If you are like me, you have a bunch of VHS tapes sitting on a shelf somewhere simply gathering dust. Sure, the movies are still great, but most entertainment devises will only play DVDs or blue ray discs. So now what? It is time to learn how to copy from VHS to DVD.
Yes, it is possible, if you are willing to spend a little money and time to make the conversions. Of course, it totally depends on how bad you want to save those movies for your personal library. Today, you may have a player or a television that will still play the tapes. But, what about tomorrow? All the new televisions and players do not include VHS options. Then, those tapes will be totally useless, when a current player bites the dust.
So, before that happens, you can purchase a converter that will remove the copyright protection software, change the language of the files, and send the results straight to your computer hard drive. Then, another program will help you get rid of those unnecessary files that only muck up the video.
But, you will still not be done yet. For instance, you will notice that the files on the hard drive are much bigger than those originally on the tapes. Thus, the files need to be shrunk back down to size, or it will take 4 or 5 discs for every movie, which will not only be cost prohibitive but a pain to watch.
You can also find shrinking software online, oftentimes for free. Some are as easy as a one-click process, so they are very user friendly. Now, it is finally time to take the information from the hard drive and move it to a disc.
Sure, it sounds like a hassle to learn how to copy from VHS to DVD, but it really is not that hard. The converter hooks to the VHS player and the computer, the shrinking software is user-friendly, and most people already know how to burn a DVD. In addition, after the first time or two, the process will naturally get faster and easier because you will be comfortable with the process.
