Copying vhs to dvd on mac for pc

Justbud9 · Justbud9 #1 (**permalink**)

01-05-2011, 01:50 AM

I want to help a friend and copy his old vhs tape to my imac edit in imovie than burn to idvd will he be able to copy it to his pc and edit it with his computer?

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

01-05-2011, 01:56 AM

Not if you burn it with iMovie, no. You'd be better off importing the VHS tape and then burning the video files onto a DVD using the Finder. He won't be able to watch the video in a DVD player, but he could copy them onto his PC and edit them.

If you burn it using iMovie, he would need to rip the DVD again, which is usually much more time-consuming and tricky.

MightyGem · MightyGem #3 (**permalink**)

01-05-2011, 04:59 AM

You will need this:
Video Capture overview

or this:
Canopus ADVC-110 - Apple Store (UK)

to transfer the video to your Mac. Why not transfer direct to his PC?

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

01-10-2011, 03:00 AM

Or EyeTV, which is considerably less expensive than the two options MightyGem mentioned.

MightyGem · MightyGem #5 (**permalink**)

01-10-2011, 02:22 PM

Yes, but I think that the normal EyeTV products only give you a co-ax connection to the VCR.

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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	01-05-2011, 01:56 AM Not if you burn it with iMovie, no. You'd be better off importing the VHS tape and then burning the video files onto a DVD using the Finder. He won't be able to watch the video in a DVD player, but he could copy them onto his PC and edit them. If you burn it using iMovie, he would need to rip the DVD again, which is usually much more time-consuming and tricky. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Justbud9 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 05, 2011 Posts: 1	01-05-2011, 01:50 AM I want to help a friend and copy his old vhs tape to my imac edit in imovie than burn to idvd will he be able to copy it to his pc and edit it with his computer?
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