VHS rip to usb

[davidd]

Morning, I've been assigned the task of ripping a load of old wedding tapes.

I have access to a decent player, with composite and hdmi out.

I was looking for the hardware to connect to a windows 11 laptop, ideally usb C but whatever really.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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[Dave Hedgehog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foLPX4YTwHk

[ARHarh]

Try this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203919251662?hash=item2...

[OutInTheShed]

davidd said:

Morning, I've been assigned the task of ripping a load of old wedding tapes.

I have access to a decent player, with composite and hdmi out.

I was looking for the hardware to connect to a windows 11 laptop, ideally usb C but whatever really.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

D

If you've got a hard disk video recorder like a Humax, it might record from composite on to USB.

When I tried to do this, the VHS player declined to participate, so I sent the tapes away and got it done for not much coin.

Alternatively, if you know anyone who has oldskool CCTV recording kit using hard drives and conventional analogue cameras they could do it.

[davidd]

Thanks, have ordered a few bits, will see what happens when I connect it all up and give it a go.

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[evilkinevil1981]

I got my tapes transferred to USB during lockdown by a local guy for £6 each, they were turned round in 2 days.
He has apparently cleaned up the sound and video, certainly less hiss than an old VHS tape.
Looks good to me on our 55 inch living room tv, but I'm no techie.
Much easier and less hassle than buying cables and bits & pieces

[TonyRPH]

ARHarh said:

Try this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203919251662

This won't work, as it captures output from HDMI and the OP's VCR will probably only output composite or RGB video.

EDIT: OOPS - just noticed OP says VCR has HDMI out - that's VERY unusual.

[davidd]

evilkinevil1981 said:

I got my tapes transferred to USB during lockdown by a local guy for £6 each, they were turned round in 2 days.
He has apparently cleaned up the sound and video, certainly less hiss than an old VHS tape.
Looks good to me on our 55 inch living room tv, but I'm no techie.
Much easier and less hassle than buying cables and bits & pieces

I'd have paid that, cables ordered now though.

[Road2Ruin]

davidd said:

evilkinevil1981 said:

I got my tapes transferred to USB during lockdown by a local guy for £6 each, they were turned round in 2 days.
He has apparently cleaned up the sound and video, certainly less hiss than an old VHS tape.
Looks good to me on our 55 inch living room tv, but I'm no techie.
Much easier and less hassle than buying cables and bits & pieces

I'd have paid that, cables ordered now though.

Me too.
I did it once, for a friend. Never again, what a pain. All done in 'real time', has to be checked after again in real time, cleaned up and presented in some way, e.g disk, mp4 etc. Took me a day to do a 1.5 hour wedding video. Didn't even get a bottle as thanks.

[808 Estate]

I need to do this. Does anyone have any recommendations for someone good?

[Mandat]

808 Estate said:

I need to do this. Does anyone have any recommendations for someone good?

OP now has the required kit.

Perhaps he can recoup his costs by doing VHS rips for others.