On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:25 PM, William Spencer <wspen...@jhu.edu> wrote:
> Hi there: I'm kicking around the idea of trying to convert some VHS tapes > to DVD, but know nothing about it. I get the idea that there are DVD > recorders that will do this (like the Sony DVDirect MC5) but apparently that > one doesn't use the computer at all and there's no way to add track/chapter > markers etc. There's also something called a "video capture card" but I know > even less about those. What's the received wisdom on how to do this, without > spending any more $ than absolutely necessary, and with the ability to do > jut the most basic editing? As always my thanks in advance! > > > *************** > > > Bill Spencer in Maryland > > IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard > IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger > > > > > Bill, Elgato's *Video Capture* works well, and may meet your needs. Very easy to use; it creates H.264 or MPEG-4 files. I find it very satisfactory for my needs. Check it out at: http://www.elgato.com Best wishes, Myles MacVane -- myles.macvane.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
