Getting videotape into macbook to make dvd?

[Wie Gehts]

Gee, my old desktops had video inputs but I'd like to transfer much of my guitar instructional videotapes into dvd on my modern system (macbook)

So, how can I get (or can I) get the output of a vcr into a macbook?

Or is there some other more efficient way of digitizing and viewing that stuff?

Thanks much

 

[mcavjame]

Gee, my old desktops had video inputs but I'd like to transfer much of my guitar instructional videotapes into dvd on my modern system (macbook)

So, how can I get (or can I) get the output of a vcr into a macbook?

Or is there some other more efficient way of digitizing and viewing that stuff?

Thanks much

There are so many ways to do this:
- if you have a DV camera, use the AV cable to connect you vcr to the camera and use the firewire cable to connect to your computer. Then capture with your favorite video editing suite.
- If you have a DVD recorder in your tv setup, copy the tape to DVD, then rip the DVD on your computer using mactheripper. Burn your playable DVD using Toast or diskUtility.
- buy any number of video capture devices. They can vary from consumer to prosumer level and beyond. Check out plextor, elgato, canopus, and PyroDVD

Hope the above helps.

 

[Wie Gehts]

Thanks my friend.

Unfortunately I have none of these devices so I guess getting away without having to shell out some dough isn't gonna happen.