[Prijker]

Is it possible to convert a VHS video cassette to a digital-compatible format, like video CD, in order to display video sequences in a PC (or Mac)?
If so, what hardware and software would i need?
Obviously, i already have a Video Cassette Recorder and a CD writer, but i can't figure how to do it.

Thanks

Vic

[Paul S]

Use either a DV camcorder that allows for analog inputs, or a media converter like the Dazzle Hollywood DV bridge to convert to FireWire. Then, import into iMovie, etc. From iMovie, export the movie and then burn the CD.

[sleepyrenderer]

On the PC side if your video card already has VIVO you can just use the freeware virtualdub to encode it to a bunch of formats. If you need a capture card, there are plenty of cheap PCI options ranging from $20-100. If you want to burn a VCD/SVCD out of it, Nero is probably the easiest burning software (or for a faster mpeg1/mpeg2 encoder that let's you fine tune the quality options to a very high level try TMPEG Enc Plus). It's all just drag and drop.

If you happen to have a DVD-RW in your PC, it probably came with Sonic MyDVD Plus 4.0, in which case you can plug in your video source (for example a DVcamcorder) and burn a VCD in realtime, bypassing the HDD.