VCR connection with s-video cable

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Robert Ramaswamy

How do I connect my VCR to my computer with an s-video
cable and burn the video onto a DVD using my internal DVD
burner?
 
you would need a Dazzle (analog to digital external video
capture unit) connected to a firewire (or possibly USB)
card
then you need to capture the video and convert it to MPEG-
2
if you have a DV camera you can also connect that to the
comp via firewire, and go from the VCR through the cam to
the comp
 
I am using Snapstream.com,
I have a Haupauge capture card, I Send my video out from
my DVD player to my AUX video in on my Haupauge.
Then I go to Snapstream application and select record Now.
Then I pick AUX as my input instead of a Cable TV channel
THen I set the duration to the length of the movie.
Give it an output filename.
Select the quality level (I used the highest Near DVD was
5Meg/minute, that should give you space to fit on a CD if
you like)
Then press submit, then press play on your VCR or DVD.

Snap stream will make a temporary AVI copy then compress
it to wmv format later.

Wolla you have a captured movie in lite weight format.
Snap stream will even recompress it for your Palm Pilot if
you ask it too or burn it to your CDR too. Great for home
movies or turning your movie collection into another
format.

Its a whole lot easier than ripping and converting.

-Kris
 
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