| There are endless possibilities with the DVD. Apart | | | | converter. The analog-to-DVD converter converts the |
| from its wider use in storing large amounts of | | | | analog data into digital form. Although a time-consuming |
| high-quality data, it also serves as a medium for storing | | | | method, the process provides the flexibility to edit the |
| data for long-term use. It is perhaps this need that | | | | video as much as one wants. It enables the addition of |
| drives people to transfer the contents from a fragile | | | | transitions, special effects, music, and other items. |
| VHS tape to DVDs. DVDs are optical storage media | | | | Once the VHS video is captured on the computer as |
| with a huge capacity. This means that the contents | | | | an MPEG-2, one can easily burn a DVD by using DVD |
| from several VHS tapes can be transferred | | | | burning software and a DVD recorder. |
| effectively inside a single DVD, thereby reducing clutter | | | | There are several video editing software programs |
| and confusion. | | | | available on the market. To get the best software, one |
| Transferring the contents of a VHS cassette to DVD, | | | | should analyze the software in terms of the software |
| usually a movie, is fairly easy. The analog VHS movie | | | | features and its strengths and weaknesses. |
| is first transferred to the computer. Inside a computer, | | | | High-ranked video editing software is usually strong in |
| the movie can be edited and enhanced. Once the | | | | the three areas of capturing, editing, and burning. For |
| tweaking to perfection is over, the movie can be easily | | | | people who are not particularly interested in transitions, |
| burnt to a DVD. | | | | sound effects, voice-overs, and animations, there are |
| To begin transferring the VHS video, one needs to | | | | several lower-ranked products that can do the job of |
| capture the movie to the computer by using a special | | | | VHS to DVD transfer. The choice lies with the |
| video-editing program that uses an analog-to-DVD | | | | individual. |