Recording from VHS tapes to computer
Owning more and more home video tapes, maybe you are interested in
Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, easily records video from VHS tapes to Macs!
If you have analog home video movies, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, Video-8, etc.), to record onto your computer or even burn VHS tapes into DVDs, this article will assist you with that process.
 At a high level, the process consists of playing the VHS tape through the VCR or analog camcorder, converting it to digital format through the video capture device in the computer, and then storing the digital formatted video file on the computer.
This file can optionally be edited using video editing software ( iMovie on the Mac) and then recorded to a DVD (Toast 9 Basic) for playing in a DVD player. Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac provides all the hardware and software you need on recording analog home video to digital, buy it now, easy to use and affordable!
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Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac
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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 connecting VCRs and camcorders to Mac.
- Record video from VHS, Hi8 and Video8 to Mac;
- Edit home video tapes with iMovie;
- Create DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs from your own video;
- Convert home video to play on iPod, iPhone and Sony PSP;
- Supports any analog source, including VCRs, cable boxes, camcorders, and other devices.
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.
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Guides: Recording video from VHS to computer.
Use Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac to record from VHS to computer, 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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 (Burning DVD); 2. Edit with iMovie; 3. Send to QuickTime player.
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Optional: Recording captured VHS into DVD.
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.
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 records your
DVD 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.
Buy It Now! Only $79.99, equal to a DVD Recorder!
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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 |
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For Mac |
| Bonus: |
Includes Roxio Video Capture USB device, Toast Basic software. |
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REVIEWS
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- by senior editor from DownloadAtoZ
The costs of DVD recorders led to VHS is still a great market, Roxio products are the best all the time. This VHS to DVD Converter software makes it to the full, powerful software and hardware combination connects VHS player and camcorder to Mac, and capture and burn the videos to a DVD efficiently...”
- by Randy Brandon from AAUG
In summary, I think that Roxio Easy VHS to DVD is a neat little program, easy to install, easy to run, and sits at a really fair price level that anyone can afford. Given the potential expense of paying a service facility to do the VHS to DVD transfer for you, Roxio’s program does the perfect job, and will actually save you money in the long run.
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