Omg! This video really is a result of you reading my mind! I have a closet (not a box- but a CLOSET) full of vhs tapes, Kodachrome reels, super 8mm, etc of 70+ years of family beach trips, holidays that I can NOW watch whenever I want to! Thank you 🙏 Thank you 🙏 Thank you Connie Knox!!!!! You are awesome! As always!
Thanks very much for this! I am using the Elgato to capture video and audio from Betamax tapes. I was able to score a Sony SL-2710 in very good condition for about $200. Insane as this piece of equipment apparently sold for $1300 retail in 1984 😮 That was a lot of money back then! Thanks again for your tutorial as this helped me out a lot!
@@GenealogyTV Yes I was especially lucky because the gentleman was selling it as is because he didn't have a Betamax tape to test it. He said it powered on and that was the only operation he could confirm. Luckily, I had a sealed TDK Super Avilyn tape that had been sitting in a drawer for years. I popped it in and recorded a clip from an old non copy protected DVD of mine and it worked flawlessly. I was amazed at the quality even at the slowest speed (Beta III). It is even better than VHS! Though probably not as good as Super VHS.
This is so helpful if you still have a working DVD player which sadly I do not have. Alternative is to pay someone to do it for me at a photo shop. You're quite the high tech wizard Connie.
@@bethmeadorsmurphy7738 - Not in the UK Beth, they never sell second hand electrical items on safety grounds in case they cause a fire. I don't need a VHS player anyway as all my tapes are small camcorder 8mm ones.
Yes you can if you have a working camera and the video jacks on the camera (which are usually either RCA, SVHS, or HDMI jacks. Then you can play from the camera through the cam link to your computer.
If you have a disc writer. You can buy a USB outboard CD writer/reader. The only way I know how to do it is to transfer to your computer and then write it to a disc. You would also have to make sure that you have read/write discs. Make sure you’re clear on the technology. Some of these will not play on something like a Blueray player. I’m not an expert at the CD Techonologies.
@@karenmaier477 you can save yourself a load of money and easily do this by getting a Yizhet USB Video Capture Card, VHS To DVD Converter. The included software will burn the DVD, which realistically is the most suitable format for a VHS copy. Presumably you have a DVD burner and disks already.
@@GenealogyTV CD means compact disk. Typically you'd use this for music, although you wouldn't want to there are ways you could use it. holds 650 mb of data. DVD - digital versatile disc This is what almost everyone has access to gives 720p resolution. Holds 4.5gb on a single layer or 9gb dual layer. Blu-Ray - different colour lazer and now it can do 1080p - 25gb on single layer, dual layer doubles that. UHD Blu-Ray - sometimes still refer to as just Blu Ray but they do 4k and typically hold around 100gb
Sorry, but don't waste money in Elgato Capture, is a crappy video card capture. I bought one Elgato Capture, I though it was a decent capture card, but the performance is awfull.
Omg! This video really is a result of you reading my mind! I have a closet (not a box- but a CLOSET) full of vhs tapes, Kodachrome reels, super 8mm, etc of 70+ years of family beach trips, holidays that I can NOW watch whenever I want to! Thank you 🙏 Thank you 🙏 Thank you Connie Knox!!!!! You are awesome! As always!
Glad it was helpful! You know that IS one of my special skills... is reading your mind. LOL. Just kidding... maybe. :)
Thanks very much for this! I am using the Elgato to capture video and audio from Betamax tapes. I was able to score a Sony SL-2710 in very good condition for about $200. Insane as this piece of equipment apparently sold for $1300 retail in 1984 😮 That was a lot of money back then! Thanks again for your tutorial as this helped me out a lot!
My pleasure. You were lucky to find one of your beta machines they’re hard to find.
@@GenealogyTV Yes I was especially lucky because the gentleman was selling it as is because he didn't have a Betamax tape to test it. He said it powered on and that was the only operation he could confirm. Luckily, I had a sealed TDK Super Avilyn tape that had been sitting in a drawer for years. I popped it in and recorded a clip from an old non copy protected DVD of mine and it worked flawlessly. I was amazed at the quality even at the slowest speed (Beta III). It is even better than VHS! Though probably not as good as Super VHS.
Just be careful with those old tapes, they get brittle over time.
Thank you for this, Connie! It's much safer than sending out the VHS and C-VHS to companies, and great tips on the editing process.
I agree about your comment about it being safer. Thanks Debbie.
Ok I am sending this to my father, I think he can understand you cuz you speak west coast ;) Thank you.
LOL
Brilliant video. Crystal clear explanation. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
This is great. Thank you. I’ve often wondered how to do this. Another great thing to add to my to do list.
Super. Have fun.
I bought the El Gato a few years ago and have been afraid to try it. This really helps me to see the workflow. Great teaching, thank you!
My pleasure.
Terrific video, Connie. Thanks, because I have special family videos to copy to my computer.
You bet Phil. Thanks for supporting GTV. Have fun transferring videos to your computer.
Very awesome info ty
Glad it was helpful!
This is so helpful if you still have a working DVD player which sadly I do not have.
Alternative is to pay someone to do it for me at a photo shop.
You're quite the high tech wizard Connie.
LOL... thanks JMK.
JMK -To get your hands on a good VCR check out any goodwill or thrift store they have them by the shelves full and most are priced at $10 or less!😉
@@bethmeadorsmurphy7738 - Not in the UK Beth, they never sell second hand electrical items on safety grounds in case they cause a fire. I don't need a VHS player anyway as all my tapes are small camcorder 8mm ones.
I bought 2 dual VHS/DVD players on ebay. Love them!
Nicely done demo! thank you
My pleasure!
SUPER USEFUL! Thank you, thank you, thank you. :o)
Glad it was helpful!
Would you be able to transfer a cam recorder tapes also to the computer? This is such a neat to preserve memories.
Yes you can if you have a working camera and the video jacks on the camera (which are usually either RCA, SVHS, or HDMI jacks. Then you can play from the camera through the cam link to your computer.
@Connie, how did you find a vhs player?
I had one from years ago. Try eBay.
I can go online and buy VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies VCR belts offline now days from my phone now days
HI. Do you have a machine that cleans 8mmtapes. My tapes break from the mold. any help would be appreciated. thank you.
You can find them on Amazon
Does this work with 8mm film
No. 8mm video, yes.
@@GenealogyTV 8mm video sorry*
And you can make copies on disks?
If you have a disc writer. You can buy a USB outboard CD writer/reader. The only way I know how to do it is to transfer to your computer and then write it to a disc. You would also have to make sure that you have read/write discs. Make sure you’re clear on the technology. Some of these will not play on something like a Blueray player. I’m not an expert at the CD Techonologies.
@@GenealogyTV Thank you,
@@karenmaier477 you can save yourself a load of money and easily do this by getting a Yizhet USB Video Capture Card, VHS To DVD Converter. The included software will burn the DVD, which realistically is the most suitable format for a VHS copy. Presumably you have a DVD burner and disks already.
@@GenealogyTV CD means compact disk. Typically you'd use this for music, although you wouldn't want to there are ways you could use it. holds 650 mb of data.
DVD - digital versatile disc
This is what almost everyone has access to gives 720p resolution. Holds 4.5gb on a single layer or 9gb dual layer.
Blu-Ray - different colour lazer and now it can do 1080p - 25gb on single layer, dual layer doubles that.
UHD Blu-Ray - sometimes still refer to as just Blu Ray but they do 4k and typically hold around 100gb
Sorry, but don't waste money in Elgato Capture, is a crappy video card capture. I bought one Elgato Capture, I though it was a decent capture card, but the performance is awfull.