How To Convert Mini VHS To DVD

Companies introduced mini VHS tapes so that the customers could have a smaller and lighter cam. If you want to convert mini VHS to DVD, you need to get a digital VHS convertor. Follow the given instructions to do the conversion.

Insert the mini VHS tape into your VHS tape adapter. Now, insert the VHS tape adapter into your VHS player. Next, connect one end of the S-Video cord to the S-Video out of the VHS player. Take another end of the cable and connect it to the S-Video out of your VHS converter.

Connect the red & white connections of your stereo audio/video cable to the red & white outputs of the VHS player. Do the same with the VHS digital converter. Connect the USB cord attached to your VHS converter to your computer USB port.

Launch your VHS converter software. Press “Play” on your VHS player and press “Record” on your VHS converter app. When the recording completes, press the “Stop” button on your VHS converter app. Remove the VHS adapter from your VHS player. Similarly, eject your mini VHS cassette from your VHS adapter and keep it in your shelf again. Your next move is to disconnect all the cables from your VHS player. In the same way, unplug cables from your VHS converter and the PC USB port.

On your VHS converter, you should press the “Save” button. Write the name of the digital video file you are going to create from your mini VHS cassette in the “Name” section of the window that pop up. Now, you have to click on the “Save” button in order to save the file onto your PC hard drive. Close the digital video app once you have save the digital video file.

Go online, search for a DVD burning app and install it onto your computer. A host of DVD burning software is available on the Internet. You can find one that is popular and meets your needs. After a few minutes research, you will find a good app.

Once you installed the app on your computer, launch it and select “DVD video” from its “Format” tab. These tab will be available on the home screen of the app. Here you will need to name the file. To do this, you have to enter the desired name in the “Name” section at the head of the app main screen.

Drag the file you had recorded from your mini VHS cassette into the home screen of your DVD burning app. Click on “Yes” if you see a window that asks you to convert that digital file into the DVD-supported video format.

Insert a newly bought blank DVD into your DVD writer. Press the eject button again to close the disk tray. Your final move is to click on the “Burn” button available on your DVD burning app home screen. Wait for a few minutes so that the burner could burn the video files onto the DVD. Press the eject button again in order to take out the DVD.

For VHS to DVD conversion, you can contact:

Two Squares, Inc

11135 61st St NE

Suite F

Albertville, MN 55301

763-400-4510

How To Convert Videotape To DVD

Transfer of VHS videos onto a DVD was a lot difficult, expensive and time-consuming in the past. It is because at that time we had no computers or other tools to make the conversion easier. However, nowadays, we can use a computer and software in order to do the conversion from your home. This has become possible due to the advancement in technology. It has also reduced cost to a great extent as you can perform the procedure at your home. The cost of conversion is fraction of the price you have to pay to the professional video converting services. The video quality of VHS tapes degrades with the passage of time. You can make use of Roxio Easy “VHS to DVD” package in order to store your old memories onto DVD without compromising on quality.

Following are easy to implement instructions in order to convert VHS to DVD with the help of Roxio converter package.

The first thing you need to do is to connect the Roxio USB 2.0 device to your personal computer. The device will not work until you install the software that comes with the video capture device. Roxio is actually a video capture device. Once you have connected the device to your computer, a setup program will pop up. Follow the instructions visible on the screen in order to install the software without any hassle.

Your next step is to connect the Roxio adapter to the video capture device. Now, connect the VCR to that Roxio adapter. To get best quality, you may use an S-Video cable. Your next move is to connect the S-video cable to the Roxio adapter and the VCR. In case you do not have an S-Video cable, you can connect one end of the yellow composite cable to the yellow “Video out” jack on the VCR. Connect other ends (red and white) of the cable to the “Audio Out” jacks on the VCR.

To launch the Easy VHS to DVD, you need to double-click on its icon lying on the desktop. When the program is fully open, you should choose the “Video-Movies” option and then choose “Plug and Burn”. To burn the videos, you must have a DVD writer on your computer. Insert a DVD-R into the DVD writer/burner.

Choose the “Set productions” and then choose “No Menu”. From the drop down menu, you should choose the DVD writer. Choose “DVD” from the menu called “Disk Type”. Finally click on “next”.

Choose “USB 2861 Device” off the “Capture Device” menu. Now, hit the “Play” button on the VCR. Click on “Capture Now” option on the software in order to record the VHS tape.

Once you have recorded or captured the VHS tape, you should click on “Finish”. As soon as you click on “Finish”, the “Burn Project” windows will appear automatically.

Let both of the progress bars reach 100% and then hit “OK.”. Hit the “Eject” button on the DVD writer in order to take out the disc. Check on the disc by playing it on a DVD player to make sure it is working properly.

For VHS to DVD conversion, you can contact:

Two Squares, Inc

2715 S. Colorado Blvd

Denver, CO 80222

720-204-5464

How To Transfer VHS Tapes To DVD Format

A PC connected to a converter box can be used along with a VCR or camcorder to convert VHS cassettes to a DVD. VHS tapes are not durable and lose quality with the passage of time. Moreover, the change in temperature of the place where the video tapes are stored can make the cassettes brittle. During the VHS to DVD conversion process, the cassettes are recorded and then saved onto the hard drive of a PC. After that the recorded video is burnt onto a DVD with the help of a DVD recorder/writer.
 Instructions

To start the conversion process, you need to connect the 3 color-coded connectors of the composite cable to the input jacks of the converter. One end of the cables will be connected to the VCR and the other end to the converter. Now, plug the USB cable of the converter box to the open USB port of the computer.

Insert the software CD that comes with the converter box into the media tray of the computer. Then shut the tray and hang on for a while so the disc can play. To install the software on your computer, you should click on the on-screen button. Restart the PC when the installation is completed.

Insert a VHS cassette into the camcorder or VCR and rewind the tape to the starting point to start recording. Next, launch the converter box software.

Press the “Play” button visible on the VCR. Then click on the “Record” button on the converter box app in order to start copying the cassette to your computer. Then click on the Stop button as soon as the recording is finished. Your next step is to click on the “File” to highlight “Save As”. An empty will appear where you can type the name of the file you want to save onto the computer.

Now, we will see how to burn the recorded files onto a DVD. Eject the media tray of the DVD burner, insert a DVD-R and close the tray.

Open the app that you use to burn DVD’s on your computer. No matter what DVD burning software you have on your PC, the procedure to burn the videos on a DVD is almost the same. You need to import the recordable files into the software in order to burn them. Import all files one by one to start the burning process.

You can rearrange the files into any order by moving them up and down in the list. When you have added and arranged all the files, you can click on “Next” to move to the next step.

You may choose styles and menu options form many choices given. Before you click on the “Start Burning” button, you should check on the layout of the files by clicking the “Preview” button.

Click on the “Burn” button on the DVD burning software in the bottom right corner of the software. Wait for a few minutes to complete the burning process. This may take a 2-30 minutes depending upon the size of the files you want to burn. The DVD burner will eject the DVD automatically when the burning is complete.

For VHS to DVD conversion, you can contact:

Two Squares, Inc

2715 S. Colorado Blvd

Denver, CO 80222

720-204-5464