#8,351 in Audio & video accessories
Use arrows to jump to the previous/next product
Reddit mentions of The VHS to Digital Converter USB 2.0 Video Converter Audio Capture Card VHS Box VHS VCR TV to Digital Converter Support Win 2000/Win Xp/ Win Vista /Win 7/Win 8/ Win 10 Linux Mac/Android
Sentiment score: 0
Reddit mentions: 8
We found 8 Reddit mentions of The VHS to Digital Converter USB 2.0 Video Converter Audio Capture Card VHS Box VHS VCR TV to Digital Converter Support Win 2000/Win Xp/ Win Vista /Win 7/Win 8/ Win 10 Linux Mac/Android. Here are the top ones.
or
- The VHS to Digital Converter USB 2.0 Video Converter Audio Capture Card, VHS to PC, VHS VCR TV to Digital Converter. Suitable for Win 2000/Win XP/ Win 7/Win 8/ Win 10/ Mac
- VHS to USB converter Adapter provides a link between a PC and a video device with RCA connector or S-Video connector, such as VHS, VCR, DVD. Capture high picture quality Video & Audio through popular USB 2.0 audio/video interface and not need external power
- Support for most formats: DVD+/-R/RW, DVD+/-VR, and DVD-Video. Applying to internet conference/net meeting. Supports high quality video resolution NTSC: 720 x 480 @30fps, PAL:720x576@ 25fps
- Plug and Play, Support Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation Control. Capture audio without the sound card. It is not recommended to use a USB extension cable or a USB HUB splitter
- NOTE - If you don’t have a CD drive, we recommend that you download OBS (or potplayer) on your computer. It can be downloaded for free online. If you use it on Mac, there is no need to download any drive or software. MAC's own software - QuickTime player which can handle video conversion. If you do not think it is applicable when you use this product, it should be unclear in the use of the software. If you have such a question, don't hesitate to contact us as soon as possible
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 0.74015747956 Inches |
| Length | 3.99999999592 Inches |
| Size | 10.5 inch |
| Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Width | 1.99999999796 Inches |
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Converter-Capture-Support-Android/dp/B06X42H9VZ/ref=asc_df_B06X42H9VZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216539509836&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15096453307312803289&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015329&hvtargid=pla-349203857454&psc=1
Your mothers method will give a really crappy video with a scan line that moves either up or down the video. The lighting will screw things up also.
Watch this video first. The above device will work, but still, watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC5Zr3NC2PY
Get a VHS player. Get a VHS-C to VHS convertor. Connect a video capture device to your computer then connect it to the output of the VHS player. Record digitally.
Or, connect video capture device to a VHS-C camera output. Record.
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Converter-Capture-Support-Android/dp/B06X42H9VZ/ref=asc_df_B06X42H9VZ/
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/a8790965
You might need to spend more money, but not much money. These cheap capture/converters usually do the trick. I've still got an old one that I hang onto for this exact reason.
You can get cables to connect your vcr to your computer. Something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06X42H9VZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_2
It would be a great way to preserve it.
I followed the video through and plugged all my hardware (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X42H9VZ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) in, but it's saying "no video sources" in the Video Source submenu: https://i.imgur.com/3v8kUkm.png
To get the video from that to your Mac you'll need a standard 3.5mm to dual RCA cable, ideally one like this. But you can probably use any old RCA audio cable sitting around and test it on a TV, with a 50% chance if guessing which side is video and which is audio on the first shot. It will be monaural, not stereo, so I think you use the Left audio input on the TV.
Then it's a simple video signal we can capture. What device works well with Mac is a question I'm not really qualified to answer, but I have a few ideas you can start with:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X42H9VZ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QCIBX8
Also if you are doing this as a one time conversion and don't need the capability going forward, Costco does VHS to DVD conversion for a decent price, but you have to be a member. After that DVD to a video file it pretty trivial on any machine with an optical drive.
These madmen will stop at nothing.
They make them - EXAMPLE. You can search for USB video capture card. HOWEVER, every single external capture card that I ever used has come with its own limitations. I really do not see this as a long time solution, so finding a cheap TV/monitor on eBay, Goodwill, etc. may be more realistic, long term solution.