Need help on converting analog to digital (VHS-C) (1 Viewer)

[kupcho1]

I've got a bunch of old VHS-C tapes I would like to convert to digital (i.e., transfer to my computer for editing)

Does anyone have a recommendation for a piece of equipment that will play the tapes (no longer have camcorder) and enable transfer?  I'd like to do this on my own rather than use a 3rd party service.

TIA

 

[Cjw_55106]

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[rockaction]

Hey kupchobot, are they the tiny cassettes or the big ones? Transfer is pretty easy if they're larger vhs cassettes. 

eta* Okay, so I did a quick search. They have adapters that will allow you to play your VHS-C in a larger VCR machine, assuming you have one. It's like a cartridge. From there, I imagine you can buy a 40 dollar or so adapter to transfer to DVD or something more expensive for digital. In total, it looks like it will run you seventy-five bucks from Amazon, not including shipping. The only reason I think it'll work is because the cords in the kits are just standard patch cords that should play any video output.  

Adapter page

 

[fantasycurse42]

Not sure about VHS, but I had a similar issue with DVDs to digital last week and found a program that made it so easy. 

Inserted the disc to an external dvd drive, dragged the files, converted and saved as digital. Software cost me $30. Honestly, could not have been easier. 

WinX DVD Ripper for Mac. 

Check to see if they have something for VHS, if they do, I'd assume it is equally as easy. 

 

[Cjw_55106]

Hey kupchobot, are they the tiny cassettes or the big ones? Transfer is pretty easy if they're larger vhs cassettes. 

C tapes are the smaller ones. 

 

[rockaction]

C tapes are the smaller ones. 

Yeah, I just edited my post. Thanks, man.  

 

[jamny]

I used this to transfer vhs to my computer.

Worked well.

 

[kupcho1]

I finally found something that worked well in case anyone is interested.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IP6N5MA?starsLeft=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_688DJK3EW7J6WGNT2BH9