What hardware do I need to convert video tapes to an editable digital format?
I’d like to get some old videos onto the computer before the camera that can play them conks out. What hardware do I need to connect the video out to the USB in on the computer?
(I’ve seen products that purport to go straight from video tape to DVDs, but I’d like a chance to edit before burning DVDs.)
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Filed under Camcorders by on May 24th, 2010. 
Comments on What hardware do I need to convert video tapes to an editable digital format?
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Get yourself a nice digital capture device, and a copy of Windows Movie Maker for PC or Final Cut Pro for Mac, then edit, and burn to dvd.
Here is a dated, but informative website on the topic of video capturing and editing.
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You need a video capture/tuner card. It will have A/V inputs you can connect the camcorder to, and software to record.
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You need a special video capture card to convert the analog signal from your old tapes to digital. They make cards that connect to your USB but I do not recommend using them because the quality will not be very good. The transfer rate with USB is too slow to keep up with the real time capture of video unless you are captuing at a really low quality. I suggest adding a firewire port to your computer or a build in video card.
Another option is to use a tape conversion service. StashSpace.Com transfers your tapes for you and has an editor so you can make customizations. You can also get your digital files back on a portable hard drive.
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simply put and easily converted for around $85 is a analog to digital converter , will work from any av out on any device to make the analog copy digital. easy