canna anyone convert video to dvd please

**wickscorrie** · 25-Jun-12, 18:41

hi my father is looking to convert videos of the fiddle and accordion club to dvd format does anyone know of someone who can do this for me

**DKTC** · 25-Jun-12, 19:42

I have sent you a PM.

DKTC

**rennies** · 26-Jun-12, 22:57

I would also be interested to know this as i have few videos I would like to convert to dvd Please could you let me know of any responses thankyou

**jimbews** · 27-Jun-12, 09:14

Originally Posted by rennies

I would also be interested to know this as i have few videos I would like to convert to dvd Please could you let me know of any responses thankyou

If you want to do it on a PC, try a device like the Belkin system:
http://www.dabs.com/products/belkin-high-speed-usb-2-0-dvd-creator-2N58.html?q=usb video&src=16

I have no experience of using that for this purpose: I use one at work to capture video from a PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera to feed into Skype.
That should give the opportunity to record your material, add titles, etc.

Personally I copy using a VHS recorder connected to a DVD recorder.
Or if you have original camcorder tapes, connect the camcorder to the DVD recorder to prevent making a copy of a copy.
Much easier if the DVD recorder also has a hard disk as you can play the old video and record it to the hard disk, edit, and then "dub" from the hard disk onto DVD.
Try and make the copy using the highest quality video connection:

Best if available on both camcorder and DVD recorder is Firewire (also called 1384, etc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394 ) or USB
Then SCART
S-Video (also requires audio connection): 4-pin video connection.
Composite video (usually a yellow "phono" connector) which also requires separate audio cabling. Some camcorders have special cables with yellow video and white and red stereo audio phono connectors.

NB - if the videos are commercial videos they may well be copy-protected and the DVD recorder may refuse to copy them.