Taping from VCR machine

Hi Dana, and thanks. Yes scart is European - french actually - used for
connecting between TVs, VCRs and DVD players. The connection to the computer
is composite. I'll try the Movie Maker newsgroup.
GuyS

"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

> RCA is a cable connector, where you have one center post and a fairly large
> circle around it. Originally used to connect stereo equipment. You should
> have one red, one white. Composite is nornally a similar cable, but yellow.
> No idea what scart is as I'm in the US and I think that's a European thing?
>
> Have you asked yet on the MovieMaker newsgroup?
>
> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>
> "GuyS" <GuyS.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3F383CD9-42EC-4458-9E19-548FAFB7696E@microsoft.com...
> > Dana, thanks for responding. Yes, I'm using a scart/composite cable. Then
> > you
> > lost me. What is RCA?
> > I've plugged in all the colour-coordinated cables into my MCE computer
> > input
> > and it works with Nero-I get sound and video. Why don't I get sound with
> > Movie Maker?
> > Is this anything to do with Registry settings? I see that Nero has
> > captured
> > the path.
> > guys
> > "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> The sVideo cable doesn't carry sound so you'll still need the same red
> >> and
> >> white cables.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure what else to try...
> >>
> >> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >>
> >> "wildwyw" <wildwyw.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:230FD634-4A84-4CA9-9A33-CCA8B3001675@microsoft.com...
> >> > Dana,
> >> > All I am using right now is the three jacks, one each red, yellow, and
> >> > white
> >> > from the output side of my VCR to the same colored inputs on my new
> >> > Gateway
> >> > computer. I have not tried using anything else. Seems like this is a
> >> > big
> >> > problem for a lot of people. Those who are successful are making good
> >> > recomendations to those of us who are not, but nothing seems to work.
> >> > Do
> >> > you think I should try using the composit S-Video cable? Does that do
> >> > the
> >> > same thing as the red, yellow, and white cables?
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Wildwyw
> >> > --
> >> > wildwyw
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Assuming you're using the composite output from your VCR, you'll also
> >> >> need
> >> >> to run the right and left speaker jacks into the RCA inputs on your
> >> >> tuner
> >> >> card (yellow=video, red=right audio, white=left audio). If you're just
> >> >> having your VCR send output on channel 3 or 4, then the sound is
> >> >> already
> >> >> in
> >> >> that signal.
> >> >>
> >> >> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >> >>
> >> >> "GuyS" <GuyS.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9E5364B6-D5EF-4929-8288-6145AFCCB141@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > This is my problem too. I've been successful with Nero, so all the
> >> >> > connections and cards are working ok and Movie Maker picks up the
> >> >> > video
> >> >> > but I
> >> >> > can't get Movie Maker to pick up the sound as well. Is there a
> >> >> > setting
> >> >> > somewhere I'm missing? Have checked through the other suggestions
> >> >> > (Control
> >> >> > panel, Sounds and Audio, etc) but I still can't pick up sound. What
> >> >> > am
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > doing wrong?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "wildwyw" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hey Everyone,
> >> >> >> First time in a discussion group. I also want to copy VCR tapes to
> >> >> >> my
> >> >> >> new
> >> >> >> computer with Windows Movie Maker, edit them, and then make DVD's
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> pass
> >> >> >> out
> >> >> >> to family. I have succeeded using Dazzle software but I am getting
> >> >> >> no
> >> >> >> audio.
> >> >> >> I have a new Gateway Intel duo core 2 with TV tuner, 2G DDR ram
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> 300G
> >> >> >> hardrive. Can anybody help me to capture the audio portion of the
> >> >> >> tapes.
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> wildwyw
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "James E" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > I Tried that last night but it didn't work, I'll retry it ,
> >> >> >> > paying
> >> >> >> > attention
