Reddit mentions of UCEC USB 2.0 Video Audio Capture Card Device Adapter VHS VCR TV to DVD Converter Support Win 2000/Win Xp/Win Vista/Win 7/Win 8/Win 10

I use this:

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WSAWZ1M

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It comes with software which you could use, I guess, but it is very buggy and frustrating to use. I instead use OBS (https://obsproject.com/). Once you hookup the VCR to the computer you set up the VCR as the capture device in OBS settings. Set up OBS to record a file of everything that shows on that device. Hit play on the VCR and you should see the VHS tape playing on your screen. OBS will capture it & when it's over you can hit stop recording and it will make the now-digital video file for you. One thing I learned the hard way is to make sure it is picking up the sound. If your computer's volume is off, the resulting digital video file will be silent.

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Hope that I explained it well enough. Good luck :)

Try a USB A/V video capture device kind of like this:

https://www.amazon.com/UCEC-Capture-Adapter-Digital-Converter/dp/B00WSAWZ1M/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504738697&sr=1-6&keywords=USB+Video+Capture

I did it years ago with one similar to this for DVD's and it lasted me through hundreds of them. It's a bit of a pain since they're all basically the same garbage from China and terrible software support. Also, expect a downgrade of some sort from Gamecube picture quality for sure.

Back when I did this, I had to research tons because I couldn't get settings right while also considering file sizes for storage. I'd recommend trying to do it in conjunction with something like Open Broadcaster Software(OBS) since there's a lot of info online about settings for it. Though I'll warn you that getting these cheap USB devices to work properly on it might become a pain or be super simple.

Finally, I looked into doing this for PS2 a while back and basically decided I needed to go with component cables instead of the standard a/v for better picture quality, and that was even more complicated and involved more expensive and less supported devices. Good luck.

$13 for a converter at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/UCEC-Video-Capture-Converter-support/dp/B00WSAWZ1M

There are capture devices that you can use, but just realize that converting analog to digital means it happens in real time. If you have a VHS that is 3 hours long, it is going to take at least 3 hours to transfer it. There are a ton options, from self-contained to USB .

for anyone wondering how. I bought one of these and a VCR from a thrift store ($6) and recorded using OBS. (to play the 8's I used the original camera which still worked)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WSAWZ1M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I used this for my Pi ambilight clone. Should do the job easily since it works out of the box with Linux.

It actually wasn't that expensive (especially compared to an all-in-one solution):

HDMI splitter|$12|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MT12OQA/|

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USB capture card|$16|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WSAWZ1M/|
HDMI to RCA|$12|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W9LQDBB/|
5-port USB charger (optional, was $17 when I bought it)|$20|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UN1LM7Q/|

I use this capture card from Amazon & stream or record through OBS. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00WSAWZ1M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mT2oDbD4MMVEH

If you want you can get a splitter so that you can play on your tv but still stream or record on OBS. (That exact splitter takes a while to ship though so you could shop around.) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07RYXD4R3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vV2oDbQ17F89X

all recommendations are from the Canadian Amazon but I'm sure you could find like-products