Convert VHS and Video8 tapes to MP4?
Hi all,
I have old stock of VHS and V8 tapes and need to converting them to mp4 on PC. Unfortunately my VHS tape player and Sony V8 camera are unable to work. On Internet searching I found following device. ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 (Second Generation) - https://amzn.to/3jSxXpi Please advise whether it is suitable for my use? Thanks Regards |
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Read Orsetto's reply from Videohelp. Also quoted here, below.
This is one of the best answers to the endless "How do I digitize my tapes" questions. I'm not picking on you, just pointing out that Orsetto's post sums up your options very well. Quote:
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After searching on Internet it is clear to me now. What I need is a VHS tape player, saving the analogue video on computer. A software for converting analogue video to digital video will help me out. Open Source software such as; HandBrake The open source video transcoder https://handbrake.fr/ will do the job. I'm running Linux Ubuntu 20.04 here. On its Terminal running; $ apt policy handbrake Code:
handbrake: Alternative: How to digitize VHS tapes in Linux https://opensource.com/life/15/6/VHS-conversion-MP4-Linux Use dvgrab and OpenShot in combination $ apt policy dvgrab Code:
dvgrab: $ apt policy openshot Code:
openshot: If I can find an in-expensive second-hand VHS player I'll purchase it to test what I found on Internet. I suppose I need a connector as shown on attached photo to connect the VHS player to Linux Ubuntu 20.04 PC Comment and suggestion would be appreciated. Regards |
Old thread, but wanted to give some quick input to anybody else that may come across this...
ClearClick is junk, no avoid. Orsetto is somewhat of a curmudgeon, always very negative, sometimes hyperbolic, going back decades. (Amusingly, I sometimes have to sound like him, due to how times have changes the availability and condition of gear.) I don't agree with his take that "nobody in the family cares about home movies", so that was snipped when I added the quote. Not only do not agree, but have actual experience to the contrary, dealing with folks for decades. Conversely, I take issue with the suggestion that quality can only be achieved with excess effort or costs. Not true either. That "How to digitize VHS tapes in Linux" guide is also crap. Yes, DVD recorder, dumped to computer for processing, is possible. But not any random DVD recorder (ie, use LSI based recorders only for tape sources). And Handbrake is pretty destructive on homemade DVDs. Linux is mostly the wrong tool for video, similar to Mac. Very narrow uses, none of them capturing. At least not with any degree of quality. Standard workflow is all that is needed here, nothing weird, cheap, or unusual. Or alternatively, as Orsetto suggested (but not stated as well), is to outsource to a reliable shop. For example, this is a service we provide here. |
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