> >> >> >> > this time, maybe it'll work. I thought it should.
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > James E
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "xiowan" wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > > Hi James:
> >> >> >> > > I'm not a computer expert, but I was able to simply hook
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > vcr
> >> >> >> > > up to
> >> >> >> > > the media center computer inputs and in the media center window
> >> >> >> > > with
> >> >> >> > > live tv
> >> >> >> > > playing, select the output channel that is playing on the vcr
> >> >> >> > > before
> >> >> >> > > you
> >> >> >> > > want to record. Then select play on the vcr to send the tape
> >> >> >> > > to
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > media
> >> >> >> > > center and just hit record on the media center remote. My
> >> >> >> > > recordings are on
> >> >> >> > > Super VHS tapes and using S-video out and audio out to the
> >> >> >> > > computer,
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > recordings came out fine. I then recorded them to dvd disks
> >> >> >> > > from
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > media
> >> >> >> > > center window for storage. The only problem you would have
> >> >> >> > > would
> >> >> >> > > be
> >> >> >> > > they
> >> >> >> > > would probably show up on your media center files as whatever
> >> >> >> > > show
> >> >> >> > > was
> >> >> >> > > playing on channel 3 or 4 (whichever is selected on the back of
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > vcr.)
> >> >> >> > > This isn't a high tech solution, but sure is a simple one and
> >> >> >> > > worked
> >> >> >> > > fine to
> >> >> >> > > archive tapes to a DVD disk.
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > xiowan in tucson
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > "Barry Watzman" wrote:
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > > If at all possible, locate a Sony Digital-8 camcorder with
> >> >> >> > > > "pass-through" A-to-D conversion (most of the Digital-8
> >> >> >> > > > camcorders
> >> >> >> > > > have
> >> >> >> > > > this, if they will play back analog Hi-8 tapes). Setup the
> >> >> >> > > > Digital-8
> >> >> >> > > > camcorder to use this (see the camcorder manual).
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > Connect the analog source (a VCR playing the tape to be
> >> >> >> > > > converted)
> >> >> >> > > > to
> >> >> >> > > > the camcorder input (use S-Video if you have it, otherwise
> >> >> >> > > > composite,
> >> >> >> > > > and sound).
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > Connect the camcorder to the computer using a firewire port.
> >> >> >> > > > You
> >> >> >> > > > may
> >> >> >> > > > have to install a driver for the camcorder onto the computer
> >> >> >> > > > (this
> >> >> >> > > > comes
> >> >> >> > > > with the camcorder if it's required, it should also be
> >> >> >> > > > downloadable
> >> >> >> > > > (e.g. from the Sony web site)).
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > Do the "capture" outside of Media Center, under the Windows
> >> >> >> > > > XP
> >> >> >> > > > desktop
> >> >> >> > > > using any suitable vide capture product. Examples are
> >> >> >> > > > Pinnacle
> >> >> >> > > > Studio,
> >> >> >> > > > DVD Movie Factory, or any of the products by Pinnacle, MGI,
> >> >> >> > > > Roxio,
> >> >> >> > > > U-Lead, etc. However, you can also use Windows Movie Maker
> >> >> >> > > > 2,
> >> >> >> > > > which is
> >> >> >> > > > a Microsoft free download for Windows XP and which is
> >> >> >> > > > normally
> >> >> >> > > > installed
> >> >> >> > > > as part of Service Pack 2. You will be capturing to
> >> >> >> > > > uncompressed
> >> >> >> > > > AVI
> >> >> >> > > > files, which are huge (about 12-14 gigabytes per hour) so
> >> >> >> > > > have
> >> >> >> > > > plenty of
> >> >> >> > > > disk space. These are very generic files and almost any
> >> >> >> > > > video
> >> >> >> > > > editing
> >> >> >> > > > program can work with them or burn them to a video DVD.
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > James E wrote:
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > Just got my Merdia center
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > I have a huge number of VCR Taps of my Grand Kids
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > How would I copy them onto the computer???
> >> >> >> > > >
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