, can do it but you tie up the PC for a long time and have to be careful that you finalize the DVD correctly so it will play in a DVD player. The standalone DVD recorders do all this.
There have been other posts asking about this and the general concensus is to use a standalone DVD recorder. I've seen the same thing on other PC forums. |
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2011 2:08 pm
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Jack, thanks for the tip, I was wondering how well that would work.
My only hesitation with that is if I want to edit the videotape footage in any way, I'd still have to digitize, make edits in a program, then record that final footage to a DVD-R disc. Do I have that right?
Skip, I do have Roxio's Toast 11, and it does do video conversions, but I still need a gizmo to get video into my MacBook Pro (btw, I kind of followed your example, and my only desktop Mac is now the MBP, an early 2011, i7 processor, and internal SSD---the thing is wicked fast!).
I appreciate this and any other feedback, forum buddies.
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Bruce Snow
From:
Neustadt, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 8:10 pm
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| John, I'm using VHS to DVD software for mac by Roxio i'm using it on my macbook pro (lion) & it works great, no issues so far. you can it send right to iMovie or final cut for editing.i've put several steel lessons on my iPhone & It cost me 80 bucks at best buy . Bruce |
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 11:38 am
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Bruce, how to you get the video into the MBP?
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Bruce Snow
From:
Neustadt, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 1:46 pm
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John, here are a couple of pics of what you get in the box...I'm just using a cheap vhs player. When you launch the software it will prompt you to connect to a vhs source.
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John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 3:59 pm
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Oh, I see, thanks, Bruce.
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