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P1965
Inspiring
September 16, 2021
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Using PRE20 to capture?

  • September 16, 2021
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Wanting to upload (transfer) old VHS tapes to my PC, is there any way that PRE20 could do this? Is there a way to record the input to a project etc? Alternatively, anyone know of a reasonably priced software to do this?

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John T Smith
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 16, 2021

I use an external Grass Valley ADVC-110 to convert VHS to AVI but you may have to look on ebay for that device

 

Or find some other external device that will convert an analog VHS tape player output to digital to save to a computer

 

I think that Blackmagic makes such a device

Legend
September 16, 2021

The ADVC is everyone's first choice -- but it requires an IEEE-1394 FireWire port on your computer, which most current computers do not have.

 

A second option is the USB-connected Diamond VC500. The quality is virtually as good, and it doesn't require a FireWire connection.

 

My tutorial shows you the basics.

 

P1965
P1965Author
Inspiring
September 17, 2021

Thank you Steve, being the expert you are I knew that you would have a solution.