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VHS tapes - conversion to still pictures

Started by woodbowl, September 06, 2005, 01:09:59 PM

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woodbowl

I am ready to take a picture of my TV set unless I get some good advice on how to transfer moving images from VHS to digital!  ::) ::) ::)
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DouginUtah


Here, I can take a VHS tape to Sam's Club and they will convert it to DVD. However, I haven't done it, and I think is is sort of spendy. Just saw the sign when dropping off digital pictures for printing.

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woodbowl

Quote from: DouginUtah on September 06, 2005, 03:09:39 PM

I think is is sort of spendy.


Yea........... ;D..... >:( Uhh................that's the part that bothers me. I would like to know if someone has already taken a still shot directy from the TV screen and the link to view it's quality.
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Jeff

I have a video capture card in my computer where I can hook a cable connection right to the card from either the cable T.V., or a VCR. The card came with software for watching television on your computer (also vhs tapes) the software includes still captures and also video capture in .wav format. Uncompressed video. You need a huge hard drive if you are going to mess with video as you gotta have room to work

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_goplus.html
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Furby

Mine is kinda what Jeff has, except it is a stand alone unit that I can use on any puter with USB2.
Anything that has a cable or A/V out I can feed into the puter. My unit also has an annt. for FM radio and broadcast TV.

As anything there are different grades of these and a cheap one with out the TV tuner can be had for well under $50.
I would have to check my model # and make when I get home, but mine was in the $150 range before rebates and such.


Taking a pic of a standard TV don't work really good unless you have special filters or use a real slow shutter speed to blur the pic.
The camera tends to "freeze" the lines as they are scanned onto the screen. If you have an LCD screen it should work better.
I have done it with a standard TV, but the pic is really low grade.

Edit: Mine is the WinTV-PVR-USB2
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html

SwampDonkey

Wallyworld also has VHS to DVD recorders for under $150 bucks. I don't know what a pack of DVD's costs. There are so many different formats.
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Furby

I just paid a bit over $18 for a 50 pack of Sony DVDR+ on sale.
Watch for sales and a DVDR in bulk costs less then 40 cents each.