Make DVDs from VHS tapes

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Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, safest way to make DVDs from VHS tapes!

If you want to make DVDs from your analog home video movies, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, Video-8, etc.), this article will assist you with that process, with the help of Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac.

You can connect VHS-VCR to your computer with Roxio's included USB video capture device, and play the VHS tape through the VCR. Then you can double click the Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Capture application to capture and copy VHS tapes to computer for making DVDs, the VHS video has been converted and stored as digital format video file on the computer.

This file can optionally be edited using video editing software ( iMovie on the Mac) or be made into a DVD with DVD burning software (Roxio's included Toast 9 Basic) for playing in a DVD player. With Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, you can record analog home video to digital by yourself, easy to use and affordable!

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Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac

Product:	Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac
Price:	$79.99
Released Date:	May 26, 2009
System:	For All Intel Macs

Why choose Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac:

Install easily and provides easy to use interface;
Build-in USB-based video capture device for hooking up VCRs and camcorders to Mac;
Transfer home video movies to QuickTime and iMovie directly;
Safe to preserve your own videos as DVD format;
Produce Hollywood-style DVDs with motion menus and resizable buttons;
Make DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs from VHS tapes;
Convert home video to play on iPod, iPhone and Sony PSP;
Supports any analog source, including VCRs, cable boxes, camcorders, and other devices.
Upload video to YouTube or your favorite social networking sites;
Share all lifetime with family and friends on DVD, portable devices or online.

NOTE: Click the button to buy Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac kit, through the online purchasing system guaranteeing safety of your payment information; The product key is located on the back of the sleeve containing the software disc.

Guides: Making DVDs from VHS tapes.

Use Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac to make DVDs from VHS tapes, you need to prepare:

1. Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac kit (USB 2.0 video capture device included);
2. A VHS VCR;
3. Macintosh computer with a Dual Processor PowerPC G5, or Intel processor;
4. DVD recordable drive for DVD-Video creation;
5. 512MB RAM or more;
6. Available USB 2.0 port;
7. iMovie HD, 08, or 09.
Insert the installation disc into your drive. If purchased online and downloaded, double-click the downloaded .dmg file. After Easy VHS to DVD for Mac has installed on your Mac computer, there are two applications: Easy VHS to DVD Capture and Toast 9 Basic.
Run Roxio to make VHS tapes into DVDs

Step 1: Connecting VHS VCR to Mac.

a. Connect the Roxio Video Capture USB device to a USB 2.0 port on your computer.
b. Connect the Roxio adapter to the video capture device.
c. Using the video cable provided with your VHS-VCR, connect the video Line Out connector on VHS-VCR to one of the two video plugs on the Roxio adapter.
d. Connect the two Audio Out connectors on your VHS-VCR to the audio adapter (red and white plugs) attached to your Roxio USB capture device.
Connect VHS to computer for making DVDs

Ensure the Roxio Video Capture USB device is connected to a USB 2.0 port on computer, and that your VHS-VCR is connected to the Roxio adapter.
NOTE: The Roxio Video Capture USB device should be connected directly to your Mac, not through USB ports on a Cinema Display, keyboard, or USB hub.

Step 2: Recording VHS tapes to computer.

In the Applications folder on your hard disk, open the Easy VHS to DVD for Mac folder and double-click the Easy VHS to DVD Capture icon. Select a name for your recorded VHS video and select an approximate length for the movie.

a. The Connect Video page allows you to select between using the S-Video or Composite (RCA) connection. You can also preview your movie to ensure that your VHS video displays correctly.
b. The Connect Audio page allows you to verify that audio can be recorded correctly. Recording VHS to Mac for making DVDs

c. The Record page allows you to click the Start Recording button. When the VHS video has been recorded into your iMovies folder on Mac, you can select one of the following options:
1. Send to toast (making DVDs); 2. Edit with iMovie; 3. Send to QuickTime player.

Step 3: Making DVDs from VHS video.

Open the Easy VHS to DVD for Mac folder and double-click the Toast Basic icon to launch the included Toast software. At the top-left of the Toast window, click "Video", then choose the DVD-Video project to do optional disc settings, such as Automatic or Custom Encoding.
Making DVD movies from VHS tapes with Toast

Making DVD movies from VHS tapes with Toast

Insert a blank, recordable DVD, and click the Record button, choose a recorder from the list, then configure recording options, such as Number of Copies. Click Record to continue, Toast displays a progress bar and status information as it makes a DVD from VHS video.
NOTE: For more detailed information on recording a DVD-Video project with Toast, select Toast Titanium Help from the pull-down help menu.

Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac captures and records home video movies from VHS-VCR and Hi8, Video8 camcorders to DVD/VCD/SVCD on Mac, we can share all the wonderful moments with family and all the online friends as digital data.
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Buy It Now

Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac

Product:	Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac
Price:	$79.99
Released Date:	May 26, 2009
System:	For Mac
Bonus:	Includes Roxio Video Capture USB device, Toast Basic software.