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WEEKEND PROJECT: Transfer your VHS tapes to DVD

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Step 1

Getting started

Step 2

What you'll need

Step 3

Connect the VCR to the MovieBox

Step 4

Connect the MovieBox to your PC

Step 5

Configure the software

Step 6

Start capture

Step 7

Edit your movie

Step 8

Edit the audio

Step 9

Burn to DVD

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Transfer your VHS tapes to DVD

Step 3:

Connect the VCR to the MovieBox

Connect the VCR's audio and video outputs (red, white, and yellow; shown) to the corresponding ports on the MovieBox. For video, use the S-Video connection instead, if available.

Connect the VCR's audio and video outputs (red, white, and yellow; shown) to the corresponding ports on the MovieBox. For video, use the S-Video connection instead, if available.

Locate the audio- and composite-video-output jacks on the rear panel of your VCR. These are usually color-coded white (left audio), red (right audio), and yellow (video). If the rear panel also has an S-Video output (black, four-pin), use that instead of the yellow video output. S-Video delivers a higher-quality signal than the conventional composite-video output. Now, run the cables from your VCR to the matching inputs on the MovieBox.

Tip

You can connect using both composite video and S-Video and select the one you like better via the software later on.

Connect the MovieBox to your PC

Transfer your VHS tapes to DVD

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