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[Closed] VHS to Macbook - cheapest method?

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I've got a few old VHS tapes I want to convert - what's the cheapest way to do this with a 4yr old Macbook Pro?

Ta!


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 10:52 am
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Pay somebody? Unless it's special interest


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 10:53 am
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We use a really simple USB grabber tool - think it was called Video Forever??? Can't recall as it's not at my desk 🙂


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 11:09 am
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Play VHS on telly.

Point MacBook iSight camera at telly.

Press record.


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 11:19 am
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You need an analogue to DV convertor which connects by USB or Firewire (or probably something else now). The expensive ones by Canopus are very good. I had a cheapy called a Hollywood Sparkle or something. iMovie reads the input and creates an iMovie project from which you can save to hard-drive, share to iTunes or Apple TV or burn to DVD.

I did a couple of tapes and got bored.


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 2:48 pm
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I noticed only this morning that my local record shop does it. Do you have a local record shop?


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 2:55 pm
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I noticed only this morning that my local record shop does it. Do you have a local record shop?

...are we back in the 80s!? 😀

We have a local copy shop that does it but he's so inept you wouldn't give him your shopping list to copy.


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 3:03 pm
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Seen this on Amazon - sounds like it will do the job...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Camcorders-Satellite-playstation3-software-Mavericks/dp/B002Y4GTVO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 3:04 pm
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...are we back in the 80s!?

No, we're in East Lancashire so it's between Poundland and Cash Converters.


 
Posted : 01/10/2015 3:06 pm

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