Video Tapes Into The Computer!

[Sameeralord]

Hi Guys,
Can you tell me the name of the cable that we use to transform video tape on to the computer. I'm asking this so I can go to the store and buy it. If you know any other methods of getting video tapes on to the computer please tell me. Thanks!!

[omg]

eek. there is more than one though. it all depends on what inputs are on your graphics card, and also wether you are using a vhs player or a camcorder.

[Sameeralord]

I'm using a VHS player. What do you mean it depends on my graphic crad?

[Reup]

I assume your video-card has a video-in connector?

http://www.weethet.nl/images/pc2tv/composite_svideo.jpg

The red/white ones are for audio, the yellow is composite video, the bottom one is S-video in. If your VHS-recorder supports SCART (usually it does, unless it's really old), you're going to need:

* a scart composite adapter: http://img.kelkoo.com/merchant/34001/medium/66/97/50/66975047.jpg
* an audio-cable (standard red/white tulip)
* a composite cable (yellow tulips)

OR

* an all-in-one cable. http://img.kelkoo.com/merchant/34001/medium/64/95/35/64953560.jpg

Edit: Just ask for a SCART to Composite cable and they'll know what you mean.

[Tulac]

My Video-card doesn't support video-in, so I bought a TV card(around 80$), I can record both TV and VHS on my PC using that...

[Sameeralord]

Thanks for the really useful infrormation. I'm going attach two pictures of my VHS so I know whatcable to ask!!

[auhsor]

Originally posted by Tulac@Jun 17 2005, 07:52 PM
My Video-card doesn't support video-in, so I bought a TV card(around 80$), I can record both TV and VHS on my PC using that...
Yeah I actually did my first VHS -> Computer recording yesterday. I used the connector that came with the TV card. Heres some pics:
http://img158.echo.cx/img158/3646/0016wb.jpghttp://img246.echo.cx/img246/9831/0026nt.jpghttp://img168.echo.cx/img168/2456/0038xc.jpg

The Red Yellow and Red cables I pluged into the vcr with one of those extenter cables, and I didn't worry about the black cable. I plugged the othere end ( the black single bit) into the TV Tuner card which had one of those inputs.

Check what inputs you have at the back of your video card. If you can afford a TV Card (they are pretty cheap these days), then I would recommend it as they are pretty cool.

[gregor]

Originally posted by Sameeralord@Jun 18 2005, 02:18 AM
Thanks for the really useful infrormation. I'm going attach two pictures of my VHS so I know whatcable to ask!!
i see your hands are shaking from excitement.
LOL

[Sebatianos]

Does the S-Video cable work both ways (send's the signal back to the computer as well)? I have to try it. I've got a TV USB plug-in, but it's not of a very high quality - so I don't record VHS on PC. But I've connected the S-Video to teh VCR - so I can copy DVD's on tape (very useful for a teacher who just want's to present certain clips out of movies in the class).

[Sameeralord]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Jun 18 2005, 08:18 AM
VCR - so I can copy DVD's on tape (very useful for a teacher who just want's to present certain clips out of movies in the class).
That is the main purpose I need the cable so the cable I have to buy is...........