vhs tapes back up in suse linux 12.1

LinuxGuru707 · 04-03-2012, 02:55 PM

hello,

is there a good program out there that will allow me to back up all my vhs tapes in linux. i have a sony vcr with a usb rca jack adapter. thank you

bigrigdriver · 04-04-2012, 02:49 PM

You could try this howto convert vhs to dvd: http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...er-Linux-HOWTO

jefro · 04-04-2012, 03:08 PM

To back up VHS all you need is two things. One is some way to access the video. Some tv tuner cards can input video and sound. Many of the video capture cards (well all) can do it. Some video display cards have inputs also. There are many external solutions too. The problem is you need to have one and supported in linux. What do you have now?

The capture and convert to some format is the easy part. Many apps for that.

LinuxGuru707 · 04-04-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jefro

To back up VHS all you need is two things. One is some way to access the video. Some tv tuner cards can input video and sound. Many of the video capture cards (well all) can do it. Some video display cards have inputs also. There are many external solutions too. The problem is you need to have one and supported in linux. What do you have now?

The capture and convert to some format is the easy part. Many apps for that.

i have a rca to usb converter i bought from amazon i believe its a diamond brand its on its way. which do you recommend?

LinuxGuru707 · 04-04-2012, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bigrigdriver

You could try this howto convert vhs to dvd: http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...er-Linux-HOWTO

ok thanks ill give that a try