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Hello to all,

can anyone help me out here. I have some videotapes from years ago when the kids were little i wish to convert onto dvd then load on to iphone and ipad and keep on my hard drive.

i have an imac 27 which i have just brought so am a newbie to this. i have seen plenty for sale but need a real simple one to convert.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help

Nick
 
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Try MPEGStreamclip first. It reads and converts most video formats...and it's free.
 

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