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| When preserving your favorite movies or memories, | | | | computer to the DVD. |
| the standard used to be VHS video tapes. But with | | | | So in order to save time and effort, you can copy |
| the advancement of DVD technology, the | | | | the tapes to a DVD without the use of a computer. |
| advantages of DVDs proved to outweigh those of | | | | There are two ways to do this: |
| VCR tapes. Video tapes can wear out over time, | | | | - The first involves buying a DVD recorder that |
| becoming bent, damaged or dirty. The cassette | | | | allows input from another source. You simply connect |
| casings are vulnerable to damage as well, rendering | | | | your VCR by cable to the DVD recorder. Then while |
| the tape inside useless. Storage is easier with DVDs | | | | the video plays, it is also recording. If you choose this |
| since they take up less space than videos. Not to | | | | option, consider purchasing a video processor called a |
| mention the quality of picture and sound is higher on | | | | proc amp or a time base corrector. These devices |
| DVDs. | | | | stabilize and improve the quality of the analog video |
| So the question becomes, how do I convert my | | | | as it is fed to the DVD recorder and can greatly |
| video tapes to DVDs in order to preserve them for | | | | improve the resulting images that you get on the |
| my future enjoyment? There are several options. | | | | DVD. |
| First, you could use a VHS to DVD conversion | | | | - The second option is to purchase a combination |
| service that will do the transfer for you. However, if | | | | DVD/VCR recorder. It does the same thing as the |
| you have a great deal of videos to convert, over | | | | previous option without needing to connect any |
| time you'll save money by doing the conversions | | | | cables. If you are planning to copy a lot of videos, it |
| yourself in the convenience of your home. | | | | is worth your time and effort to find out what kind |
| The computer savvy among us will use their | | | | of processing the machine does to the analog signal |
| computer to transfer their videos to DVD. It requires | | | | from the video tape before it converts it to the |
| copying the video to a digital file on the computer | | | | digital signal that gets recorded in DVD format. You |
| using an analog converter. The file gets compressed | | | | want the best possible result that you can get. |
| into MPEG-2 format before being burned onto a DVD. | | | | |