transcribing media?

[fusion_waste]

Do folks have any recommendations on an easy way to digitize old VHS tapes and cassette tapes? My dad is sending me a whole bunch of old tapes of my childhood and I'd like to get them converted into digital media so I can start archiving them with all my other digital media.

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[greymalkin42]

Oh how fun! :) My family is working on digitizing old family photos. Whew but that takes forever!

The easiest way to convert vhs to digital to pay someone to do it :) Like these people http://www.videotransfercenter.com/

Peter converted some old VHS stuff to DVDs by hooking the vcr up to his computer and getting graphics card with video capture (if you don't have one already). It worked fine.

I think he did something like this:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=813
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-5071953-1.html

this uses a camcorder instead of vcr
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,97624-page,1/article.html

Have fun! :)

[frederic]

For cassette tapes, I hook up a walkman to my Mac via a 1/8" male-1/8"male cable and used to use a sound program to upload it and save it as a MP3 or other format. You could use a normal stereo if you use the line-out and a RCA-1/8"male cable.

If you have a PC, make sure you have the right sound card that can accept a 1/8" male cable for microphone (same thing as a headphone jacket but it's sound in, not out).

[ivy_crown]

you know you live with a former film student, right? one who used to work for a video company that did a lot of transfer work? One who is commenting in your livejournal right now?

:P