Hello! Today I'll be talking about something that I never thought would be possible, and was quite surprised when I saw the tool on the internet. Basically, it's a VCR to USB adapter which allows you to record the videos on the VHS tape to your computer.
This small tool here, which allows you to connect your VCR to your computer, also comes with a software for the recording process that I talked about. The adapter is compatible for Mac and PC, and it comes with a price of 75$, which I think is fairly good if you are willing to record some nostalgic tapes that you don't even have the opportunity to see anymore. (I doubt anyone has their VCRs hooked up nowadays) You can check the adapter out @ Amazon here.
The process for recording the video from VHS to computer is rather simple. All you have to do is hook the VCR with the computer using the adapter, install the software on your computer and run it, and turn your VCR on. After that, simply go through the software and check if the video/audio is okay, and if it is, press the Start Recording button. Note that the video will be 'recorded', not 'saved', so however long the video you want to record is, you have to leave the software open for that long and wait until it's recorded. After you're done, hit the stop recording button and the software will allow you to trim the parts you don't want to have.
After the recording part is done, you can save the file as mp4 (iTunes ready, you can copy your video over to your iPhone or somewhere similar) to anywhere, and also upload it to YouTube by using the software if you wish. Congratulations, you just got the video on a VHS tape on your computer!
I hope you enjoyed the read!
